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Calculate the Barnes & Nobles's cost of Capital (WACC) using the following data Date Returns Barnes & Noble Return on the S&P 500 Index 20040130

Calculate the Barnes & Nobles's cost of Capital (WACC) using the following data

Date Returns Barnes & Noble Return on the S&P 500 Index
20040130 3.21% 1.73%
20040227 -4.98% 1.22%
20040331 0.39% -1.64%
20040430 5.04% -1.68%
20040528 -15.05% 1.21%
20040630 3.34% 1.80%
20040730 2.81% -3.43%
20040831 -5.72% 0.23%
20040930 7.94% 0.94%
20041029 -6.95% 1.40%
20041130 14.34% 3.86%
20041231 0.95% 3.25%
20050131 26.49% -2.53%
20050228 4.82% 1.89%
20050331 5.74% -1.91%
20050429 -11.52% -2.01%
20050531 26.35% 3.00%
20050630 -1.76% -0.01%
20050729 -6.18% 3.60%
20050831 -4.31% -1.12%
20050930 -8.18% 0.69%
20051031 15.65% -1.77%
20051130 14.94% 3.52%
20051230 -3.45% -0.10%
20060131 3.68% 2.55%
20060228 4.05% 0.05%
20060331 6.10% 1.11%
20060428 -1.33% 1.22%
20060531 -12.70% -3.09%
20060630 3.83% 0.01%
20060731 -22.20% 0.51%
20060831 -0.78% 2.13%
20060929 12.24% 2.46%
20061031 6.09% 3.15%
20061130 -7.04% 1.65%
20061229 -2.68% 1.26%
20070131 5.46% 1.41%
20070228 3.85% -2.18%
20070330 -3.54% 1.00%
20070430 -5.71% 4.33%
20070531 1.22% 3.25%
20070629 -18.29% -1.78%
20070731 -11.77% -3.20%
20070831 7.63% 1.29%
20070928 -6.72% 3.58%
20071031 0.47% 1.48%
20071130 -2.24% -4.40%
20071231 -10.61% -0.86%
20080131 5.47% -6.12%
20080229 -1.09% -3.48%
20080331 12.10% -0.60%
20080430 24.76% 4.75%
20080530 -0.61% 1.07%
20080630 -10.94% -8.60%
20080731 8.30% -0.99%
20080829 7.27% 1.22%
20080930 -5.28% -9.08%
20081031 -11.36% -16.94%
20081128 -1.51% -7.48%
20081231 17.55% 0.78%
20090130 -10.07% -8.57%
20090227 -6.26% -10.99%
20090331 26.93% 8.54%
20090430 0.20% 9.39%
20090529 -4.95% 5.31%
20090630 -6.35% 0.02%
20090731 10.15% 7.41%
20090831 -4.93% 3.36%
20090930 5.34% 3.57%
20091030 9.05% -1.98%
20091130 4.97% 5.74%
20091231 6.32% 1.78%
20100129 6.69% -3.70%
20100226 1.92% 2.85%
20100331 5.08% 5.88%
20100430 1.99% 1.48%
20100528 3.61% -8.20%
20100630 -6.85% -5.39%
20100730 3.88% 6.88%
20100831 2.21% -4.74%
20100930 10.85% 8.76%
20101029 1.02% 3.69%
20101130 11.99% -0.23%
20101231 0.97% 6.53%
20110131 -5.58% 2.26%
20110228 22.17% 3.20%
20110331 8.78% -0.10%
20110429 -4.64% 2.85%
20110531 3.24% -1.35%
20110630 0.50% -1.83%
20110729 -8.20% -2.15%
20110831 -0.17% -5.68%
20110930 -9.74% -7.18%
20111031 28.62% 10.77%
20111130 7.25% -0.51%
20111230 -1.35% 0.85%
20120131 4.81% 4.36%
20120229 4.27% 4.06%
20120330 4.10% 3.13%
20120430 -1.86% -0.75%
20120531 -6.95% -6.27%
20120629 -5.11% 3.96%
20120731 12.94% 1.26%
20120831 -1.64% 1.98%
20120928 10.32% 2.42%
20121031 -1.32% -1.98%
20121130 -4.83% 0.28%
20121231 -1.04% 0.71%
20130131 0.62% 5.04%
20130228 0.71% 1.11%
20130328 2.67% 3.60%
20130430 7.26% 1.81%
20130531 8.24% 2.08%
20130628 -3.07% -1.50%
20130731 -10.08% 4.95%
20130830 -1.90% -3.13%
20130930 -3.35% 2.97%
20131031 -0.38% 4.46%
20131129 12.01% 2.80%
20131231 -0.11% 2.36%

B&N, Net Income 2013
($ million)
Sales 288
-CoGS 173
-SG&A 51
-Depreciation 21
EBIT 43
Interest 5
-Tax 12
Net Income 26

B&N Balance Sheet, December 2013
($ million)
Cash and equivalents 10.5 Accounts payable 32.6
Accounts receivable 42.7 Accrued Taxes 8.9
Inventory 46.3 Wages payable 4.7
Gross PPE 200.7 Pension Obligation 13.6
Accumulated depreciation 35.7
Net PPE 165 Short-term Debt 2
Long-term debt 98
Common Stock (at par) 12
Paid-in-surplus 13.7
Retained Earnings 79
Total Shareholder equity 104.7
Total Assets 264.5 Total Liabilities and owners equity 264.5

Interest Rates Data, December 2013
(percent)
Maturity Yield
US Treasury Bonds
6 Month 0.08%
5 Year 1.44%
10 Year 2.83%
30 Year 3.90%
Corporate Bonds (Long maturity)
AAA 4.63
AA 4.88
A 5.12
BBB 5.56

Company Market Data, December 2013
B&N
Number of Shares (million) 10.5
Price per Share 64
Estimated Market Value of Debt 99
($ million)
Bond Rating AA
Beta (Yahoo Finance) 0.93

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