Fairwind Company has 65,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a market price of $25 a share. The common stock just paid a $1.85 annual dividend and has a dividend growth rate of 3.8 percent.

There are 10,000 shares of 6 percent preferred stock outstanding at a market price of $65 a share. The preferred stock has a par value of $100.

Debt financing is as follows: (1) Coupon bonds mature in 17 years, have a total face value of $750,000, a face value per bond of $1,000, and trade in the market at 115 of par each. The bonds pay an 8 percent coupon, semiannually. (2) 500 zeroes outstanding quoting at 22.5, accruing interest semiannually with 12 years to maturity.

The tax rate is 34 percent. What is the firm's weighted average cost of capital?

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