Growth Company's current share price is $ 20.05 and it is expected to pay a $ 1.30 dividend per share next year. After that, the firm's dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 3.6 % per year.

a. What is an estimate of Growth Company's cost of equity?

b. Growth Company also has preferred stock outstanding that pays a $ 1.95 per share fixed dividend. If this stock is currently priced at $ 28.15 , what is Growth Company's cost of preferred stock?

c. Growth Company has existing debt issued three years ago with a coupon rate of 5.8 % . The firm just issued new debt at par with a coupon rate of 6.1 % . What is Growth Company's cost of debt?

d. Growth Company has 4.8 million common shares outstanding and 1.5 million preferred shares outstanding, and its equity has a total book value of $ 50.2 million. Its liabilities have a market value of $ 19.7 million. If Growth Company's common and preferred shares are priced as in parts (a) and (b), what is the market value of Growth Company's assets?

e. Growth Company faces a 25 % tax rate. Given the information in parts (a) through (d), and your answers to those problems, what is Growth Company's WACC? Note: Assume that the firm will always be able to utilize its full interest tax shield.

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