INFORMATION

Makhubela Ltd is a company that manufactures and sells welcome mats through a network of retail outlets. The marketing manager Ms Sophie Makhubela is concerned about a decrease in sales for the past two years. The project management team has determined that the company needs an online presence and now require to raise capital for distribution purposes to create a high-quality online store and develop warehouses. The company requires R200 million in capital for its expansion plans, which will be raised as per the guidelines from the capital expenditure department. The company can obtain capital as follows: 5 000, ten year, R10 000 par value, 15% annual coupon (paid at the end of each year), bonds can be issued at R9 000 per bond and YTM is 17.16% Bank loan of R9 million with annual interest of 12% (payable in 8 years time) 400 000 non-redeemable preference shares with an issue price of R100, are currently priced at R115 (no flotation cost) and the preference shares offer a fixed dividend rate of 12% per year. 2 million ordinary shares can be issued at the current market price of R50 per share (Ignore issuance or transaction cost) Additional Information The companys equity beta is currently 1.3 and 10-year Treasury bonds are currently yielding 8%. The equity risk premium is estimated to be 5%. Market Value equal to target capita structure Current tax rate is 28 %.

REQUIRED Read the information and answer the following question. Using the market value weights, calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for Makhubela Ltd