Let's go over one example on how to calculate WACC. Please provide your solutions for the following example.

The following financial statement data pertains to Southwater, Inc., a manufacturer of women's suits (dollar amounts in millions):

Total Assets $154,287

Interest-Bearing Debt $33,984

Average Pre-tax borrowing cost 7.75%

Common Equity:

Book Value $21,365

Market Value $66,735

Income Tax Rate 39.6%

Market Equity Beta 0.77

Market Premium 7.45%

Risk-free interest rate 2.5%

Required:

a. Calculate the company's cost of equity capital.

b. Calculate the weight on debt capital that should be used to determine Southwater's weighted-average cost of capital.

c. Calculate the weight on equity capital that should be used to determine Southwater's weighted-average cost of capital.

d. Calculate Southwater's weighted-average cost of capital.