PART 1 - COMPUTING A WEGHIED AVERAGE COST OF CAPITAL (WACC) A firm has determined its optimal capital structure, which is composed of the following sources and target market value proportions: Source of Capital {:[" Target Market "],[" Proportions "]:} Long-term debt 60% Preferred stock 5% Common stock equity 35% Debt: The firm can sell a 15 year bond, compounded monthly, with a $1000 par value and 6.8% coupon rate for $1254. Aflotation cost of 1.15% of the face value would also be required. Preferred Stock: The firm has determined that it can issue preferred stock at $125 per share parvalue. The preferred stock wil pay a $6.75 per share annual dividend. The cost of issuing and selling the preferred

Note: You MST adjust the price of the stack and bonds for all cos ts related to the issue of new securities.. SEE Flatation Cos tpage 235 of text Debt: The firm can sell a 15 year bond, compounded monthly, with a $1000 par value and 6.8% coupon rate for $1254. Aflotation cost of 1.15% of the face value would also be required. Preferred Stock: The firm has determined that it can issue preferred stock at $125 per share par value. The preferred stock wil pay a $6.75 per share annualdividend. The cost of issuing and selling the preferred will be $3.28 per share. Common Stock: The firm's common stock is currently selling for $23.75 per share. The firm will be paying a dividend of $5.25 at the end of the year. Its dividend payments have been growing at a constant rate for the last five years. Five years ago, the dividend was $3.25. For a new issue of common stock to sell, it has been determined that the new issue would need to be underpriced at $1.50 per share and that the firm must pay $1.20 per share in flotation costs. The firm's marginal tax rate is 21 Percent, plus 4 percent for state and local taxes. For this assignment, please assume the company's business interest expenses are less than 30% of its adjusted taxable income. To determine the firm's WACC, please complete the following steps, entering your formulas in the blue cells: \begin{tabular}{|l|} \hline \\ \hline \\ \hline \\ \hline \end{tabular} A. Calculate the rate for the bond, notice is has monthly compounding. B. Calculate the after-tax cost of the bond. C. Calculate the cost of the new issue of preferred stock. D. Calculate the growth rate of the common stock dividends. E. Calculate the cost of the new common stock issue. F. Finally, calculate the firm's weighted average cost of capital assuming the firm has exhausted all retained earnings. Stand