Petko is a corporation subject to 35% corporate tax rate and plans to maintain a Debt-to-Asset ratio (D/A) equal to 0.5. There is a compara- ble rm to Petko; and this rm has been more conservative, maintaining Debt-to-Asset ratio in the neighborhood of 0.20. CFO has estimated the equity beta for the comparable rm to be 1.2. Based on its planned debt policy, CFO estimates that he will issue 10-year debt which will be priced at $940.56 (per face value of $1,000) and carry annual coupons of 5%. The risk-free rate is 4% and the historical average return on the market portfolio is 9%. It is believed that the debt beta of comparable rm is ZERO. However, given the aggressive leverage policy of Petko, CFO be- lieves that the debt beta for Petko is greater than zero. You have been asked to estimate the WACC for Petko. CFO wants to see the following pieces of information in conjunction with your WACC estimate:

(a) Debt-to-Equity Ratio (D/E) computed for the Comparable company AND Petko (b) Unlevered asset beta for the Comparable company, A. (c) Expected return on debt of Petko rD. You can ignore default risk in calculating the expected cost of debt. You can use Excel to nd YTM of the bond. (d) Debt beta for Petko (dont use rules of thumb compute it) (e) Expected return rEon equity of Petko using CAPM (f) Weighted Average Cost of Capital for Petko (using rEfrom e)