Samsung Inc. hired you as a consultant to help estimate its cost of capital (WACC). You have been provided with the following data:

1. Samsung currently has one type of bond outstanding.The bond is making semi-annual coupon payment.It has 20 years left until maturity and is carrying a 7.25% coupon rate.It currently has a yield-to-maturity of 8.57%.The bond has a book value of $40 million as indicated on the balance sheet.

2. A typical saving account at a bank is offering an interest rate of 1.5%, GIC is currently offering a return of 2.5% and a 25-year Government of Canada bond is currently yielding at 5.5%.

3. The beta of Samsung's stock is 1.25 and the expected return of the market index such as Korea Composite StockPriceIndex is 11.5%.

4. There is currently 10 million shares of Samsung stock trading publicly on the Korean stock exchange.Samsung is expected to pay a dividend of $1.2 per share next year.The actual market price of Samsung Inc. is consideredundervaluebecause the actual return is 16% which is different than the expected return of the stock.

5. The tax rate associated with Samsung Inc. is 40%.

What is the WACC of Samsung Inc.?

You must show all calculation steps, providing a final answer only will not get you full marks.