The company estimates that it can issue debt at a rate of rd=10%, and its tax rate is 25%. It can issue preferred stock that pays a constant dividend of $4.00 per year at $50.00 per share. Also, its common stock currently sells for $41.00 per share; the next expected dividend, D1, is $5.25; and the dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 4% per year. The target capital structure consists of 75% common stock, 15% debt, and 10% preferred stock. a. What is the cost of each of the capital components? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. Cost of debt: % Cost of preferred stock: % Cost of retained earnings: % b. What is Adamson's WACC? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. % c. Only projects with expected returns that exceed WACC will be accepted. Which projects should Adamson accept? Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Project 4 Banyan Co.'s common stock currently sells for $54.75 per share. The growth rate is a constant 8%, and the company has an expected dividend yield of 5%. The expected long-run dividend payout ratio is 20%, and the expected return on equity (ROE) is 10.0%. New stock can be sold to the public at the current price, but a flotation cost of 10% would be incurred. What would be the cost of new equity? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. % The Paulson Company's year-end balance sheet is shown below. Its cost of common equity is 14%, its before-tax cost of debt is 9%, and its marginal tax rate is 25%. Assume that the firm's long-term debt sells at par value. The firm's total debt, which is the sum of the company's short-term debt and long-term debt, equals $1,180. The firm has 576 shares of common stock outstanding that sell for $4.00 per share. Calculate Paulson's WACC using market-value weights. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. %