The Paulson Company's year-end balance sheet is shown below. Its cost of common equity is 16%, its before-tax cost of debt is 11%, and its marginal tax rate is 40%. Assume that the firm's long-term debt sells at par value. The firms total debt, which is the sum of the companys short-term debt and long-term debt, equals $1,141. The firm has 576 shares of common stock outstanding that sell for $4.00 per share. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the question below.

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Calculate Paulson's WACC using market-value weights. Round your answer to two decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.

Assets			Liabilities And Equity
Cash	$ 120		Accounts payable and accruals	$ 10
Accounts receivable	240		Short-term debt	51
Inventories	360		Long-term debt	$1,090
Plant and equipment, net	2,160		Common equity	1,729
Total assets	$2,880		Total liabilities and equity	$2,88

3 Video Excel Online Structured Activity: WACC The Paulson Company's year-end balance sheet is shown below. Its cost of common equity is 16%, its before-tax cost of debt is 11%, and its marginal tax rate is 40%. 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 $1,141. The firm has 576 shares of common stock outstanding that sell for $4.00 per share. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the question below. Open spreadsheet Calculate Paulson's WACC using market value weights. Round your answer to two decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations. Assets Liabilities And Equity Cash $ 120 Accounts payable and accruals $ 10 Accounts receivable 240 Short-term debt 51 Inventories 360 Long-term debt $1,090 Plant and equipment, net 2,160 Common equity 1,729 Total assets $2,880 Total liabilities and equity $2,880 8.59 % Check My Work Reset