Turnbull Co. has a target capital structure of 58% debt, 6% preferred stock, and 36% common equity. It has a before-tax cost of debt of 11.1%, and its cost of preferred stock is 12.2%.

If Turnbull can raise all of its equity capital from retained earnings, its cost of common equity will be 14.7%. However, if it is necessary to raise new common equity, it will carry a cost of 16.8%.

A. If its current tax rate is 25%, how much higher will Turnbulls weighted average cost of capital (WACC) be if it has to raise additional common equity capital by issuing new common stock instead of raising the funds through retained earnings? (Note: Round your intermediate calculations to two decimal places.)

0.87%

0.84%

0.91%

0.76%

Turnbull Co. is considering a project that requires an initial investment of $570,000. The firm will raise the $570,000 in capital by issuing $230,000 of debt at a before-tax cost of 11.1%, $20,000 of preferred stock at a cost of 12.2%, and $320,000 of equity at a cost of 14.7%. The firm faces a tax rate of 25%.

B. What will be the WACC for this project?