Western Electric has 35,000 ordinary shares outstanding at a price per share of $47 and a rate of return of 13.5%. The firm has 5,000 preference shares paying 7% dividend outstanding at a price of $58 a share. The preferred share has a par value of $100. The outstanding bond has a total face value of $450,000 and currently sells for 102% of face. The pre-tax yield-to-maturity on the bond is 8.49%.

Required:

a) Calculate the total market value of the firm. (3 marks)

b) Calculate the capital structure of the firm. (3 marks) (Please round up the result at 3 decimal

places)

c) Calculate the firm's weighted average cost of capital if the tax rate is 30%, assuming a classical tax system. (4 marks)