The following table gives Foust Company's earnings per share for the last 10 years. The common stock,

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The following table gives Foust Company's earnings per share for the last 10 years. The common stock, 7.8 million shares outstanding, is now (1/1/13) selling for $65.00 per share. The expected dividend at the end of the current year (12/31/13) is 55% of the 2012 EPS. Because investors expect past trends to continue, g may be based on the historical earnings growth rate.

(9 years of growth are reflected in the 10 years of data.)

The current interest rate on new debt is 9%; Foust's marginal tax rate is 40%; and its target capital structure is 40% debt and 60% equity.
a. Calculate Foust's after-tax cost of debt and common equity. Calculate the cost of equity as rs = D₁ /P₀ + g.
b. Find Foust's WACC.

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