Dynamic World Vista Industries (DWVI) wishes to estimate its cost of capital for use in analyzing projects that are similar to those that already exist. The firm's current capital structure, in terms of market value, includes 30 percent corporate bond, 10 percent irredeemable loan notes, 10 percent preference shares and 50 percent ordinary shares.
The firm's corporate bond has an average yield to maturity of 8.3 percent. DWVI also has an irredeemable loan notes currently trading at GHc 40 ex interest an interest rate of five (5) percent. Its preference shares have a Gllc 70 par value, an 8 percent dividend, and are currently selling for GHc 76 per share. DWVI's beta is 1.05, return on riskless asset is 4 percent and the return on the GSE (the market proxy) is 11.4 percent. The industry is in the 40 percent marginal tax bracket.
Required:
a) What are DWVI's pre-tax costs of debts, preference shares and ordinary shares?
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