The company you work for wants you to estimate the company’s WACC; but before you do so, you need to estimate the cost of debt and equity. You have obtained the following info. 1) the firms non-callable bonds mature in 20 years, have an 8.00% annual coupon, a par value of $1,000 and a market price of $1,225.00. 2) thecompany’s tax rate is 40%. 3) the risk-free rate is 4.50%, the market risk premium 5.50%, and the stocks betta is 1.20. 4) the target capital structure consists of 35% debt and the balance common equity. The firm uses the CAPM to estimate the cost of equity, and it does not expect to issue any new common stock. Calculate the company’s cost of retained earnings using the CAPM approach.
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