The target capital structure for Millennium Corporation is 50 percent common stock, 5 percent preferred stock, and 45 percent debt. It’s cost of equity is 15 percent, the cost of preferred stock is 6...

The target capital structure for Millennium Corporation is 50 percent common stock, 5 percent preferred stock, and 45 percent debt. It’s cost of equity is 15 percent, the cost of preferred stock is 6 percent, and the cost of debt is 8 percent. The relevant tax rate is 35 percent.

1. The company president has approached you about its capital structure. He wants to know why the company doesn’t use more preferred stock financing because it costs less than debt. What would you tell the president?