Question

Charlotte's Crochet Shoppe has 10,700 shares of common stock outstanding at a price per share of $63 and a rate of return of 11.13 percent. The company also has 320 bonds outstanding, with a par value of $1,000 per bond. The pretax cost of debt is 5.89 percent and the bonds sell for 93.6 percent of par. What is the firm's WACC if the tax rate is 40 percent?

a. 8.79%
b. 8.49%
c. 9.93%
d. 8.33%
e. 9.52%

Answer 1

Answer:

a. 8.79%

Explanation:

WACC = Weight of debt * Pretax cost * (1 - Tax) + Weight of Equity * Cost of Equity

Value of Equity = 10,700 * $63 = $674,100

Value of debt = 320 * $1000 * 93.6% = $299,520

Weight of Debt = $299,520/($299,520 + $674,000) = 30.76%

Weight of Equity = $674,000/($299,520 + $674,000) = 69.24%

WACC = 30.76% * 5.89% * (1 - 40%) + 69.24% * 11.13%

WACC = 30.76% * 5.89% * 0.60 +  69.24% * 11.13%

WACC = 0.010870584 + 0.07706412

WACC = 0.087934704

WACC = 8.79%