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A firm that is in the 35% tax bracket forecasts that it can retain $4 million of new earnings plans to raise new capital in the following proportions:

60% from 30-year bonds with a flotation cost of 4% of face value. Their current bonds are selling at a price of 91 (91% of face value), have 4 years remaining, have an annual coupon of 7%, and their investment bank thinks that new bonds will have a 40 basis point (0.40%) higher yield-to-maturity than their current 4-year bonds due to their longer term. Any new bonds will be sold at par.

10% from preferred stock with a flotation cost of 5% of face value. The firm currently has an outstanding issue of $30 face value fixed-rate preferred stock with an annual dividend of $2 per share, and the stock is currently selling at $27 per share. Any newly issued preferred stock will continue with the $30 par-value, and will continue with the $2 dividend.

30% from equity. Their common dividend payout ratio is 60%, they paid a dividend of $1.59 per share yesterday, the dividend is expected to grow to $4.22 in 20 years, and is expected to continue this growth rate into the foreseeable future. The common stock has a current market price of $19, and their investment banker suggests a flotation cost of 7% of market value on new common equity.

Part 6: Calculate the break point in the cost of capital schedule due to running out of retained earnings. __________

Part 7: Calculate the company's WACC after it substitutes the new common stock issue for retained earnings after it runs out of retained earnings. _________

Part 8: If the bonds had an after tax cost of 5.2% rather than the number you calculated in part #1 above, what would be the WACC using retained earnings as the source of equity?

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