International Foods Limited has the following capital structure: ...

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International Foods Limited has the following capital structure:

Book Value

Market Value

Equity Capital

(25,000 shares of $10 each)

250,000

450,000

13% Preference capital

(500 shares of $100 each)

50,000

45,000

Reserves and Surplus

150,000

0

12% Debentures

(1500 debentures of $100 each)

150,000

145,000

600,000

640,000

The expected dividend per share is $1.40 and the dividend per share is expected to grow at a rate of 8% forever.

You are required to compute the weighted average cost of capital for the existing capital structure using book values and market values as weights.

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