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The Paulson Company's year-end balance sheet is shown below. Its cost of common equity is 17%, its before-tax cost of debt is 11%, and its marginal tax rate is 40%. Assume that the firm's long-term debt sells at par value. The firms total debt, which is the sum of the companys short-term debt and long-term debt, equals $1,110. The firm has 576 shares of common stock outstanding that sell for $4.00 per share. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the question below.

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Calculate Paulson's WACC using market-value weights. Round your answer to two decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.

Assets			Liabilities And Equity
Cash	$ 120		Accounts payable and accruals	$ 10
Accounts receivable	240		Short-term debt	40
Inventories	360		Long-term debt	$1,070
Plant and equipment, net	2,160		Common equity	1,760
Total assets	$2,880		Total liabilities and equity	$2,880

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WACC
Cost of common equity (rs)	17.00%
Before-tax cost of debt (rd)	11.00%
Marginal tax rate (T)	40.00%
Common shares outstanding	576
Current stock price	$4.00
Long-term debt sells at par value	Yes
Balance Sheet:
Assets			Liabilities and Equity
Cash	$120.00		Accounts payable and accruals	$10.00
Account receivable	$240.00		Short-term debt	$40.00
Inventories	$360.00		Long-term debt	$1,070.00
Plant and equipment, net	$2,160.00		Common equity	$1,760.00
Total assets	$2,880.00		Total liabilities and equity	$2,880.00
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Market value of total debt			#N/A
Market value of common equity			#N/A
Total capital			#N/A
Percentage of debt			#N/A
Percentage of common equity			#N/A
After-tax cost of debt			#N/A
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)			#N/A

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