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Answer:
The cost of common equity is 22.32%.
Explanation:
This can be calculated using the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) formula as follows:
WACC = (WS * CE) + (WD * CD * (1 - T)) ……………… (1)
Where;
WACC = Weighted average cost of capital = 18.6%, or 0.186
WS = Weight of Market value of common shares outstanding = 1 - WD = 1 - 0.25 = 0.75
WD = Weight of debt = Debt-to-equity ratio = 1/4 = 0.25
CE = cost of common equity = ?
CD = Pretax cost of debt = 9.4%, or 0.094
T = Tax rate = 21%, or 0.21
Substituting the values into equation (1) and solve for CE, we have:
0.186 = (0.75 * CE) + (0.25 * 0.094 * (1 - 0.21))
0.186 = (0.75 * CE) + 0.018565
0.75 * CE = 0.186 - 0.018565
0.75 * CE = 0.167435
CE = 0.167435 / 0.75
CE = 0.223246666666667, or 22.3246666666667%
Rounding to two decimal places, we have:
CE = 22.32%
Therefore, the cost of common equity is 22.32%.
