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Budget Wings Airlines is considering upgrading its fleet of aircraft as it expands from a regional airline to one offering service to a more nationwide portfolio of cities and airports. In support of this process, the CFO has asked you to determine the appropriate weighted average cost of capital (WACC) to use in the discounted cash flow analysis. You spend the morning gathering the following information: - Budget Wings has debt outstanding with a market value of $180 million. This debt is in the form of bonds that are currently priced at $946,33 per $1,000 face value and pay a coupon of 3.45% The current yield-to-maturity (YTM) on these bonds is 4 11% - Budget Wings stock is currently priced at $54.96 per share. You expect that next year's dividend will be $3.64 and you expect dividends to grow at 3%. The current market value of Budget Wings' common equity is $210 million Budget Wings has preferred equity outstanding with a market value of $30 million that offers an annual dividend of 5291 and is priced at $48.50 per share. Based upon this information, Budget Wings' current weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is closest to which of the following? A. 4.88% B. 6.72% O c. 18.29% D. 6.38% E. 5.98%

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