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(Individual or component costs of capital) Compute the cost of capital for the firm for the following: a. A bond that has a $1 comma 000 par value (face value) and a contract or coupon interest rate of 10.9 percent. Interest payments are $54.50 and are paid semiannually. The bonds have a current market value of $1 comma 128 and will mature in 10 years. The firm's marginal tax rate is 34 percet. b. A new common stock issue that paid a $1.81 dividend last year. The firm's dividends are expected to continue to grow at 6.4 percent per year, forever. The price of the firm's common stock is now $27.08. c. A preferred stock that sells for $129 , pays a dividend of 8.3 percent, and has a $100 par value. d. A bond selling to yield 12.3 percent where the firm's tax rate is 34 percent. a. The after-tax cost of debt is nothing %. (Round to two decimal places.) b. The cost of common equity is nothing %. (Round to two decimal places.) c. The cost of preferred stock is nothing %. (Round to two decimal places.) d. The after-tax cost of debt is nothing %. (Round to two decimal places.)

a. The after-tax cost of debt is

nothing %.

(Round to two decimal places.)

b. The cost of common equity is

nothing %.

(Round to two decimal places.)

c. The cost of preferred stock is

nothing %.

(Round to two decimal places.)

d. The after-tax cost of debt is

nothing %.

(Round to two decimal places.)

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