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P9-12 The effect of tax rate on WACC K. Bell Jewelers wishes to explore the...

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P9-12 The effect of tax rate on WACC K. Bell Jewelers wishes to explore the effect on its cost of capital of the rate at which the company pays taxes. The firm wishes to main- tain a capital structure of 40% debt, 10% preferred stock, and 50% common stock. The cost of financing with retained earnings is 10%, the cost of preferred stock financ ing is 8%, and the before-tax cost of debt financing is 6%. Calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) given the tax rate assumptions in parts a to c. a. Tax rate = 40% b. Tax rate = 35% c. Tax rate = 25% d. Describe the relationship between changes in the rate of taxation and the WACC

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