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Q1: Baxter Inc. has a target capital structure of 30% debt, 15% preferred stock, and...

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Q1: Baxter Inc. has a target capital structure of 30% debt, 15% preferred stock, and 55% common equity. The company's after-tax cost of debt is .05, its cost of preferred stock is .07, its cost of retained earnings is .09, and its cost of new common stock is .11. The company stock has a beta of 1.5 and the company's marginal tax rate is .35. What is the company's weighted average cost of capital if retained earnings are used to fund the common equity portion?

Q2: The DEF Company is planning a $64 million expansion. The expansion is to be financed by selling $25.6 million in new debt and $38.4 million in new common stock. The before-tax required rate of return on debt is .08 and the required rate of return on equity is .11. If the company has a marginal tax rate of .25, what is the firm's cost of capital?

Q3: GPS Inc. wishes to estimate its cost of retained earnings. The firm's beta is .85. The rate on 6-month T-bills is .04, and the return on the market portfolio index is .12. What is the appropriate cost for retained earnings in determining the firm's cost of capital?

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