GLOBAL CORP. HAS DEBT WITH A MARKET VALUE OF $80,000 AND COMMON EQ...

23. Global Corp. has debt with a market value of $80,000 and common equity with a market value of $120,000. The component costs of the capital structure for Global Corp. are 7.4 percent for bond and 16.4 percent for common equity. What is the weighted average cost of capital for Global Corp.? A. 7.4%. * B. 12.8%. C. 16.4%. D. 19.6%. E. 21.5%. Solution: use Equation (19-1): cost of capital = (120,000/200,000).164 + (80,000/200,000).074 = 12.8%