HBM, Inc has the following capital structure: Assets $ 600,000   Debt $ 150,000         Preferred stock   90,000         Common stock   360,000 The common stock is currently selling for $16 a share, pays a cash dividend of $0.60 per share, and is growing annually at 4 percent. The preferred stock pays a $7 cash dividend and currently sells for $88 a share. The debt pays interest of 7.0 percent annually, and the firm is in the 30 percent marginal tax bracket. What is the after-tax cost of debt? Round your answer to two decimal places.   % What is the cost of preferred stock? Round your answer to two decimal places.   % What is the cost of common stock? Assume that the current $0.60 dividend grows by 4 percent during the year. Round your answer to two decimal places.   % What is the firm’s weighted-average cost of capital? Round your answer to two decimal places.

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HBM, Inc has the following capital structure:

Assets $ 600,000   Debt $ 150,000
        Preferred stock   90,000
        Common stock   360,000

The common stock is currently selling for $16 a share, pays a cash dividend of $0.60 per share, and is growing annually at 4 percent. The preferred stock pays a $7 cash dividend and currently sells for $88 a share. The debt pays interest of 7.0 percent annually, and the firm is in the 30 percent marginal tax bracket.

  1. What is the after-tax cost of debt? Round your answer to two decimal places.

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  2. What is the cost of preferred stock? Round your answer to two decimal places.

      %

  3. What is the cost of common stock? Assume that the current $0.60 dividend grows by 4 percent during the year. Round your answer to two decimal places.

      %

  4. What is the firm’s weighted-average cost of capital? Round your answer to two decimal places.

      

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