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Florida Groves has 380 bonds outstanding that are selling at 97.4 percent of face value. The...

Florida Groves has 380 bonds outstanding that are selling at 97.4 percent of face value. The

firm also has 2,600 shares of preferred stock valued at $61 a share and 37,500 shares of common

stock valued at $19 a share. What weight should be assigned to the common stock when

computing the weighted average cost of capital?

=57.40%

-Please check the answers and show all work typed out. No excel or grid style please as I am on mobile.

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Total Value of bond =380*1000*97.4%=$370120

Total Value of Equity=37500*19=$712500

Total Value of preferred stock=2600*61=$158600

Total Value =$370120+712500+158600=$1241220

weight assigned to the common stock=Total Value of Equity/Total Value

=$712500/1241220=57.40%

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