Rollins Corporation is estimating its WACC. It's current and target capital structure is 20 percent debt, 20 percent preferred stock, and 60 percent common equity. Its bonds have a 12
percent coupon rate, paid semiannually, a current maturity of 20 years, and sell for $1,040. The
firm could sell, at par, $100 preferred stock which pays a $12.00 annual preferred dividend.
Rollins' common stock beta is 1.2, and the risk-free rate is 10 percent. Rollins is a constant-
growth firm which just paid a dividend of $2.00. Its stock sells for $27.00 per share, and has a
growth rate of 3 percent. The floatation cost is 5% for debt, 10% for preferred stock, and 25%
for common stock. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40 percent.
Question 1 (worth 15 out of 100 possible points for the quiz)
Part a. Calculate the cost of existing debt.
Part b. Calculate the cost of new debt.