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Accounts Payable $120,124

Accruals and Other Current Liabilities 64,111

Notes Payable (for working capital) 58,125

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 242,360

Long-term Debt 275,000

TOTAL LIABILITIES 517,360

Preferred Stock (par $100) 5,000

Common Equity ($1 par) 10,000

Excess of Par 40,000

Retained Earnings 458,445

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $1,030,805

Exhibit V: Market, Industry, and SCRPC’s Financial Information

Treasury Bill Rate 4.25%

Long-term Government Bond Yield 7.45%

Long-term Corporate Bond Yield 8.75%

Average Beta for Industry 1.25

SCRPC’S Beta 1.45

Average P/E Ratio for Industry 13.50

SCRPC’S Recent P/E Ratio 10.75

Recent Price of SCRPC’s Common Stock $36.01

SCRPC’s Tax Rate 40%

SCRPC’s Bond Risk Premium 4.0%

SCRPC’s Bond’s are selling at $910 with a Coupon. Rate of 7.25 and maturity of 14 years. Floatation costs for the bonds would be $5 per bond. SCRPC’s preferred stock ($100 par) pays a $14 dividend and is selling for $110. The firm would have a $5 floatation cost if it sold preferred stock today. If SCRPC sold additional common stock, the floatation cost and the decline in value would be about 20% of the current price.

Question: Calculate SCRPC’s cost of capital when retained earnings is the source of common stock financing and the Gordon Model estimate is used. Use current market values of the financial instruments to determine the components weights