Problem:

Compute the cost of capital for the firm for the following:

1. A bond that has a $1,000.00 par value (face value) and a contract or coupon interest rate of 11.7 percent. Interest payments are $58.50 and are paid semiannually. The bonds have current market values of $1126 and will mature in 10 years. The firm's marginal tax rate is 34 percent.

2. A new common stock issue that paid a $1.77 dividend last year. The firm's dividends are expected to continue to grow at 6.4 percent per year, forever. The price of the firm's common stock is now $27.32.

3. A preferred stock that sells for $154, pays a dividend of 8.2 percent, and has a $100 par value.

4. A bond selling to yield 11.5 percent where the firm's tax rate is 34 percent. a. The after-tax cost of debt is ___%.

Please provide all calculations and formulas.