PNB Industries Has 20 Million Shares of Common Stock Outstanding

Multiple Choice

PNB Industries has 20 million shares of common stock outstanding with a market price of $18.00 per share. The company also has outstanding preferred stock with a market value of $50 million, and 500,000 bonds outstanding, each with face value $1,000 and selling at 97% of par value. The cost of equity is 15%, the cost of preferred is 12%, and the cost of debt is 8.50%. If PNB's tax rate is 40%, what is the WACC?

A) 7.05%
B) 9.47%
C) 11.31%
D) 11.83%