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What is the Cost of Capital?
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The Appropriate Hurdle Rate: An
Example
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RMM Example (cont.)
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RMM Example (Cont.)
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The Weighted Average Cost of
Capital
We now need a general way to determine the
minimum required return
Recall that 40% of funds were from debt.
Therefore, 40% of the required return must go
to satisfy the debtholders. Similarly, 10%
should go to preferred shareholders, and 50%
to common shareholders
This is a weighted-average, which can be
calculated as:
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Calculating RMMs WACC
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Finding the Weights
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Book-value Weights