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Assume that 40% of Company A’s capital structure is in the form of bonds and other debt. Total common stockholder equity provides 50% of the capital and preferred stock provides !0%. The company has determined that the after"ta# cost of its bonds and other debt is $. %. The cost of preferred stock is &% and the cost of common stock and retained earnin's is ! .4%. A. (sin' the information provided in the 'iven calculate the company’s )ei'hted avera'e cost of capital. *. +rite an essay ,suggested length of 1–2 pages- in )hich you !. /#plain ho) cost of capital is used in net present value analysis. . /#plain ho) cost of capital is used in internal rate of return analysis. . 1f you use sources include all in"te#t citations and references in A2A format. Note: Please save word-processing documents as *.rtf (Rich e!t "ormat# or *.pdf (Porta$le %ocument "ormat# files. Note: "or definitions of terms commonl& used in the ru$ric' see the attached Ru$ric erms. Note: hen using sources to support ideas and elements in a paper or pro)ect' the su$mission +, include P formatted in-te!t citations with a corresponding reference list for an& direct uotes or paraphrasing. /t is not necessar& to list sources that were consulte if the& have not $een uoted or paraphrased in the te!t of the paper or pro)ect. Note: No more than a com$ined total of 0 of a su$mission can $e directl& uoted or closel& paraphrased from sources' even if cited correctl&. "or tips on using P st&le' plea refer to the P 3andout we$ lin4 included in the P 5uidelines section.

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Assume that 40% of Company As capital structure is in the form of bonds and other debt. Total common stockholder equity provides 50% of the capital, and preferred stock provides 10%. The company has determined that the after-tax cost of its bonds and other debt is 6.2%. The cost of preferred stock is 8%, and the cost of common stock and retained earnings is 12.4%.A. Using the information provided in the given, calculate the companys weighted average cost of capital.B. Write an essay (suggested length of 12 pages) in which you:1. Explain how cost of capital is used in net present value analysis.2. Explain how cost of capital is used in internal rate of return analysis.3. If you use sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.Note: Please save word-processing documents as *.rtf (Rich Text Format) or *.pdf (Portable Document Format) files.Note: For definitions of terms commonly used in the rubric, see the attached Rubric Terms.Note: When using sources to support ideas and elements in a paper or project, the submission MUST include APA formatted in-text citations with a corresponding reference list for any direct quotes or paraphrasing. It is not necessary to list sources that were consulted if they have not been quoted or paraphrased in the text of the paper or project.Note: No more than a combined total of 30% of a submission can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. For tips on using APA style, please refer to the APA Handout web link included in the APA Guidelines section.