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Eureka Membership Warehouse, Inc., is a rapidly growing chain of retail outlets offering brand-name merchandise at discount prices. A security analyst’s report issued by a national brokerage firm indicates that debt yielding 13% composes 25% of Eureka’s overall capital structure. Furthermore, both earnings and dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 15% per year. Currently, in the company is priced at $30, and it should pay $1.50 per share in dividends during the coming year. This yield compares favorably with the 8% return currently available on risk-free securities and the 14% average for all common stocks, given the company’s estimated beta of 2. A. Calculate Eureka’s component using both the and the yield plus expected growth model. B. Assuming a 40% marginal federal-plus-state income tax rate, calculate Eureka’s weighted average cost of capital. |
