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Directions: Answer the following questions on a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed, or both. Submit your assignment using the assignment link above.
A. Bad Boys, Inc. is evaluating its cost of capital. Under consultation, Bad Boys, Inc. expects to issue new debt at par with a coupon rate of 8% and to issue new preferred stock with a $2.50 per share dividend at $25 a share. The common stock of Bad Boys, Inc. is currently selling for $20.00 a share. Bad Boys, Inc. expects to pay a dividend of $1.50 per share next year. An equity analyst foresees a growth in dividends at a rate of 5% per year. Bad Boys, Inc. marginal tax rate is 35%. If Bad Boys, Inc. raises capital using 45% debt, 5% preferred stock, and 50% common stock, what is Bad Boys cost of capital?
B. If Bad Boys, Inc. raises capital using 30% debt, 5% preferred stock, and 65% common stock, what is Bad Boys cost of capital?
C. On page 457, your textbook details the term Cannibalization. In your own words, identify two corporations that have dealt with cannibalization and what steps were taken to overcome the cannibalization. Please provide any citations and references. Please be articulate in your responses.

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Cost of capital
A firm’s cost of capital determines the cost of acquiring financing for a firm by considering
all sources of capital i.e. common stock, debt, and preferred stock. It represents the entire rate of
return of a firm. The cost of capital is obtained by taking the product of each category of capital
and its weight and summing the results (Bodie). This can be represented as below;
Cost of capital = Pe ∗ Re +
D
∗ Pd ∗ (1 − Tc)
V
Where,
Pe= proportion of common stock
Re= cost of common stock
Pd= proportion of debt
Rd = cost of debt
Tc = corporate tax
From the case, we have t...
