Bartlett Company's Target Capital Structure Is 40% Debt, 15% Preferred

Bartlett Company's target capital structure is 40% debt, 15% preferred, and 45% common equity.The after-tax cost of debt is 6.00%, the cost of preferred is 7.50%, and the cost of common using reinvested earnings is 12.75%.The firm will not be issuing any new stock.You were hired as a consultant to help determine their cost of capital.What is its WACC?

A) 8.98%
B) 9.26%
C) 9.54%
D) 9.83%
E) 10.12%

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