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of the work you have done so far is correct, you may not have completed everything value 6.66 points Omega Corporation has 10.9 million shares outstanding, now trading at $64 per share. The firm has estimated the expected rate of return to shareholders at about 15%, it has also issued $245 million of long- term bonds at an interest rate of 6% it pays tax at a marginal rate of 34%. a. What is Omega's after-tax WACC? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) After-tax WACC 1% b. What would WACC be if Omega used no debt at all? (Hint For this problem you can assume that the firm's overall beta [BA] is not affected by its capital structure or by the taxes saved because debt interest is tax-deductible) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) WACC

Explanation / Answer

WACC = 12.13%

b. If all is equity then WACC = cost of equity = 15%

Amount weight cost weight*cost equity                           697.60 0.7401 15.0000% 0.1110 debt                           245.00 0.2599 3.9600% 0.0103