Answer:
Market value of common stock = 42,000 x $44 = $1,848,000
Market value of preferred stocks = 2,100 x $68 = $142,800
Market value of bonds = 650 x $1,007 = $654550
Market value of the firm = 2,645,350
The weight that should be assigned to preferred stocks when calculating WACC = $142,800/$2,645,350 x 100 = 5.40%
Explanation:
In this case, there is need to calculate the market value of the firm, which is the aggregate of market value of common stocks, market value of preferred stocks and market value of bond.
Finally we will calculate the weight of preferred stocks by dividing the market value of preferred stocks by the market value of the company.