ShweDay C. has a total long term capital of $850,000; of which 25% is long-term debt, $100,000 is preferred stock, and the rest is common equity. Its after-tax cost of debt is 5.5 percent, the cost of preferred stock is 6.5 percent, and the cost of common equity is 13 percent.  What is ShweDay’s WACC? (Answer in word form please)

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ShweDay C. has a total long term capital of $850,000; of which 25% is long-term debt, $100,000 is preferred stock, and the rest is common equity. Its after-tax cost of debt is 5.5 percent, the cost of preferred stock is 6.5 percent, and the cost of common equity is 13 percent.  What is ShweDay’s WACC?

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