Mangrove Fruit Farms has a $200,000 bond issue outstanding that is selling at 92 percent of face value. The firm also has 1,500 shares of preferred stock and 15,000 shares of common stock outstanding. The preferred stock has a market price of $35 a share compared to a price of $24 a share for the common stock. What is the weight of the preferred stock as it relates to the firm's weighted average cost of capital?
A) 6.75 percent
B) 7.20 percent
C) 7.75 percent
D) 8.30 percent
E) 8.80 percent
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