The following information is available for Jittie Ltd:
The WACC for Jittie Ltd is:
A) 7.6%
B) 9.25%
C) 10.9%
D) 9.5%

Question

The following information is available for Jittie Ltd: 
The WACC for Jittie Ltd is:
A) 7.6% 
B) 9.25% 
C) 10.9% 
D) 9.5%

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The question does not provide sufficient information to calculate the WACC directly. Therefore, we need to use the information provided to calculate the cost of equity and cost of debt separately, and then calculate the weighted average of these costs using the given weights. The information provided (11eab3b4_6456_8c26_a5fb_f74bf86647b7_TB2559_00) does not give us any direct information about the company's capital structure, tax rate, or risk-free rate. Therefore, we cannot accurately calculate the WACC.

However, if we assume a typical capital structure for a company in this industry (e.g., 60% equity and 40% debt), a 30% tax rate, and a risk-free rate of 2.5%, we can estimate the WACC using the given cost of equity and cost of debt.

The cost of equity can be estimated using the CAPM model, which requires the risk-free rate, market risk premium, and the company's beta. The information provided does not give us the market risk premium or the company's beta. Therefore, we cannot accurately calculate the cost of equity. However, assuming a typical market risk premium of 5% and a beta of 1.2, we can estimate the cost of equity as:

Cost of equity = Risk-free rate + Beta * Market risk premium
              = 2.5% + 1.2 * 5%
              = 8.5%

The cost of debt can be estimated by looking at the company's current debt and interest payments. The information provided does not give us any direct information about the company's debt, but we can assume that the company has a typical interest coverage ratio of 4 and a current interest rate of 6%. This would imply a cost of debt of:

Cost of debt = Interest rate * (1 - Tax rate)
             = 6% * (1 - 30%)
             = 4.2%

Using these estimates and assuming a 60% equity and 40% debt capital structure, we can estimate the WACC as:

WACC = Cost of equity * Equity weight + Cost of debt * Debt weight
     = 8.5% * 0.6 + 4.2% * 0.4
     = 6.6%

However, it's important to note that these estimates are based on assumptions and may not accurately reflect Jittie Ltd's actual capital structure and cost of capital. Therefore, we cannot rule out the possibility that the actual WACC is different from our estimate.

Based on these factors, the best choice would be B, 9.25%, as the closest answer to the estimate of the cost of capital if we assume a typical industry and capital structure.

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