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(WACC).
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The average cost of capital of a firm, taking into account all sources of capital, weighted by their current market values.


For a firm with both equity and debt capital, the WACC would be calculated as:


WACC = Ke x E/[D+E] + Kd(1-t) x D/[D+E]
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Where:
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Ke = cost of equity.
Kd(1-t) = after tax cost of debt.
E = market value of equity.
D = market value of debt.


For example where:
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Ke = cost of equity = 10%
Kd(1-t) = after tax cost of debt = 3.6%
E = market value of equity = $100m
D = market value of debt = $100m
 
WACC = Ke x E/[D+E] + Kd(1-t) x D/[D+E]
= 10% x 100/[100+100=200] + 3.6% x 100/[100+100=200]
= 5% + 1.8%
= 6.8%
 
This weighted average is exactly mid-way between the cost of equity and the after-tax cost of debt, because the proportions of equity and debt are exactly equal in this example.
 
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In order to create or add shareholder value, the managers of this firm would need to earn an after-tax rate of return on their investment projects of <u>more than</u> the WACC of 6.8%.
 
== See also ==
* [[Cost of capital]]
* [[Cost of debt]]
* [[Cost of equity]]
* [[Optimal capital structure]]
* [[Shareholder value]]



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