Assumptions and method

When to be cautious

Use suitable market values and an applicable tax assumption. Corporate WACC is not automatically a suitable project rate.

WACC = E/(D+E) × Re + D/(D+E) × Rd × (1−T)

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Use the result in a decision

Use consistent currency, timing and price assumptions.

Use suitable market values and an applicable tax assumption. Corporate WACC is not automatically a suitable project rate.

Set a baseline and change one assumption to compare outcomes.

A worked example

Follow the fixed teaching example
  1. Financing totals 700 + 300 = 1,000; the weights are 0.7 and 0.3.
  2. WACC = 0.7 × 12% + 0.3 × 6% × (1 − 0.25) = 9.75%.

These illustrative inputs describe a project scenario, not a published benchmark. All monetary inputs use the same currency and price basis.

Market value of equity
700
Market value of debt
300
Equity cost (%)
12
Debt cost (%)
6
Applicable tax rate (%)
25
WACC
9.75 %

Interpret the output only within the assumptions above. Changing the inputs changes the result; it does not validate the inputs.

Source & credit

Standard corporate-finance calculation; no single inventor is asserted.

OpenStax: calculating WACC

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