Shares of common stock outstanding at a price per share

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Western United has 154,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a price per share of 38.50. There are 15,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding at a price of 69/share. The firm also holds 3600 bonds outstanding that are currently selling at par. Each bond has a 1000 face value. What weight should be assigned to the common stock when computing this firm's WACC?

A) .5612   B) .5678   C) .5721   D) .5738

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