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Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)

The overall rate of return desired by all investors (stock and bond) in a company:
WACC  =  [Ke + Kd(D/E)] / [1 + D/E]
where the terms in the formula are defined in this WACC-a-tron:

Ke (desired return on equity):   %
Kd (desired return on debt): %
D/E (debt-to-equity ratio):
W.A.C.C.: %

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