Ben and Carla Covington plan to buy a condominium. They will obtain a $226,000, 30-year mortgage at 8.0 percent. Their annual property taxes are expected to be $2,100. Property insurance is $540 a year, and the condo association fee is $250 a month. Based on these items, determine the total monthly housing payment for the Covingtons. Use Exhibit 7-7. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Western electric has 32,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a price per share of $79 and a rate of return of 13.00 percent. the firm has 7,300 shares of 7.80 percent preferred stock outstanding at a price of $95.00 per share. the preferred stock has a par value of $100. the outstanding debt has a total face value of $404,000 and currently sells for 111 percent of face. the yield to maturity on the debt is 8.08 percent. what is the firm's weighted average cost of capital if the tax rate is 39 percent?