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Weighted Average Cost of Capital
A company has a target capital structure of 25% debt, 10% preferred stock, and the rest is common equity. Its after-tax cost of debt is 6%, cost of preferred stock is 9%, and cost of equity is 11%. The marginal tax rate of the firm is 40%.
What is the WACC of the company?
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
The marginal cost of capital of a firm is 9% for new capital raised up to $2 million, and 11% for new capital raised beyond $2 million.
A firm is evaluating 3 capital projects as shown:
Project | Cost | IRR |
---|---|---|
A | $2M | 15% |
B | $1M | 12% |
C | $2M | 10% |
Which of the projects should the firm accept to maximise the value of the firm?
Costs of the Different Sources of Capital
Wendo Corp has a $1000 par 8% annual fixed coupon bond that is currently trading at $1055. The bond has exactly 7 years to maturity. Estimate Wendo’s after-tax cost of debt. The company has a marginal tax rate of 30%.
Costs of the Different Sources of Capital
A company’s preferred stock is trading at $107.80. The fixed dividend each year is $8. Estimate the cost of preferred stock of the company.
Costs of the Different Sources of Capital
Z Corp is Zombieland-based company. The risk-free rate of Zombieland is currently 8%, and the historical returns of the Zombieland stock market is 21%. Z Corp’s stock beta is estimated to be 0.4. Using these information, estimate Z Corp’s cost of equity.
Project Beta
Akins Corp is evaluating entering the furniture retail industry in Germany. The financial manager decides to estimate the project beta using the beta of Woody Corp, a major furniture retailer in Germany. Use the following to estimate the beta of the project for Akins Corp.
Akins | Woody | |
---|---|---|
D/E ratio | 1.5 | 0.7 |
Marginal Tax Rate | 40% | 35% |
Stock Beta | 0.9 | 0.4 |
Flotation Costs
A company is evaluating a $1M project which is expected to return $200,000 each year for the next 8 years. The flotation cost is expected to be 6% of the amount of equity raised. The cost of equity for the company is 12.2%, the after-tax cost of debt is 6.7%, and the target capital structure is 75% equity and 25% debt.
Calculate the NPV of the project, taking into account flotation cost.
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