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Question 1 4/4pts A firm's capital structure consists of which of the following? Common stock Preferred stock Bonds ' All of the above Question 2 4/4pts Which of the following best describes a firm's cost of capital? The average yield to maturity on debt The historical average cost of the firm's assets v The rate of return that must be earned on its investments in order to satisfy the firm's investors The interest rate on preferred stock Question 3 4/ 4 pts The weights used to calculate the weighted average cost of capital should represent book values in accord with generally accepted accounting principles book values for retained earnings ' current market values
Question 4 4/4pts To maximize firm value, managers should invest in new assets when the cash flows from the assets are discounted at the firm's and resultina NPV. . cost of capital; positive cost of capital; negative cost of debt; positive cost of equity; negative Question 5 4/4pts The is the appropriate cost of debt for WACC calculations. coupon payment coupon rate . yield to maturity capital gains yield Question 6 4/4pts The yield to maturity for an annual coupon paying bond represents the coupon rate call premium . current market rate of interest
One model to estimate the cost of common equity for a firm is the constant growth bond model multistage cash flow model ' capital asset pricing model (CAPM) fashion model Question 8 4/4pts The correct risk-free rate to use in calculating the cost of equity when using the CAPM is the rate on US Treasury bonds S&P 500 stocks Dow Jones Industrial stocks corporate bonds Question 9 4/4pts If a firm is currently paying common share dividends to investors and those dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate in the future, then the cost of common equity for the firm can be determined using the dividend discount model dividend compound model comparables method iteration method
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Question 10 4/4pts When calculating the weighted average cost of capital, which of the following is adjusted for income taxes? cost of common stock cost of retained earnings cost of debt cost of preferred stock Question 11 4/4pts Which of the following reasons causes investors to require a lower rate of return on the firm's bonds than on its stock? Bondholders bear less risk than common stockholders bear. Bondholders have prior voting rights over common stockholders. Bondholders receive more volatile returns than common stockholders Common stockholders bear less risk than bondholders bear. Question 12 4/4pts The most expensive source of capital is usually preferred stock new common stock debt retained earnings
Question 13 4/4pts Which of the following is an issue when implementing the dividend growth model? The model is too complex to be used to estimate value requires an accurate estimate of the rate of growth in future coupon payments assumes that dividends are expected to grow at the same rate forever assumes there is no debt in the capital structure Question 14 4/ 4pts Which of the following must be adjusted for the firm's income tax rate when estimating the weighted average cost of capital WACC? cost of common equity cost of preferred stock cost of debt cost of retained earnings
Question 15 4/ 4pts If a company's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is less than the cost of equity, then the firm is financed with 100 percent equity is perceived to be safe has some debt in its capital structure has no debt in its capital structure the cost of debt is usually less than the cost of equity the WACC will be less than the cost of equity because using some debt brings down the average Question 16 4/ 4pts Sonny, Inc. has 3,000,000 shares outstanding at a current price of USD 15 per share. The firm also has USD 30,000,000 in par value of bonds outstanding. The bonds are selling at a price equal to 101 percent of par. What is the total market value of the firm? ' 75,300,000 3 75,300,000 (with margin: 0) MVF = MVD + MVE MVF = (1.01 x 30,000,000) + (3,000,000 x 15) MVF = 30,300,000 + 45,000,000 MVF = 75,300,000
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Bellamee Company has semiannual bonds outstanding with five years to maturity, a face value of USD 1,000, and the bonds are priced at USD 920.87. If the bonds have a coupon rate of 7 percent, then what is the YTM for the bonds? s 9 (with margin: 0) N=5x2=10 I/Y=77?2===>45x%x2=9 PV =-920.87 PMT=70/2=35 FV =1,000 Question 18 4/4pts Beckham Corporation has semiannual bonds outstanding with 13 years to maturity and the bonds are currently priced at USD 746.16. If the bonds have a coupon rate of 8.5 percent, then what is the after-tax cost of debt for Beckham if its marginal tax rate is 20 percent? . 10 s 10 (with margin: 0) N=13x2=26 I/Y =777 ===>6.25x2=12.50 PV =-746.16 PMT =85/2=42.50 FV =1,000
Question 19 4/ 4 pts Ewing Family Drilling Company has a beta of 1.50 and is trying to calculate its cost of equity capital. If the risk-free rate of return is 2 percent and the market risk premium is 12 percent, then what is the firm's cost of equity capital? 20 20 (with margin: 0) kes=2+(1.5x12)=20 Question 20 4/ 4pts 'S Gangland Water Guns Company just paid a dividend of USD 2.00. If the firm's growth in dividends is expected to remain at a flat 5 percent forever, then what is the cost of equity capital (in percent) for Gangland if the price of its common shares is currently USD 20.00? 5.5 15.5 (with margin: 0) PO=D1/(r-g) 20.00 = (2.00 x 1.05) / (r - 0.05) 20.00r-1=2.10 20.00r=3.10 r=15.5 percent
Question 21 4/ 4pts Billy's Goat Coats has a preferred share issue outstanding with a current price of USD 43.75 and a fixed dividend of USD 3.50 per share. What is the firm's cost of preferred equity (in percent)? 'S 8 (with margin: 0) PO=D/r 43.75=350/r r = 8 percent Question 22 4/4pts Suppose the WACC for a firm is 19.75 percent. You know that the firm is financed with USD 75,000,000 of equity and USD 25,000,000 of debt. The after- tax cost of debt capital is 7 percent. What is the cost of equity for the firm? P . 'S 24 (with margin: 0) wacc = wd x after-tax kd + (1 - wd) x ke 19.75=0.25x 7 + 0.75ke 18.00 = 0.75ke ke =24
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Ronnie's Comics has found that its cost of common equity capital is 16 percent and its before-tax cost of debt capital is 10 percent. The firm is financed with USD 250,000,000 worth of common stock and USD 750,000,000 worth of debt. What is the weighted average cost of capital for Ronnie's, if it is subject to a 20 percent marginal tax rate (in percent)? 10 10 (with margin: 0) wacc = wd x after-tax kd + we x ke wacc=0.75x10x(1-0.20) +0.25x 16 wacc=6+4 wacc =10 Question 24 4/4pts Happy's Hiking Gear Company has found that its common equity capital shares have a beta equal to 1.5 while the risk-free return is 8 percent and the expected return on the market is 14 percent. It has 7-year semiannual maturity bonds outstanding with a price of USD 767.03 that have a coupon rate of 7 percent on a USD 1,000 face value. The firm is financed with USD 120,000,000 of common stock (market value) and USD 80,000,000 of debt. What is the after-tax weighted average cost of capital if it is subject to a 35 percent marginal tax rate? 13 13 (with margin: 1) ke=8+1.50x(14-8) =17 kd =12 (N=14, PV=-767.03, PMT=35, FV=1,000) wacc=0.40x12x(1-0.35)+0.60x 17 wacc = 13.32
Question 25 4/ 4pts The next expected dividend is USD 2.50 for a share of stock priced at USD 25. What is the cost of common equity if the long-term growth in dividends is projected to be 4 percent? 14 14 (with margin: 0) R=D1/P0+g R=2.50/25.00+4 R=10+4 R=14