a) What is the nominal weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) for this project? b) As CFO, do you recommend investment in this project? Justify your answer (numerically).

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You have the following initial information on Financeur Co. on which to base your calculations
and discussion for questions 1) and 2): (Answers in Excel if possible)


• Current long-term and target debt-equity ratio (D:E) = 1:3
• Corporate tax rate (TC) = 30%
• Expected Inflation = 1.55%
• Equity beta (E) = 1.6345
• Debt beta (D) = 0.15
• Expected market premium (rM – rF) = 6.00%
• Risk-free rate (rF) =2%
1) The CEO of Financeur Co., for which you are CFO, has requested that you evaluate a
potential investment in a new project. The proposed project requires an initial outlay of
$7.26 billion. Once completed (1 year from initial outlay) it will provide a real net cash
flow of $555 million in perpetuity following its completion. It has the same business risk
as Financeur Co.’s existing activities and will be funded using the firm’s current target D:E
ratio.
a) What is the nominal weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) for this project?

b) As CFO, do you recommend investment in this project? Justify your answer
(numerically). 

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