On January 1, the total market value of the Tysseland Company was $60 million. During the year, the company plans to raise and invest $30 million in new projects. The firm's present market value capital structure, here below, is considered to be optimal. There is no short-term debt.   Debt $30,000,000 Common equity 30,000,000 Total capital $60,000,000   New bonds will have a 6% coupon rate, and they will be sold at par. Common stock is currently selling at $30 a share. The stockholders' required rate of return is estimated to be 12%, consisting of a dividend yield of 4% and an expected constant growth rate of 8%. (The next expected dividend is $1.20, so the dividend yield is $1.20/$30 = 4%.) The marginal tax rate is 25%.   In order to maintain the present capital structure, how much of the new investment must be financed by common equity? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.   $      Assuming there is sufficient cash flow for Tysseland to maintain its target capital structure without issuing additional shares of equity, what is its WACC? Round your answer to two decimal places.   %

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On January 1, the total market value of the Tysseland Company was $60 million. During the year, the company plans to raise and invest $30 million in new projects. The firm's present market value capital structure, here below, is considered to be optimal. There is no short-term debt.

 

Debt $30,000,000
Common equity 30,000,000
Total capital $60,000,000

 

New bonds will have a 6% coupon rate, and they will be sold at par. Common stock is currently selling at $30 a share. The stockholders' required rate of return is estimated to be 12%, consisting of a dividend yield of 4% and an expected constant growth rate of 8%. (The next expected dividend is $1.20, so the dividend yield is $1.20/$30 = 4%.) The marginal tax rate is 25%.

 

  1. In order to maintain the present capital structure, how much of the new investment must be financed by common equity? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

     

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  2. Assuming there is sufficient cash flow for Tysseland to maintain its target capital structure without issuing additional shares of equity, what is its WACC? Round your answer to two decimal places.

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