QUESTION 15 Suppose that a firm has $500K in long term debt, $25K in preferred stock and $375K in common equity. These are market values Assume the yield on the long term debt is 5.6%, the tax rate is 22%, the dividend on the preferred stock is 4.75% and the firm has a market beta of 1.25. The risk free rate is 2.5% and the market risk premium is 6.31% Suppose the firm added $200K in debt and the yield on all the debt was 5.8%. If everything else remains the same, what is the new WACC? OA 5.75% OB.6.53% OC.7.14% OD.8.68%

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QUESTION 15
Suppose that a firm has $500K in long term debt, $25K in preferred stock and $375K in common equity. These are market values Assume the yield on the long term
debt is 5.6%, the tax rate is 22%,the dividend on the preferred stock is 4.75% and the firm has a market beta of 1.25.
The risk free rate is 2.5% and the market risk premium is 6.31%.
Suppose the firm added $200K in debt and the yield on all the debt was 5.8%. If everything else remains the same, what is the new WACC?
A.5.75%
OB. 6.53%
OC.7.14%
D.8.68%
QUESTION 16
What must occur to make using net cash flows into the firm result in the same estimate of value as using dividends paid out of the firm?
OA the firm must pay an increasing dividend payment each year
B. The cost of equity must be greater than the overall WACC
OC. the firm must generate a rate of return on reinvested free cash flow equal to the discount rate used by the investor
OD. All of the above must occur
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 15 Suppose that a firm has $500K in long term debt, $25K in preferred stock and $375K in common equity. These are market values Assume the yield on the long term debt is 5.6%, the tax rate is 22%,the dividend on the preferred stock is 4.75% and the firm has a market beta of 1.25. The risk free rate is 2.5% and the market risk premium is 6.31%. Suppose the firm added $200K in debt and the yield on all the debt was 5.8%. If everything else remains the same, what is the new WACC? A.5.75% OB. 6.53% OC.7.14% D.8.68% QUESTION 16 What must occur to make using net cash flows into the firm result in the same estimate of value as using dividends paid out of the firm? OA the firm must pay an increasing dividend payment each year B. The cost of equity must be greater than the overall WACC OC. the firm must generate a rate of return on reinvested free cash flow equal to the discount rate used by the investor OD. All of the above must occur
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