Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance, 9th Edition
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ISBN: 9781260052220
Author: Richard Brealey; Stewart Myers; Alan Marcus
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 2QP
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To compute: The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of the company.
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You have the following information on a company on which to base your calculations and discussion:
Cost of equity capital (rE) = 18.55%
Cost of debt (rD) = 7.85%
Expected market premium (rM –rF) = 8.35%
Risk-free rate (rF) = 5.95%
Inflation = 0%
Corporate tax rate (TC) = 35%
Current long-term and target debt-equity ratio (D:E) = 2:5
a. What are the equity beta (bE) and debt beta (bD) of the firm described above?[Hint: Assume that the above costs of capital have been generated by an appropriate equilibrium model.]
b. What is the weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) for this firm at the current debt-equity ratio?
c. What would the company’s cost of equity capital become if you unlevered the capital structure (i.e. reduced gearing until there is no debt)
WACC. Here is some information about Stokenchurch Inc.:
Beta of common stock = 1.2
Treasury bill rate = 4%
Market risk premium = 7.5%
Yield to maturity on long-term debt = 6%
Book value of equity = $440 million
Market value of equity = $880 million
Long-term debt outstanding = $880 million
Corporate tax rate = 21%
What is the company's WACC? (LO13-1)
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Here is some information about Stokenchurch Inc.:
Beta of common stock = 1.2
Treasury bill rate = 4%
Market risk premium = 6.5%
Yield to maturity on long-term debt = 7%
Book value of equity = $340 million
Market value of equity = $680 million
Long-term debt outstanding = $680 million
Corporate tax rate = 21%
What is the company's WACC? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal
places.)
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