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Author: Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
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Chapter 14, Problem 2P
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To identify: The optimal capital structure of Company J and debt-to-capital to minimize WACC of company.
Optimal Capital Structure:
Optimal capital structure refers to a satisfactory debt-to-equity ratio through which the cost of capital of a firm can be minimized.
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Jackson Trucking Company is the process of setting its target capital structure. The CFO belives that the optimal debt to capital ratio is somewhere between 20% and 50% and her staff has compiled the following projections for EPS and the stock price at various debt levels:
Debt/Capital Ratio
Projected EPS
Projected Stock Price
20%
$3.20
$35.00
30
3.45
36.50
40
3.75
36.25
50
3.50
35.50
Assuming that the firm uses only debt and common equity, what is Jackson's Optimal Capital structure? At what debt-to-capital ratio is the company's WACC Minimized?
OPTIMAL CAPITAL STRUCTURE Terrell Trucking Company is in the process of setting its target capital structure. The CFO believes that the optimal debt-to-capital ratio is somewhere between 20% and 50%, and her staff has compiled the following projections for EPS and the stock price at various debt levels:
Debt/Capital Ratio Projected EPS Projected Stock Price20% $3.10 $34.2530 3.55 36.0040 3.70 35.5050 3.55 34.00Assuming that the firm uses only debt and common equity, what is Terrell’s optimal capital structure? At what debt-to-capital ratio is the company’s WACC minimized?
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capital structure
Jackson Trucking Company is in the process of setting its target capital structure. The CFO believes the optimal debt-to-capital ratio is somewhere between 20% and 50%, and her staff has
compiled the following projections for EPS and the stock price at various debt levels:
Debt/Capital Ratio Projected EPS Projected Stock Price
$3.10
$32.25
3.55
38.00
3.90
35.50
3.65
33.25
20%
30
40
50
Assuming that the firm uses only debt and common equity, what is Jackson's optimal capital structure? Round your answers to two decimal places.
% debt
% equity
At what debt ratio is the company's WACC minimized? Round your answer to two decimal places.
%
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