Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780132992473
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 18, Problem 26P

a)

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To determine: The WACC for the given current debt-equity ratio.

Introduction:

WACC (weighted average cost of capital) is the rate at which a firm is predicted to pay, on an average, to all the security holders in order to fund its assets.

The debt-equity ratio denotes the amount of debt a firm is utilising to finance its assets, relative to the value of shareholders equity. This ratio is computed by dividing the firm’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity; this is used to measure a company’s financial leverage.

b)

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To determine: The change in WACC if the cost of capital remains the same but there is an increase in debt-equity ratio.

Introduction:

WACC (weighted average cost of capital) is the rate at which a firm is predicted to pay, on an average, to all the security holders in order to fund its assets.

The debt-equity ratio denotes the amount of debt a firm is utilising to fund its assets, relative to the value of shareholders’ equity. This ratio is computed by dividing a firm’s total liabilities by its shareholders equity; this is used to measure a company’s financial leverage.

c)

Summary Introduction

To determine: The change in WACC, if it raises the debt-equity ratio to $2.

WACC (weighted average cost of capital) is the rate at which a company is expected to pay, on an average, to all the security holders in order to finance its assets.

The debt-equity ratio denotes the amount of debt a firm is utilising to fund its assets, relative to the value of shareholders’ equity. This ratio is computed by dividing the firm’s total liabilities by its shareholders equity; this is used to measure a company’s financial leverage.

d)

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To determine: The difference between solutions in part (b) and (c).

Introduction:

WACC (weighted average cost of capital) is the rate at which a firm is predicted to pay, on an average, to all the security holders in order to fund its assets.

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