a)
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)
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)
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)
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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