
a)
To determine: The WACC for Company AL.
Introduction:
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) 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.
b)
To determine: The value of the project for the Company AL.
Introduction:
The unlevered cost of capital is an assessment using either an actual debt-free or hypothetical to measure a firm’s cost to implement a particular capital project. The unlevered cost of capital must demonstrate the project is less expensive than a levered cost of capital.
c)
To determine: The capacity of debt for the project in part b.
Introduction:
Debt is a sum of money borrowed by one person from another. Debt is borrowed by companies and individuals to make a large purchase or to develop business. Debt is an amount which has to be repaid back at a later date with interest.
The debt–equity ratio indicates how much debt a company is using to finance its assets relative to the value of shareholders equity. This ratio is calculated by dividing company’s total liabilities by its shareholders equity; it is used to measure company’s financial leverage.

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Corporate Finance
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