Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780132992473
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 18, Problem 8P

a)

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To determine: The net present value for a product line.

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.

Net present value is the difference between the present value of cash outflows and the present value of cash inflows over a specified period of time.

b)

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To determine: The necessary debt Company M will take initially for launching a product line.

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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.

Debt-to-equity ratio indicates how much debt a company uses to finance its assets relative to the value of shareholders’ equity. This ratio is calculated by dividing the company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity; it is used to measure a company’s financial leverage.

c)

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To determine: The reason for unlevered cost of capital of Company GY lesser than equity cost of capital and greater than its weighted average cost of capital.

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Unlevered cost of capital is an assessment that uses either an actual debt-free or a 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.

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Consider the following simplified financial statements for the Yoo Corporation (assuming no income taxes): Income Statement Balance Sheet Sales Costs $ 40,000 Assets 34,160 $26,000 Debt Equity $ 7,000 19,000 Net income $ 5,840 Total $26,000 Total $26,000 The company has predicted a sales increase of 20 percent. Assume Yoo pays out half of net income in the form of a cash dividend. Costs and assets vary with sales, but debt and equity do not. Prepare the pro forma statements. (Input all amounts as positive values. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Pro forma income statement Sales Costs $ 48000 40992 Assets $ 31200 Pro forma balance sheet Debt 7000 Equity 19000 Net income $ 7008 Total $ 31200 Total 30304 What is the external financing needed? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign.) External financing needed $ 896
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