a)
To determine: The WACC for Company GY.
Introduction:
WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital) is the rate, which a company is likely to pay to all the security holders, on an average, in order to finance its assets.
b)
To determine: The unlevered cost of capital for Company GY.
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 whether the project is less expensive than a levered cost of capital.
c)
To determine: The reason why the unlevered cost of capital of Company GY is less than equity cost of capital and greater than its Weighted Average Cost of Capital.
Introduction:
WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital) is the rate that a company is expected to pay to all the security holders, on an average, in order to finance its assets.
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 whether the project is less expensive than a levered cost of capital.
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- The activity ratios measure which of the following? Select one: O a the efficiency of the company's supply chain O b. the efficiency with which a company generates sales from its assets Oc the profitability of the company's activities Od the production efficiency of a company's fixed assets If the assumption of financial distress costs is added, then Modigliani and Miller (with taxes) predicts that the optimal capital structure is 100% debt Select one: O True O Falsearrow_forwardWhich statement is correct?a. The cost of debt is determined by taking the present value of the interest payments and principal times one minus the tax rate.b. The difference in computing the cost of capital between using the accumulated profits and issuance of new ordinary shares is the growth rate.c. Increase in flotation costs, increase in the company’s beta and increase in the expected inflation will all lead to d. increase the company’s weighted average cost of capital.e. Increasing the company’s dividend payout would mitigate the company’s need to raise new ordinary shares.f. none of the abovearrow_forwardUnder normal circumstances, the weighted average cost of capital is used as the firm's required rate of return because a. as long as the firm's investments earn returns greater than the cost of capital, the value of the firm will increase b. it is comparable to the average of all the interest rates on debt that currently prevail in the financial markets c. returns below the cost of capital will cover all the fixed costs associated with capital and provide excess returns to the firm's stockholdersarrow_forward
- The weighted average cost of capital for a firm: O is equivalent to the after-tax cost of the firm's outstanding debt. O is a weighted average between the cost of equity and the (after-tax) cost of debt. O is unaffected when there is any change in the corporate tax rate. O remains constant when the firm's capital structure changes.arrow_forwardAssume that a firm has a cost of debt capital of 0.06, a company tax rate of 0.2, a market value of debt of $10 million, a cost of equity capital of 0.14, and a market value of equity of $10 million. Also assume that the proportion of company taxes claimed by shareholders is 0.5. Which of the following values is the closest to this firm's weighted average cost of capital?arrow_forward13. Using Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) ignoring taxes compute the cost of capital of a company with debt ratio of 0.75:1 and is paying yearly average interest for its loans of 4% and dividend rate of 5% yearly. a) 4.00% b) 4.25% c) 4.5% d) 5.00% 14. Using capital Asset Pricing Method (CAPM) compute for the cost of capital (equity) with risk free rate of 5%, market return of 12% and Beta of 1.3. a) 14.01% b) 14.10% c) 14.00% d) 14.11% 15. Using capital Asset Pricing Method (CAPM) compute for the cost of capital (equity) with risk free rate of 4%, market return of 8% and Beta of 1.5. a) 10.00% b) 11.00% c) 12.00% d) 13.00%arrow_forward
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- A firm has a debt-equity ratio of 0.5 and a cost of debt of 5 percent. The industry average cost of unlevered equity is 15 percent. What is the weighted average cost of capital for this firm? Ignore tax. O 0.12 O 0.13 0.14 O 0.15arrow_forward(Use the following information for the next three questions). Consider a world with taxes but no other market imperfections. BLT machinery has a debt to equity ratio of 2/3. Its cost of equity is 20%, cost of debt is 4%, and tax rate is 35%. Assume that the risk-free rate is 4%, and market risk premium is 8%. Suppose the firm repurchases stock and finances the repurchase with debt, causing its debt to equity ratio to change to 3/2. What is the firm's new cost of equity? None of the choices New cost of equity is 26.05% New cost of equity is 23.59% New cost of equity is 16.32% New cost of equity is 28.00%arrow_forwardCompany ABC is looking to figure out its cost of equity. The company operates in the construction business where, based on a list of comparable firms, the average beta is 0.9. The comparable firms have an average debt-to-equity ratio of 0.5. Company ABC has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25 and a 30% tax rate. What is the ABC's Beta? O a. 0.67 O b. 0.9 OC 0.79 O d. 0.25arrow_forward
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