WACC National Electric Company (NEC) is considering a S68 million project in its power systems division. Tom Edison, the company’s chief financial officer, has evaluated the project and determined that the project’s unlevered cash flows will be $4.4 million per year in perpetuity. Mr. Edison has devised two possibilities for raising the initial investment: issuing 10-year bonds or issuing common stock. The company’s pretax cost of debt is 6.4 percent and its
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Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
- Newkirk is considering the construction of a new facility in Oklahoma. The facility will cost Newkirk $500 million capital. The firm is considering a target debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25 for this project. Newkirk has two financing options: 1) corporate financing, where the debt capital needed comes from corporate debt; or 2) project financing, through nonrecourse debt of the new entity Oklahoma Plan. The company current has total assets of $1,800 million, including $800 million of debt and $1,000 million of equity. Prepare abbreviated balance sheets for the following: a. Newkirk before the investment facility b. Newkirk after the investment of the facility if corporate financing is used c. Newkirk and the Oklahoma Plant, if project financing is usedarrow_forwardKnotts, Incorporated, an all-equity firm, is considering an investment of $1.89 million that will be depreciated according to the straight-line method over its four-year life. The project is expected to generate earnings before taxes and depreciation of $616,000 per year for four years. The investment will not change the risk level of the firm. The company can obtain a four-year, 9.6 percent loan to finance the project from a local bank. All principal will be repaid in one balloon payment at the end of the fourth year. The bank will charge the firm $66,000 in flotation fees, which will be amortized over the four-year life of the loan. If the company financed the project entirely with equity, the firm's cost of capital would be 11 percent. The corporate tax rate is 25 percent. Using the adjusted present value method, calculate the APV of the project. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g.,…arrow_forwardGemini, Inc., an all-equity firm, is considering a $1.7 million investment that will be depreciated according to the straight-line method over its four-year life. The project is expected to generate earnings before taxes and depreciation of $595,000 per year for four years. The investment will not change the risk level of the firm. The company can obtain a four-year, 9.5 percent loan to finance the project from a local bank. They will receive the total amount needed for investment ($1.7 million at time 0 and all principal will be repaid in one balloon payment at the end of the fourth year (similar to a bond). Every year the company would need to pay interest (@9.5%). If the company finances the project entirely with equity, the firm’s cost of capital would be 13 percent. The corporate tax rate is 30 percent. Calculate the cash flows and NPV for the two cases:arrow_forward
- Mattice Corporation is considering investing $740,000 in a project. The life of the project would be 11 years. The project would require additional working capital of $24,000, which would be released for use elsewhere at the end of the project. The annual net cash inflows would be $158,000. The salvage value of the assets used in the project would be $34,000. The company uses a discount rate of 18%. (Ignore income taxes.) Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factors) using the tables provided. Required: Compute the net present value of the project. (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)arrow_forwardigital Organics (DO) has the opportunity to invest $1.03 million now (t = 0) and expects after 2. The project will last for two years = - tax returns of $630,000 in t = 1 and $730,000 in t only. The appropriate cost of capital is 11% with all - equity financing, the borrowing rate is 7%, and DO will borrow $330,000 against the project. This debt must be repaid in two equal installments of $165,000 each. Assume debt tax shields have a net value of $0.20 per dollar of interest paid. Calculate the project's APV.arrow_forwardCIP Co, a telecommunications company, is considering an investment of $150 million into a wind farm. The wind farm is expected to generate after-tax cash flows of $75 million in Year 1, $120 million in Year 2, and $175 million in Year 3. CIP Co’s WACC is 12% but some members of management believe the project should be assessed using a discount rate of 15% (which is what Major Bank Ltd advises is a typical discount rate for a wind farm project). The company has spent $15 million up to today researching this opportunity. The net present value is closest to?arrow_forward
- CIP Co, a telecommunications company, is considering an investment of $150 million into a wind farm. The wind farm is expected to generate after-tax cash flows of $75 million in Year 1, $120 million in Year 2, and $175 million in Year 3. CIP Co’s WACC is 12% but some members of management believe the project should be assessed using a discount rate of 15% (which is what Major Bank Ltd advises is a typical discount rate for a wind farm project). The company has spent $15 million up to today researching this opportunity. What is NPV?arrow_forwardVijayarrow_forwardDaniel Electric is planning to open a distribution center. The center will cost $500,000.00. The company can finance 96% of the project with 8.2%, $10,000.00 bonds. The remaining capital will come from internal sources. Complete the form to evaluate the effect of financial leverage on the proposed center. Evaluate the earnings potential of the project assuming that operating income will increase by 7.6%, 7.8%, or 8.0% of the center cost.arrow_forward
- Farmers Alliance Limited is considering investing in new equipment with the initial cost of project/investment to be $100,000. This project is expected to generate EBIT of $15,000 per year forever (perpetuity). This project or investment can be financed either with $100,000 in equity (assume from internally generated fund) or with $40,000 of debt and $60,000 equity. The shareholders required return on an all equity financed project in this risk class is 10%. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40%. The cost of any debt is 5% before taxes. Note that in the world of Modigliani & Miller, all cash flows are perpetual and debt does not mature.Required: 1. If the project is financed entirely by equity, how much would be its net worth?arrow_forwardFarmers Alliance Limited is considering investing in new equipment with the initial cost of project/investment to be $100,000. This project is expected to generate EBIT of $15,000 per year forever (perpetuity). This project or investment can be financed either with $100,000 in equity (assume from internally generated fund) or with $40,000 of debt and $60,000 equity. The shareholders required return on an all equity financed project in this risk class is 10%. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40%. The cost of any debt is 5% before taxes. Note that in the world of Modigliani & Miller, all cash flows are perpetual and debt does not mature.Required: (ii) What is the adjusted net worth of the project?arrow_forwardFarmers Alliance Limited is considering investing in new equipment with the initial cost of project/investment to be $100,000. This project is expected to generate EBIT of $15,000 per year forever (perpetuity). This project or investment can be financed either with $100,000 in equity (assume from internally generated fund) or with $40,000 of debt and $60,000 equity. The shareholders required return on an all equity financed project in this risk class is 10%. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40%. The cost of any debt is 5% before taxes. Note that in the world of Modigliani & Miller, all cash flows are perpetual and debt does not mature. Required: (i) if the project is financed entirely by equity, how much would be its net worth? ii) what is the adjusted net worth of the project iii) Use the weighted average cost of capital method to value the projectarrow_forward
- EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFinanceISBN:9781337514835Author:MOYERPublisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT