Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780134083278
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: PEARSON
Question
Book Icon
Chapter 18.8, Problem 2CC
Summary Introduction

To discuss: Whether the WACC method can be applied for the firm’s debt–equity ratio over times.

Introduction:

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.

Weighted Average Cost of Capital: (WACC) is the rate that a company is expected to pay, on an average, to all the security holders in order to finance its assets.

Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
What is WACC? Why do firms compute it? What happens to WACC when the debt level of a firm changes?
Which is easier to calculate directly, the expected rate of return on the assets of a firm or the expected rate of return on the firm’s debt and equity?
Is there a readily recognisable debt-to-equity ratio that maximises a firm's value? What are your reasons for or against?

Chapter 18 Solutions

Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book

Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Century 21 Accounting Multicolumn Journal
Accounting
ISBN:9781337679503
Author:Gilbertson
Publisher:Cengage
Text book image
Century 21 Accounting General Journal
Accounting
ISBN:9781337680059
Author:Gilbertson
Publisher:Cengage
Text book image
Financial Accounting Intro Concepts Meth/Uses
Finance
ISBN:9781285595047
Author:Weil
Publisher:Cengage
Text book image
EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Finance
ISBN:9781337514835
Author:MOYER
Publisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
Text book image
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Accounting
ISBN:9781337788281
Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher:Cengage Learning