Principles of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
Principles of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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ISBN: 9781259144387
Author: Richard A Brealey, Stewart C Myers, Franklin Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 19, Problem 14PS

WACC Table 19.4 shows a simplified balance sheet for Rensselaer Felt. Calculate this company’s weighted-average cost of capital. The debt has just been refinanced at an interest rate of 6% (short term) and 8% (long term). The expected rate of return on the company’s shares is 15%. There are 7.46 million shares outstanding, and the shares are trading at $46. The tax rate is 35%.

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a) Table below shows the simplified balance sheet information for Jess Elton Enterprise. The debt has just been refinanced at an interest rate of 6% (short term) and 8% (long term). The expected rate of return on the company's shares is 15%. There are 7.46 million shares outstanding, and the shares are trading at $46. The tax rate is 35%. Calculate this company's weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) based on the market weighted scheme. 1,500 Short-term debt 75,600 Cash and marketable securities Accounts receivable Inventory Current assets Property, plant, and equipment Other assets Total 120,000 Accounts payable 125,000 Current liabilities 246,500 302,000 Long-term debt 89,000 Shareholders' equity 637,500 Total 62,000 137,600 208,600 637,500 246,300 b) Discuss the different funding strategies a company may follow in order to finance its cumulative working capital requirements.
Calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of company ABC Inc., if: 1. The company's current capital structure consists of 35% from a long-term corporate bond, 30% from new common stock to be issued in the coming months, 20% from retained earnings and the rest is financed by a bank loan. The corporate tax rate is 35%. II. The company's cost of debt from the bond issuance is 9% and from the bank loan is 8%. III. The current stock price of common stock is €10, the current dividend (D) is €0.80 per share and dividends are expected to grow by 2% per year. New common stock flotation costs stand at 3% of the current stock price. OA Around 11% OB. Around 9% OC. Around 8% OD. Around 7% OE. None of the given answers is correct
Dillon Labs has asked its financial manager to measure the cost of each specific type of capital as well as the weighted average cost of capital. The weighted average cost is to be measured by using the following​ weights: 30​% ​long-term debt, 10​% preferred​ stock, and 60​% common stock equity​ (retained earnings, new common​ stock, or​ both). The​ firm's tax rate is 23​%.   Debt : The firm can sell for ​$1030 a 14​-year, ​$1,000​-par-value bond paying annual interest at a 8.00​% coupon rate. A flotation cost of 2​% of the par value is required.   Preferred stock: 9.00​% ​(annual dividend) preferred stock having a par value of ​$100 can be sold for ​$92.An additional fee of​ $2 per share must be paid to the underwriters.   Common stock: The​ firm's common stock is currently selling for ​$90 per share. The stock has paid a dividend that has gradually increased for many​ years, rising from ​$2.00 ten years ago to the ​$3.26 dividend​ payment, D0​, that the company just recently made.…
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