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5/13/2020 Quiz 3 (Read Instructions) https://cu.learninghouse.com/mod/quiz/review.php?attempt=1629855&cmid=1886154 1/17 Home / Courses / Online / MSITM-PMBA / 2019 / March 09, 2020 / BA62070H519 / Module 5: May 5 - May 17 (2 Weeks) / Quiz 3 (Read Instructions) Started on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 1:23 AM State Finished Completed on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 1:52 AM Time taken 28 mins 38 secs Points 19.00/20.00 Grade 76.00 out of 80.00 ( 95 %) Question 1 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Which of the following statements about the cost of capital is incorrect? Select one: a. A company's target capital structure affects its weighted average cost of capital. b. Weighted average cost of capital calculations should be based on the after-tax-costs of all the individual capital components. c. If a company's tax rate increases, then, all else equal, its weighted average cost of capital will increase. d. The cost of retained earnings is equal to the return stockholders could earn on alternative investments of equal risk. e. Flotation costs can increase the cost of preferred stock. Statement c is the correct choice. A tax rate increase would lead to a decrease in the after-tax cost of debt and, consequently, the firm's WACC would decrease.
5/13/2020 Quiz 3 (Read Instructions) https://cu.learninghouse.com/mod/quiz/review.php?attempt=1629855&cmid=1886154 2/17 Question 2 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Bouchard Company's stock sells for $20 per share, its last dividend (D0) was $1.00, and its growth rate is a constant 6 percent. What is its cost of common stock, rs? Select one: a. 5.0% b. 5.3% c. 11.0% d. 11.3% e. 11.6% The cost of common stock is: rs = $1(1.06)/$20 + 0.06 = 0.053 + 0.06 = 0.113 = 11.3%.
5/13/2020 Quiz 3 (Read Instructions) https://cu.learninghouse.com/mod/quiz/review.php?attempt=1629855&cmid=1886154 3/17 Question 3 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 A company’s balance sheets show a total of $30 million long-term debt with a coupon rate of 9 percent. The yield to maturity on this debt is 11.11 percent, and the debt has a total current market value of $25 million. The balance sheets also show that that the company has 10 million shares of stock; the total of common stock and retained earnings is $30 million. The current stock price is $7.5 per share. The current return required by stockholders, rS, is 12 percent. The company has a target capital structure of 40 percent debt and 60 percent equity. The tax rate is 40%. What weighted average cost of capital should you use to evaluate potential projects? Select one: a. 8.55% b. 9.33% c. 9.36% d. 9.87% e. 10.67% Weights should be based on the target capital structure: Debt = 40% and Equity = 60%. The cost of debt should be based on the yield of 11.11%. WACC = 0.60 (12%) + {[0.4 (1-.4)](11.11%)} = 9.87%.
5/13/2020 Quiz 3 (Read Instructions) https://cu.learninghouse.com/mod/quiz/review.php?attempt=1629855&cmid=1886154 4/17 Question 4 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Which of the following is not considered a capital component for the purpose of calculating the weighted average cost of capital as it applies to capital budgeting? Select one: a. Long-term debt. b. Common stock. c. Accounts payable. d. Preferred stock. e. All of the above are considered capital components for WACC and capital budgeting purposes. Accounts payable is not considered in the calculation of WACC. Review related class reading materials
5/13/2020 Quiz 3 (Read Instructions) https://cu.learninghouse.com/mod/quiz/review.php?attempt=1629855&cmid=1886154 5/17 Question 5 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Rollins Corporation is estimating its WACC. Its target capital structure is 20 percent debt, 20 percent preferred stock, and 60 percent common equity. Its bonds have a 12 percent coupon, paid semiannually, a current maturity of 20 years, and sell for $1,000. The firm could sell, at par, $100 preferred stock which pays a 12 percent annual dividend, but flotation costs of 5 percent would be incurred. Rollins' beta is 1.2, the risk-free rate is 10 percent, and the market risk premium is 5 percent. Rollins is a constant-growth firm which just paid a dividend of $2.00, sells for $27.00 per share, and has a growth rate of 8 percent. The firm's policy is to use a risk premium of 4 percentage points when using the bond-yield-plus-risk-premium method to find rs. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40 percent. What is Rollins' component cost of debt? Select one: a. 10.0% b. 9.1% c. 8.6% d. 8.0% e. 7.2% Since the bond sells at par of $1,000, its yield to maturity (YTM) and coupon rate (12 percent) are equal. Thus, the before-tax cost of debt to Rollins is 12 percent. The after-tax cost of debt equals: rd,After-tax = 12.0%(1 - 0.40) = 7.2%.
5/13/2020 Quiz 3 (Read Instructions) https://cu.learninghouse.com/mod/quiz/review.php?attempt=1629855&cmid=1886154 6/17 Question 6 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Rollins Corporation is estimating its WACC. Its target capital structure is 20 percent debt, 20 percent preferred stock, and 60 percent common equity. Its bonds have a 12 percent coupon, paid semiannually, a current maturity of 20 years, and sell for $1,000. The firm could sell, at par, $100 preferred stock which pays a 12 percent annual dividend, but flotation costs of 5 percent would be incurred. Rollins' beta is 1.2, the risk-free rate is 10 percent, and the market risk premium is 5 percent. Rollins is a constant-growth firm which just paid a dividend of $2.00, sells for $27.00 per share, and has a growth rate of 8 percent. The firm's policy is to use a risk premium of 4 percentage points when using the bond-yield-plus-risk-premium method to find rs. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40 percent. What is Rollins' cost of preferred stock? Select one: a. 10.0% b. 11.0% c. 12.0% d. 12.6% e. 13.2% Cost of preferred stock: rps = $12/$100(0.95) = 12.6%.
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