All-Canadian, Ltd. is a multiproduct company with three divisions: Pacific Division, Plains Division, and Atlantic Division. The company has two sources of long-term capital: debt and equity. The interest rate on All-Canadian’s $400 million debt is 9 percent, and the company’s tax rate is 30 percent. The cost of All-Canadian’s equity capital is 12 percent. Moreover, the market value of the company’s equity is $600 million. (The book value of All-Canadian’s equity is $430 million, but that amount does not reflect the current value of the company’s assets or the value of intangible assets.) The following data (in millions) pertain to All-Canadian’s three divisions.   Division Before-Tax Operating Income Current Liabilities Total Assets Pacific   $ 14       $ 6       $ 70     Plains     45         5         300     Atlantic     48         9         480           Compute All-Canadian’s weighted-average cost of capital (WACC). (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places (i.e., .1234 should be entered as 12.34).) Compute the economic value added (or EVA) for each of the company's three divisions. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your final answers in dollars and not millions.)

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All-Canadian, Ltd. is a multiproduct company with three divisions: Pacific Division, Plains Division, and Atlantic Division. The company has two sources of long-term capital: debt and equity. The interest rate on All-Canadian’s $400 million debt is 9 percent, and the company’s tax rate is 30 percent. The cost of All-Canadian’s equity capital is 12 percent. Moreover, the market value of the company’s equity is $600 million. (The book value of All-Canadian’s equity is $430 million, but that amount does not reflect the current value of the company’s assets or the value of intangible assets.)


The following data (in millions) pertain to All-Canadian’s three divisions.

 

Division Before-Tax Operating
Income
Current
Liabilities
Total
Assets
Pacific   $ 14       $ 6       $ 70    
Plains     45         5         300    
Atlantic     48         9         480    
   

 

  1. Compute All-Canadian’s weighted-average cost of capital (WACC). (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places (i.e., .1234 should be entered as 12.34).)

  2. Compute the economic value added (or EVA) for each of the company's three divisions. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your final answers in dollars and not millions.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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