cost of debt 8%     unlevered cost of capital 10%     systematic risk of asset 1.5     1)           Unlevered Firm Levered Firm   EBIT 10000 10000   Interest 0 3200   Taxable Income 10000 6800 34% Tax  3400 2312   Net Income 6600 4488   CFFA 0 -3200         2) PV of the tax shield?               Value of levered firm 3200     tax rate 34%       (value of levered firm*tax rate)/(1+cost of debt)     PV of tax shield 1007.41               value of levered firm/cost of debt   3) Size of debt 40000           4)       a)   EBIT(1-T)/cost of capital     Value of unlevered firm 66000           b)   value of unlevered firm+Tax*size of debt     Value of levered firm 79600           c)   total value of unlevered firm-debt      Equity value 39600           d) cost of equity cost of capital+(debt/equity)(cost of capital-cost of debt)     cost of equity 12.02%           e)   wacc formula       equity/value of levered firm*cost of equity+debt/value of levereed firm*cost of debt*(1-T)     cost of capital (levered) 8.63%           f)   systematic risk of asset*(1+((1-T)*(debt/equity)))     systematic risk of equity 2.5   Hi I really need help with question 5! Thank you so much! 5. Suppose that the firm changes its capital structure so that the debt-to-equity ratio is 1.0, then recalculate the systematic risk of the equity

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cost of debt 8%    
unlevered cost of capital 10%    
systematic risk of asset 1.5    
1)      
    Unlevered Firm Levered Firm
  EBIT 10000 10000
  Interest 0 3200
  Taxable Income 10000 6800
34% Tax  3400 2312
  Net Income 6600 4488
  CFFA 0 -3200
       
2) PV of the tax shield?    
       
  Value of levered firm 3200  
  tax rate 34%  
    (value of levered firm*tax rate)/(1+cost of debt)  
  PV of tax shield 1007.41  
       
    value of levered firm/cost of debt  
3) Size of debt 40000  
       
4)      
a)   EBIT(1-T)/cost of capital  
  Value of unlevered firm 66000  
       
b)   value of unlevered firm+Tax*size of debt  
  Value of levered firm 79600  
       
c)   total value of unlevered firm-debt   
  Equity value 39600  
       
d) cost of equity cost of capital+(debt/equity)(cost of capital-cost of debt)  
  cost of equity 12.02%  
       
e)   wacc formula  
    equity/value of levered firm*cost of equity+debt/value of levereed firm*cost of debt*(1-T)  
  cost of capital (levered) 8.63%  
       
f)   systematic risk of asset*(1+((1-T)*(debt/equity)))  
  systematic risk of equity 2.5  

Hi I really need help with question 5! Thank you so much!

5. Suppose that the firm changes its capital structure so that the debt-to-equity ratio is 1.0, then recalculate the systematic risk of the equity

 

 

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Systematic risk of the equity is calculated using the unlevered systematic risk and debt equity ratio of 1 as below.

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Answer: levered beta or systematic risk of the equity when debt to equity ratio is 1 would be 2.49.

 
6) Based on the results of question (4) if there are the following two mutually exclusive projects. What is the crossover required rate of return for the two projects.
 
Year               Proj A Cash Flow                  Proj B CashFlow
0                     - 75,000                                -75,000
1                        26,300                                 24,000
2                        29,500                                 26,900
3                        45,300                                 51,300
 
7) Based on the previous discussion, are you going to accept project A or B? Why? 
 
 
 
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