Swift plc has 10,000 shares. The current share price is £40, and the cost of equity is 13%. The company has also 1,000 bonds outstanding, with 13 years to maturity, a coupon rate of 8% and a face value of £1,000. The bonds make semiannual coupon payments and the current price is £856.25 per bond. The tax rate is 20%. What is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of the company? Select one: a. 9.5% b. None of these answers is correct. c. 9.4% d. 9.7% e. 9.6%
Cost of Capital
Shareholders and investors who invest into the capital of the firm desire to have a suitable return on their investment funding. The cost of capital reflects what shareholders expect. It is a discount rate for converting expected cash flow into present cash flow.
Capital Structure
Capital structure is the combination of debt and equity employed by an organization in order to take care of its operations. It is an important concept in corporate finance and is expressed in the form of a debt-equity ratio.
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
The Weighted Average Cost of Capital is a tool used for calculating the cost of capital for a firm wherein proportional weightage is assigned to each category of capital. It can also be defined as the average amount that a firm needs to pay its stakeholders and for its security to finance the assets. The most commonly used sources of capital include common stocks, bonds, long-term debts, etc. The increase in weighted average cost of capital is an indicator of a decrease in the valuation of a firm and an increase in its risk.
Swift plc has 10,000 shares. The current share price is £40, and the
bonds outstanding, with 13 years to maturity, a coupon rate of 8% and a face value of £1,000. The bonds make
semiannual coupon payments and the current price is £856.25 per bond. The tax rate is 20%. What is the weighted
average cost of capital (WACC) of the company?
Select one:
a. 9.5%
b. None of these answers is correct.
c. 9.4%
d. 9.7%
e. 9.6%
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