Chapter13: Capital Structure Concepts
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Problem 7P
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Smart Ltd has the following balance sheet structure:
Assets
Liabilities and Equity
Assets
$1000
Debt
$300
Equity
$700
Total
$1000
$1000
Smart Ltd’s debtholders require a return of 9% and shareholders require a return of 11%. Ignore tax rates.
Mr Very Smart, the CEO of Smart Ltd tells the Board of Smart Ltd that shareholders require a very high return, it’s cheaper to use debt to fund our projects. We should therefore raise debt and reduce our equity holdings. This will increase our returns.
Required:
1. Calculate the weighted average cost of capital for Smart Ltd.
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