
Financial Management: Theory & Practice
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ISBN: 9781337909730
Author: Brigham
Publisher: Cengage
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Define each of the following terms:
Weighted average cost of capital, WACC; after-tax cost of debt, rd(1 – T); after-tax cost of short-term debt, rstd(1 – T)
Cost of preferred stock, rps; cost of common equity (or cost of common stock), rs
Target capital structure
Flotation cost, F; cost of new external common equity, re
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Which of the three capital structures will give the highest MPPS (market price per share)?
a• Debt ratio of 20%
b• Debt ratio of 30%
c• Debt ratio of 0%
d• Any of the above
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Prabhat Tech Ltd has the following specific cost of capital along with the indicated book value and market value weights. Cost of Equity 15% Cost of Long-term debt after tax 8.2 % Preference Shares 12 % Determine the appropriate weighted average cost of capital using book value and market value weights.
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Which of the three capital structures will give the highest MPPS (market price per share)?
A• Any of the above
B• Debt ratio of 0%
C• Debt ratio of 20%
D• Debt ratio of 30%
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Which of the three capital structures will give the highest MPPS (market price per share)?
choices:
Debt ratio of 0%
Debt ratio of 20%
Any of the above
Debt ratio of 30%
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Calculate the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) for McCormick and Company using the formula WACC = (WD x RD x (1-T)) + (WS x Rs)
Note that --
Rs = the cost of equity
Rd = the cost of debt
T = the tax rate
WD = Value of debt / (Value of debt plus value of equity)
WS = Value of equity / (Value of debt plus value of equity) **Note that the weight of debt plus the weight of equity must total to 100%, as there are only two components in the capital structure.**
In order to estimate the weights of debt and equity in the total capital structure, the CFO suggests using the book value of debt and the market value of equity. To determine the book value of debt, use data from the year end November 2019 McCormick 10-K. Look on the Balance sheet and add the following -- Short term borrowings, Current portion of long term debt, and Long term debt. To determine the market value of equity, use the following data: On March 17, 2020 the market value of equity (or "Market Cap")…
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Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Assume a company's target capital structure is 50% debt and 50% common equity.
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The WACC is calculated on a before-tax basis.
The WACC exceeds the cost of equity.
The cost of equity is always equal to or greater than the cost of debt.
The cost of reinvested earnings typically exceeds the cost of new common stock.
The interest rate used to calculate the WACC is the average after-tax cost of all the company's outstanding debt as shown on its balance sheet.
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Suppose Dexter, Inc.'s target capital structure is as follows:wd = 0.45, wps = 0.05, and wee = 0.50Its before-tax cost of debt is 8%, its cost of equity is 12%, its cost of preferred stock is8.4%, and its marginal tax rate is 40%. Calculate Dexter's WACC.
Here,
w d = percentage of debt in the capital structurewps = percentage of preferred stock in the capital structurewee= percentage of common stock in the capital structure
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Assume the following data for U&P Company: Debt (D) = $100 million; Equity (E) = $300 million; rD = 6%; rE = 12%; and TC = 30%. Calculate the after-tax weighted average cost of capital (WACC):
Multiple Choice
A) 10.5%
B) 10.05%
C) 15%
D) 9.45%
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Seduak has estimated the costs of debt and equity capital for various proportions of debt in its capital structure.
% Debt After-tax cost of debt Cost of equity
0% - 13.0%
10 5.4% 13.3
20 5.4 13.8
30 5.8 14.4
40 6.3 15.2
50 7.0 16.0
60 8.2 17.0
Based on these estimates, determine Seduak’s optimal capital structure
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Calculate Chim Inc. Weighted Cost of Capital based on following information of their capital sources and structure:
Source Cost Capital Structure
Debt 5% 20%
Preferred 8% 20%
Common 14% 60%
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Rich Ltd provided the following information about its capital structure and costs of capital components. Given the information calculate the WACC
Rich Ltd
Debt component
40%
After-tax cost of debt
10%
Equity component
60%
Cost of equity
14%
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