PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Chapter 19, Problem 1PS
WACC True or false? Use of the WACC formula assumes
- a. A project supports a fixed amount of debt over the project’s economic life.
- b. The ratio of the debt supported by a project to project value is constant over the project’s economic life.
- c. The firm rebalances debt each period, keeping the debt-to-value ratio constant.
a)
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Summary Introduction
To discuss: Whether the given statement is true or false.
Explanation of Solution
Given statement:
Project supports a fixed amount of debt over the economic life of a project.
Reason:
It is not true because only the ratio of debt is constant over the economic life of a project and the amount of debt is need not to fixed.
Hence, the given statement is false.
b)
Expert Solution
Summary Introduction
To discuss: Whether the given statement is true or false.
Explanation of Solution
Given statement:
The ratio of debt supported by project to project value is fixed over the economic life of a project.
Reason:
It is true that the ratio of debt supported by project to project value is fixed over the economic life of a project.
Hence, the given statement is true.
c)
Expert Solution
Summary Introduction
To discuss: Whether the given statement is true or false.
Explanation of Solution
Given statement:
The firm will keep the debt to value ratio constant and rebalances its debt each period.
Reasons:
It is true that the firm will keep the debt to value ratio constant and rebalances its debt each period.
Hence, the given statement is true.
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The net present value (NPV) of a project is positive when the discount rate used is:
Group of answer choices
equal to the project's internal rate of return (IRR).
greater than the project's internal rate of return (IRR).
equal to the yield to maturity of the bonds issued to finance the project.
Less than the project's internal rate of return (IRR).
Which of the following statements is true about the internal rate of return?
a.
It is the interest rate that sets a project's net present value at zero.
b.
It is the minimal acceptable interest rate on an investment.
c.
It is the difference between the present value of the cash inflows and outflows associated with a project.
d.
It is the difference between the present value of a cash outflow and the depreciation associated with an asset.
true or false?
if we choose to use company's WACC in the calculation of the NPV of a project, we are assuming that the project 1- has the same risk as the average-risk project of the company, and 2- will have constant target capital structure throughout its useful life
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