Gitman: Principl Manageri Finance_15 (15th Edition) (What's New in Finance)
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Weighted average cost of capital (WACC) American Exploration Inc., a natural gas producer, is trying to decide whether to revise its target capital structure. Currently, it targets a 50-50 mix of debt and equity, but it is considering a target capital structure with 70% debt. American Exploration currently has 6% after-tax cost of debt and a 12% cost of common stock. The company does not have any
- a. What is American Exploration’s current WACC?
- b. Assuming that its cost of debt and equity remain unchanged, what will be American Exploration’s WACC under the revised target capital structure?
- c. Do you think that shareholders are affected by the increase in debt to 70%? If so, how are they affected? Are their common stock claims riskier now?
- d. Suppose that in response to the increase in debt, American Exploration’s shareholders increase their required return so that the
cost of common equity is 16%. What will its new WACC be in this case? - e. What does your answer in part b suggest about the tradeoff between financing with debt versus equity?
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