Exam 11: Calculating the Cost of Capital

Which of the following statements is correct?

WC Inc. has a $10 million (face value), 10-year bond issue selling for 99 percent of par that pays an annual coupon of 9 percent. What would be WC's before-tax component cost of debt?

Carrie D's has 6 million shares of common stock outstanding, 2 million shares of preferred stock outstanding, and 10 thousand bonds. If the common shares are selling for $15 per share, the preferred shares are selling for $28 per share, and the bonds are selling for 109 percent of par, what would be the weight used for equity in the computation of Carrie D's WACC?

Apple's 9% annual coupon bond has 10 years until maturity and the bonds are selling in the market for $890. The firm's tax rate is 36%. What is the firm's after-tax cost of debt?

Suppose that TNT, Inc. has a capital structure of 43 percent equity, 23 percent preferred stock, and 34 percent debt. If the before-tax component costs of equity, preferred stock and debt are 15.4 percent, 10 percent and 7 percent, respectively, what is TNT's WACC if the firm faces an average tax rate of 28%?

Paper Exchange has 80 million shares of common stock outstanding, 60 million shares of preferred stock outstanding, and 50 thousand bonds. If the common shares are selling for $20 per share, the preferred shares are selling for $10 per share, and the bonds are selling for 105 percent of par, what would be the weight used for preferred stock in the computation of Paper's WACC?

Suppose that Tan Lines' common shares sell for $20 per share, are expected to set their next annual dividend at $1.00 per share, and that all future dividends are expected to grow by 5 percent per year, indefinitely. If Tan Lines faces a flotation cost of 10% on new equity issues, what will be the flotation-adjusted cost of equity?

A firm uses only debt and equity in its capital structure. The firm's weight of debt is 45%. The firm could issue new bonds at a yield to maturity of 10% and the firm has a tax rate of 30%. If the firm's WACC is 12%, what is the firm's cost of equity?

Sports Corp has 10 million shares of common stock outstanding, 5 million shares of preferred stock outstanding, and 1 million bonds. If the common shares are selling for $25 per share, the preferred share are selling for $12.50 per share, and the bonds are selling for 97 percent of par, what would be the weight used for equity in the computation of Sports's WACC?

An all-equity firm is considering the projects shown below. The T-bill rate is 4% and the market risk premium is 7%. If the firm uses its current WACC of 12% to evaluate these projects, which project(s), if any, will be incorrectly accepted or rejected?

Bill's Boards has 20 million shares of common stock outstanding, 4 million shares of preferred stock outstanding, and 20 thousand bonds. If the common shares are selling for $30 per share, the preferred shares are selling for $17 per share, and the bonds are selling for 96 percent of par, what would be the weight used for debt in the computation of Bill's WACC?

The reason that we do not use an after-tax cost of preferred stock is __________.

Suppose that PAW, Inc. has a capital structure of 60 percent equity, 10 percent preferred stock, and 30 percent debt. If the before-tax component costs of equity, preferred stock and debt are 17.5 percent, 12 percent and 6.5 percent, respectively, what is PAW's WACC if the firm faces an average tax rate of 28%?

Why do we use market-based weights instead of book-value weights when computing the WAAC?

Which of these makes this a true statement? The WACC formula

Pumpkin Pie Industries has 5 million shares of common stock outstanding, 1 million shares of preferred stock outstanding, and 10 thousand bonds. If the common shares are selling for $50 per share, the preferred shares are selling for $31 per share, and the bonds are selling for 98 percent of par ($1000), what would be the weights used in the calculation of Pumpkin Pie's WACC for common stock, preferred stock, and bonds, respectively?

Which of the following statements is correct?

ADK has 30,000 15-year 9% semi-annual coupon bonds outstanding. If the bonds currently sell for 90% of par and the firm pays an average tax rate of 32%, what will be the before-tax and after-tax component cost of debt?

KatyDid Clothes has a $150 million ($1000 face value) 15-year bond issue selling for 86% of par that carries a coupon rate of 8%, paid semi-annually. What would be KatyDid's before-tax component cost of debt?

Crab Cakes Ltd. has 5 million shares of stock outstanding selling at $15 per share and an issue of $10 million in 10 percent, annual coupon bonds with a maturity of 25 years, selling at 97 percent of par ($1000). If Crab Cakes' weighted average tax rate is 30 percent, its next dividend is expected to be $1.00 per share, and all future dividends are expected to grow at 5 percent per year, indefinitely, what is its WACC?