Exam 9: The Cost of Capital

When the constant-growth valuation model is used to find the cost of common stock equity capital, it can easily be adjusted for flotation costs to find the cost of new common stock; the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) does not provide a simple adjustment mechanism.

From a bond issuer's perspective, the IRR on a bond's cash flows is its yield to maturity (YTM); from the investor's perspective, the IRR on a bond's cash flows is the cost to maturity.

The amount of preferred stock dividends that must be paid each year may be stated in dollars or as a percentage of the firm's earnings.

What would be the cost of retained earnings equity for Tangshan Mining if the expected return on U.S. Treasury Bills is 5.00%, the market risk premium is 10.00 percent, and the firm's beta is 1.3?

A firm has common stock with a market price of $55 per share and an expected dividend of $2.81 per share at the end of the coming year. The dividends paid on the outstanding stock over the past five years are as follows: The cost of the firm's common stock equity is ________.

The cost to maturity of existing bonds reflects the rate of return required by the market.

Given that the cost of common stock is 18 percent, dividends are $1.50 per share and the price of the stock is $12.50 per share, what is the annual growth rate of dividends?

The cost of capital reflects the cost of funds ________.

The specific cost of each source of long-term financing is based on ________ and ________ costs.

A firm has determined its cost of each source of capital and optimal capital structure, which is composed of the following sources and current market value proportions: Other things remaining constant, if the firm were to shift toward a capital structure with ________ the weighted average cost of capital will be higher.

The approximate before-tax cost of debt for a 15-year, 10 percent, $1,000 par value bond selling at $950 is ________.

Promo Pak has compiled the following financial data: (a) Calculate the weighted average cost of capital using book value weights. (b) Calculate the weighted average cost of capital using market value weights.

If a corporation has an average tax rate of 40 percent, the approximate, annual, after-tax cost of debt for a 15-year, 12 percent, $1,000 par value bond, selling at $950 is ________.

Table 9.1 A firm has determined its optimal capital structure which is composed of the following sources and target market value proportions. Debt: The firm can sell a 12-year, $1,000 par value, 7 percent bond for $960. A flotation cost of 2 percent of the face value would be required in addition to the discount of $40. Preferred Stock: The firm has determined it can issue preferred stock at $75 per share par value. The stock will pay a $10 annual dividend. The cost of issuing and selling the stock is $3 per share. Common Stock: A firm's common stock is currently selling for $18 per share. The dividend expected to be paid at the end of the coming year is $1.74. Its dividend payments have been growing at a constant rate for the last four years. Four years ago, the dividend was $1.50. It is expected that to sell, a new common stock issue must be underpriced $1 per share in floatation costs. Additionally, the firm's marginal tax rate is 40 percent. -The firm's cost of preferred stock is ________. (See Table 9.1)

Table 9.2 A firm has determined its optimal structure which is composed of the following sources and target market value proportions. Debt: The firm can sell a 15-year, $1,000 par value, 8 percent bond for $1,050. A flotation cost of 2 percent of the face value would be required in addition to the premium of $50. Common Stock: A firm's common stock is currently selling for $75 per share. The dividend expected to be paid at the end of the coming year is $5. Its dividend payments have been growing at a constant rate for the last five years. Five years ago, the dividend was $3.10. It is expected that to sell, a new common stock issue must be underpriced $2 per share and the firm must pay $1 per share in flotation costs. Additionally, the firm has a marginal tax rate of 40 percent. -Assuming the firm plans to pay out all of its earnings as dividends, the weighted average cost of capital is ________. (See Table 9.2)

When determining the after-tax cost of a bond, the face value of the issue must be adjusted to the net proceeds amounts by considering ________.

The cost of common stock equity may be measured using either the constant-growth valuation model or the capital asset pricing model.