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Re = 3% + 1.3 (8%) = 13.4%
If Bonds sell for $43 million, the firm can retire 1 million shares, $43,000,000 / $43 = 1,000,000
The market value of equity is now $43 × 1,000,000 = $43,000,000
The market value of debt is $43,000,000
E/V = $43,000,000 / ($43,000,000 + $43,000,000) = 0.5
D/V = $43,000,000 / ($43,000,000 + $43,000,000) = 0.5
Adjusted WACC = 0.5 × 13.4% + 0.5 × 9% × (1 – 0.35) = 6.7% + 2.925% = 9.625%
18. Adjusted WACC. Thorpe and Company is currently an all-equity firm. It has 3 million shares
selling for $28 per share. Its beta is 0.85, and the current risk-free rate is 2.5%. The expected
return on the market for the coming year is 13%. Thorpe will sell corporate bonds for
$28,000,000 and retire common stock with the proceeds. The bonds are twenty-year
semiannual bonds with a 10% coupon rate and $1,000 par value. The bonds are currently
selling for $1,143.08 per bond. When the bonds sell, the company’s beta will increase to
0.95. What was Thorpe and Company’s WACC before the bond sale? What is its adjusted
WACC after the bond sale if the corporate tax rate is 40%? Hint: The weight of equity before
selling the bond is 100%.
ANSWER
Before the sale of bonds the weighted average cost of capital is the cost of equity.
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If Bonds sell for $28 million the firm can retire 1 million shares, $28,000,000 / $28 = 1,000,000
The market value of equity is now $28 × 2,000,000 = $56,000,000
The market value of debt is $28,000,000
E/V = $56,000,000 / ($56,000,000 + $28,000,000) = 0.6667
D/V = $28,000,000 / ($56,000,000 + $28,000,000) = 0.3333
Adjusted WACC = 0.667 × 12.475% + 0.3333 × 8.5% × (1 – 0.40) = 8.3167% + 1.7%
= 10.0167%
19. Adjusted WACC. Hollydale’s is a clothing store in East Park. It paid an annual dividend of
$2.50 last year to its shareholders and plans to increase the dividend annually at 2%. It has
500,000 shares outstanding. The shares currently sell for $21.25 per share. Hollydale’s has
10,000 semiannual bonds outstanding with a coupon rate of 7.5%, a maturity of sixteen
years, and a par value of $1,000. The bonds are currently selling for $874.08 per bond. What
is the adjusted WACC for Hollydale’s if the corporate tax rate is 35%?
ANSWER
Find the cost of equity via the dividend growth model.
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Adjusted WACC = 0.5487 × 14% + 0.4513 × 9% × (1 – 0.35) = 7.6812% + 2.6404% = 10.3216%
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E = 500,000 × $21.25 = $10,625,000
D1 = 10,000 × $874.04 = $8,740,800
D2 = 5,000 × $817.7856 = $4,088,928
E/V = $10,625,000 / ($10,625,000 + $8,740,800 + $4,088,928) = 0.453
D1/V = $8,740,800 / ($10,625,000 + $8,740,800 + $4,088,928) = 0.373
D2/V = $4,088,928 / ($10,625,000 + $8,740,800 + $4,088,928) = 0.174
Adjusted WACC = 0.453 × 14% + 0.3713 × 9% × (0.65) + 0.1754 × 9.91% × (0.65) = 6.34%
+ 2.18% + 1.12 = 9.64%
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Projects A, C, D, and F – NPV is $13,000 Total Cost = $168,000
Projects A, C, E, and F – NPV is $15,000 Total Cost = $183,000
Projects A, D, E, and F – NPV is $16,000 Total Cost = $186,000
Projects B, C, D, and F – NPV is $15,000 Total Cost = $186,000
Projects B, C, and E – NPV is $15,000 Total Cost = $172,000
Projects B, D, and E – NPV is $16,000 Total Cost = $175,000
Projects C, D, E, and F – NPV is $15,000 Total Cost = $164,000
Pick Projects A, C, D, and E, highest NPV, while using almost all $200,000.
24. Constraints on borrowing. Runway Fashions, Inc. is considering the following potential
projects for the company but has only $1,000,000 in the capital budget. Which projects
should it choose?
ANSWER
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Solutions for Advanced Problems for Spreadsheet Application
1. Changing WACC and optimal choice. Lowest D/E ratio ➔1.27; Lowest WACC➔9.61%
WACC
Company Value 50,000,000.00$
Tax Rate 40.00%
EQUITY: ALL EQUITY Lowest WACC
Number of Shares 2,000,000.00 1,840,000.00 1,680,000.00 1,040,000.00 880,000.00 720,000.00 560,000.00
Value of Shares 50,000,000.00$ 46,000,000.00$ 42,000,000.00$ 26,000,000.00$ 22,000,000.00$ 18,000,000.00$ 14,000,000.00$
Cost of Equity:
Beta 0.85 0.88 0.90 1.00 1.03 1.05 1.08
Market return 12.00% 12.00% 12.00% 12.00% 12.00% 12.00% 12.00%
Risk-free rate 3.00% 3.00% 3.00% 3.00% 3.00% 3.00% 3.00%
Cost of Equity 10.65% 10.88% 11.10% 12.00% 12.23% 12.45% 12.68%
DEBT:
Value of Debt/Unit 4,000,000.00$
Units of Debt 0 1 2 6 78 9
Value of Debt -$ 4,000,000.00$ 8,000,000.00$ 24,000,000.00$ 28,000,000.00$ 32,000,000.00$ 36,000,000.00$
Cost of Debt 7.50% 7.50% 8.35% 11.75% 12.60% 13.45% 14.30%
DEBT - EQUITY:
Equity to Value 100.00% 92.00% 84.00% 52.00% 44.00% 36.00% 28.00%
Debt to Value 0.00% 8.00% 16.00% 48.00% 56.00% 64.00% 72.00%
WACC 10.65% 10.37% 10.13% 9.62% 9.61% 9.65% 9.73%
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CAPM approach:
Re = 3% + 1.2(12% – 3%) = 13.8%
Average:
(13.57% + 13.8%)/2 = 13.69%
4. Compute BioCom’s weighted average cost of capital. Should you use book values or
market values for this computation?
5. BioCom could sell new bonds with maturities of fifteen to twenty years at approximately
the same yield as bond 2. It would, however, incur flotation costs of $20.00 per $1,000 of
par value. Estimate the effective interest rate BioCom would have to pay on a new issue of
long-term debt.
BioCom would most likely issue bonds with coupon rates to reflect investors current
6. Some of BioCom’s projects are low risk, some average risk, and some high risk. Should
BioCom use the cost of capital to evaluate all of its projects, or adjust the discount rate to
reflect different levels of risk?
Additional Problems with Solutions
1. Cost of debt for a firm. You have been assigned the task of estimating the after-tax cost of
debt for a firm as part of the process in determining the firm’s cost of capital. After doing
some checking, you find out that the firm’s original twenty-year 9.5% coupon bonds (paid
semiannually), currently have fourteen years until they mature and are selling at a price of
$1,100 each. You are also told that the investment bankers charge a commission of $25 per
bond when new bonds are sold. If these bonds are the only debt outstanding for the firm,
what is the after-tax cost of debt for this firm if the marginal tax rate for the firm is 34
percent?
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ANSWER (Slides 11-42 to 11-43)
Calculate the YTM on the currently outstanding bonds, after adjusting the price for the $25
commission.
2. Cost of Equity for a firm. R.K. Boats Inc. is in the process of making some major investments
for growth and is interested in calculating their cost of equity so as to be able to correctly
estimate their adjusted WACC. The firm’s common stock is currently trading for $43.25 and
their annual dividend, which was paid last year, was $2.25 and should continue to grow at
6% per year. Moreover, the company’s beta is 1.35, the risk-free rate is at 3%, and the
market risk premium is 9%. Calculate a realistic estimate of RKBIs cost of equity. (Ignore
floatation costs)
ANSWER (Slides 11-44 to 11-45)
Using the SML Approach:
3. Calculating capital component weights. T.J. Enterprises is trying to determine the weights
to be used in estimating their cost of capital. The firm’s current balance sheet and market
information regarding the price and number of securities outstanding are listed below.
TJ Enterprises
Balance Sheet
(in thousands)
Current Assets: $50,000 Current Liabilities: $ 0
Long-Term Assets: $60,000 Long-Term Liabilities
Bonds Payable $48,000
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Owner’s Equity
Preferred Stock $15,000
Common Stock $47,000
Total Assets: $110,000 Total L & OE $110,000
Market Information
Debt Preferred Stock Common Stock
Outstanding 48,000 102,000 1,300,000
Market Price $850 $95.40 $40
Calculate the firm’s capital component weights using book values as well as market values.
ANSWER (Slides 11-49 to 11-53)
Based on book values:
4. Computing WACC. New Ideas Inc. currently has 30,000 of its 9% semiannual coupon bonds
outstanding (Par value = 1,000). The bonds will mature in fifteen years and are currently
priced at $1,340 per bond. The firm also has an issue of 1 million preferred shares
outstanding with a market price of $11.00. The preferred shares offer an annual dividend of
$1.20. New Ideas Inc. also has 2 million shares of common stock outstanding with a price of
$30.00 per share. The firm is expected to pay a $3.20 common dividend one year from
today, and that dividend is expected to increase by 7% per year forever. The firm typically
pays floatation costs of 2% of the price on all newly issued securities. If the firm is subject to
a 35% marginal tax rate, then what is the firm’s weighted average cost of capital?
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ANSWER (Slides 11-47 to 11-50)
1. Determine the component costs
Cost of Debt:
2. Determine the market value weights of the components:
Market value of bonds = $1340*30,000➔ $40,200,000
