ABC company will contract a new loan in the sum of $2,000,000 that is secured by machinery and the loan has an interest rate of 6 percent. The company has also issued 4,000 new bond issues with an 8 percent coupon, paid semi-annually, and matures in 10 years. The bonds were sold at par and incurred a floatation cost of 2 percent per issue. 1. Does the New loan have anything to do with calculating the cost of debt?  2. Should the new loan be considered in the calculation of the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of the company? if so how should it be added to the WACC formula.

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ABC company will contract a new loan in the sum of $2,000,000 that is secured by machinery and the loan has an interest rate of 6 percent. The company has also issued 4,000 new bond issues with an 8 percent coupon, paid semi-annually, and matures in 10 years. The bonds were sold at par and incurred a floatation cost of 2 percent per issue.

1. Does the New loan have anything to do with calculating the cost of debt? 

2. Should the new loan be considered in the calculation of the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of the company? if so how should it be added to the WACC formula.  

 

 

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