Essentials Of Investments
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Author: Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
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Peter Johnson, the CFO of Homer Industries, Inc is trying to determine the Weighted Cost of Capital (WACC) based on two different
capital structures under consideration to fund a new project. Assume the company's tax rate is 30%.
Component
Debt
Cost of Capital
8%
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Tax Rate
$5,000,000.00
1,200,000.00
1,800,000.00
$8,000,000.00
$2,000,000.00
2,200,000.00
3,800,000.00
$8,000,000.00
30%
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
10%
13%
Total
1-a. Complete the table below to determine the WACC for each of the two capital structure scenarios. (Enter your answer as a whole
percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g. .3555 should be entered as 35.55).)
Scenario 1
Weight %
Scenario 2
Weight %
Scenario 1
Weighted Cost Weighted Cost Cost of Capital
Scenario 2
Tax Rate
Debt
8%
30%
Preferred Stock
10%
Common Stock
13%
Total
1-b. Which capital structure shall Mr. Johnson choose to fund the new project?
O Scenario 1.
O Scenario 2
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Transcribed Image Text:Part 1 1 Peter Johnson, the CFO of Homer Industries, Inc is trying to determine the Weighted Cost of Capital (WACC) based on two different capital structures under consideration to fund a new project. Assume the company's tax rate is 30%. Component Debt Cost of Capital 8% Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Tax Rate $5,000,000.00 1,200,000.00 1,800,000.00 $8,000,000.00 $2,000,000.00 2,200,000.00 3,800,000.00 $8,000,000.00 30% Preferred Stock Common Stock 10% 13% Total 1-a. Complete the table below to determine the WACC for each of the two capital structure scenarios. (Enter your answer as a whole percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g. .3555 should be entered as 35.55).) Scenario 1 Weight % Scenario 2 Weight % Scenario 1 Weighted Cost Weighted Cost Cost of Capital Scenario 2 Tax Rate Debt 8% 30% Preferred Stock 10% Common Stock 13% Total 1-b. Which capital structure shall Mr. Johnson choose to fund the new project? O Scenario 1. O Scenario 2
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