Leon Inc. has the following capital structure, which it considers to be optimal: Debt  25% Preferred stock 15 Common equity  60 Leon’s expected net income this year is $34,285.72, its established dividend payout ratio is 30%, its federal-plus-state tax rate is 25%, and investors expect future earnings and dividends to grow at a constant rate of 9%. Leon paid a dividend of $3.60 per share last year, and its stock currently sells for $54.00 per share. Leon can obtain new capital in the following ways: New preferred stock with a dividend of $11.00 can be sold to the public at a price of $95.00 per share. Debt can be sold at an interest rate of 12%. Leon has the following investment opportunities that are average-risk projects: Project Cost at t=0 Rate of Return A $10,000 17.4% B 20,000 16.0 C 10,000 14.2 D 20,000 13.2 E 10,000 12.0  Which projects should Leon accept? Assume that Leon does not want to issue any new common stock.

Hook Industries's capital structure consists solely of debt and common equity. It can issue debt at rd = 10%, and its common stock currently pays a $3.25 dividend per share (D0 = $3.25). The stock's price is currently $28.25, its dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5% per year, its tax rate is 25%, and its WACC is 13.05%. What percentage of the company's capital structure consists of debt? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

Kahn Inc. has a target capital structure of 60% common equity and 40% debt to fund its $11 billion in operating assets. Furthermore, Kahn Inc. has a WACC of 15%, a before - tax cost of debt of 10%, and a tax rate of 25%. The company's retained earnings are adequate to provide the common equity portion of its capital budget. Its expected dividend next year (D1) is $4, and the current stock price is $30. What is the company's expected growth rate? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. If the firm's net income is expected to be $1.4 billion, what portion of its net income is the firm expected to pay out as dividends? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. (Hint: Refer to Equation below.) Growth rate = (1 - Payout ratio) ROE

Kahn Inc. has a target capital structure of 45% common equity and 55% debt to fund its $10 billion in operating assets. Furthermore, Kahn Inc. has a WACC of 12%, a before-tax cost of debt of 9%, and a tax rate of 25%. The company's retained earnings are adequate to provide the common equity portion of its capital budget. Its expected dividend next year (D1) is $3, and the current stock price is $33. What is the company's expected growth rate? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.   % If the firm's net income is expected to be $1.9 billion, what portion of its net income is the firm expected to pay out as dividends? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. (Hint: Refer to Equation below.) Growth rate = (1 - Payout ratio)ROE   %

Hook Industries's capital structure consists solely of debt and common equity. It can issue debt at rd = 12%, and its common stock currently pays a $2.00 dividend per share (D0 = $2.00). The stock's price is currently $26.00, its dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 6% per year, its tax rate is 25%, and its WACC is 13.30%. What percentage of the company's capital structure consists of debt? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

b. ABC Inc. finances its operations with 40 percent debt and 60 percent equity. Its net income is $30 million and it has a dividend payout ratio of 30%. Its capital budget is B = $100 million this year. The annual yield on the company's debt is 7% and the company's tax rate is T = 30%. The company's common stock trades at Po = $100 per share, and its current dividend of Do = $4 per share is expected to grow at a constant rate of g = 5% a year. The floatation cost of external equity, if issued, is F = 1.5% of the dollar amount issued. What is the company's weighted average cost of capital?

Kahn Inc. has a target capital structure of 40% common equity and 60% debt to fund its $8 billion in operating assets. Furthermore, Kahn Inc. has a WACC of 13%, a before-tax cost of debt of 11%, and a tax rate of 25%. The company's retained earnings are adequate to provide the common equity portion of its capital budget. Its expected dividend next year (D1) is $2, and the current stock price is $26. a. What is the company's expected growth rate? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. % b. If the firm's net income is expected to be $1.6 billion, what portion of its net income is the firm expected to pay out as dividends? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. (Hint: Refer to Equation below.) Growth rate (1-Payout ratio)ROE %

You are valuing Soda City Inc. It has $129 million of debt, $79 million of cash, and 179 million shares outstanding. You estimate its cost of capital is 10.1%. You forecast that it will generate revenues of $723 million and $777 million over the next two years, after which it will grow at a stable rate in perpetuity. Projected operating profit margin is 31%, tax rate is 24%, reinvestment rate is 43%, and terminal EV/FCFF exit multiple at the end of year 2 is 11. What is your estimate of its share value? Round to one decimal place.