EBK CORPORATE FINANCE
EBK CORPORATE FINANCE
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ISBN: 8220102798878
Author: Ross
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 17, Problem 2QP

Agency Costs Tom Scott is the owner, president and primary salesperson for Scott Manufacturing. Because of this, the company’s profits arc driven by the amount of work Tom does. If he works 40 hours each week, the company’s EBIT will be $475,000 per year; if he works a 50-hour week, the company’s EBIT will be $560,000 per year. The company is currently worth $2.9 million. The company needs a cash infusion of $1.2 million, and it can issue equity or issue debt with an interest rate of 8 percent.

Assume there are no corporate taxes.

  1. a. What are the cash flows to Tom under each scenario?
  2. b. Under which form of financing is Tom likely to work harder?
  3. c. What specific new costs will occur with each form of financing?
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Tom Scott is the owner, president, and primary salesperson for Scott Manufacturing. Because of this, the company's profits are driven by the amount of work Tom does. If he works 65 hours each week, the company's EBIT will be $620,000 per year; if he works a 75-hour week, the company's EBIT will be $765,000 per year. The company is currently worth $3.9 million. The company needs a cash infusion of $2 million and can issue equity or issue debt with an interest rate of 8 percent. Assume there are no corporate taxes.    a. What are the cash flows to Tom under each scenario? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers in dollars, not millions of dollars, rounded to the nearest whole number, e.g., 1,234,567.) b. Under which form of financing is Tom likely to work harder?
Tom Scott is the owner, president, and primary salesperson for Scott Manufacturing. Because of this, the company's profits are driven by the amount of work Tom does. If he works 40 hours each week, the company's EBIT will be $630,000 per year; if he works a 50-hour week, the company's EBIT will be $785,000 per year. The company is currently worth $4 million. The company needs a cash infusion of $2.1 million and can issue equity or issue debt with an interest rate of 10 percent. Assume there are no corporate taxes. a. What are the cash flows to Tom under each scenario? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers in dollars, not millions of dollars, rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 1,234,567.) b. Under which form of financing is Tom likely to work harder? a. Debt issue and 40-hour week Debt issue and 50-hour week Equity issue and 40-hour week Equity issue and 50-hour week b. Which form of financing is Tom likely to work harder?
Tom Scott is the owner, president, and primary salesperson for Scott Manufacturing. Because of this, the company's profits are driven by the amount of work Tom does. If he works 60 hours each week, the company's EBIT will be $570,000 per year; if he works a 70-hour week, the company's EBIT will be $665,000 per year. The company is currently worth $3.4 million. The company needs a cash infusion of $1.5 million and can issue equity or issue debt with an interest rate of 10 percent. Assume there are no corporate taxes. a. What are the cash flows to Tom under each scenario? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers in dollars, not millions of dollars, rounded to the nearest whole number, e.g., 1,234,567.) b. Under which form of financing is Tom likely to work harder? a. Debt issue and 60-hour week a. Debt issue and 70-hour week a. Equity issue and 60-hour week a. Equity issue and 70-hour week b. Which form of financing is Tom likely to work harder?
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