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Doss [256]
1 year ago
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Preston Corp. is estimating its WACC. Its target capital structure is 20 percent debt, 20 percent preferred stock, and 60 percen

t common equity. Its bonds have a 12 percent coupon, paid semiannually, a current maturity of 20 years, and sells for $1,100. The firm could sell, at par, $100 preferred stock which pays a 5.52 percent annual dividend, but flotation costs of 5 percent would be incurred. Preston's beta is 1.2, the risk-free rate is 3 percent, and the market risk premium is 5 percent. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40 percent. What is Preston's WACC
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Alchen [17]1 year ago
5 0

Answer:

Follows are the solution to this question:

Explanation:

\text{Equity expense = free risk rate+beta} \times \text{market risk premium}

                        =3 \% + 1.2 \times 5 \% \\\\= 0.03  + 1.2 \times 0.05  \\\\= 0.03  +0.06  \\\\= 0.09\\\\=9 \%

\text{Preferred inventory cost}  = \frac{\text{annual dividend}}{( price - floation \ rate)}

                                     = \frac{(100 \times  5.46 \%)}{(100-100 \times  5 \%)}\\\\=5.75 \%

\text{Excel feature = RATE(nper, PMT, PV, FV)}

                     =(RATE( \frac{20 \times  2,1000 \times  12 \%}{2,-1100,1000})) \times 2 \\\\=10.77 \%

\text{Debt expense after tax}= 10.77 \%  \times  (1-40 \%)

WACC from Preston   = Capital weight \times  Capital equity costs+cost of common stock \times cost of common shares \times debt cost \times (1-tax rate)

=60 \% \times  9 \%+20 \% \times 5.75 \%+20 \% \times 6.46 \% \\\\=7.84 \%

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