In: Finance
Under which circumstance can the WACC be used in investment appraisals
Solution:
WACC: A company can raise capital from equity, debt and sometimes
from preference shares and there are the different cost attached o
each mode of financing. So WACC is nothing but the average return
that each fund providers seek. Any organization faces business risk
and financial risk and WACC incorporates both of them.
When we use WACC for investment appraisals then we discount the
future cash-flow with WACC and since we are discounting it with
WACC so we must make certain assumptions
The Debt and equity ratio remains the same throughout the
investment and project period
The company faces same business and financial risk
If these risk changes then we have to do adjustments and use the
marginal cost of capital
If further capital is raised then also average debt and equity
proportions need to remain same over the period of time
Required return by the fund entity does not change with the small
projects or large projects