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Q4. Stag corp has a capital structure which is based on 50% common stock, 20% preferred stock and 30% debt. The cost of common stock is 14%, the cost of preferred stock is 8% and the pre-tax cost of debt is 10%. The firm's tax rate is 40%. (1 mark)
(a)-Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) of the firm
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) = [After Tax Cost of Debt x Weight of Debt] + [Cost of Preferred stock x Weight of preferred stock] + [Cost of equity x Weight of Equity]
= [10.00%(1 – 0.40) x 0.30] + [8.00% x 0.20] + [14.00% x 0.50]
= [6.00 x 0.30] + [8.00% x 0.20] + [14.00% x 0.50]
= 1.80% + 1.60% + 7.00%
= 10.40%
(b)-Net Present Value of the Project
Year |
Annual cash flows ($) |
Present Value Factor (PVF) at 10.40% |
Present Value of annual cash flows ($) [Annual cash flow x PVF] |
1 |
66,000 |
0.9057971 |
59,782.61 |
2 |
3,20,000 |
0.8204684 |
2,62,549.88 |
3 |
1,33,000 |
0.7431779 |
98,842.66 |
TOTAL |
4,21,175.15 |
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Net Present Value (NPV) = Present Value of annual cash inflows – Initial Investment
= $421,175.15 - $280,000
= $141,175.15
NOTE
The Formula for calculating the Present Value Factor is [1/(1 + r)n], Where “r” is the Discount/Interest Rate and “n” is the number of years.