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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  | 
||
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.