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You are evaluating a 1-year project that is in line with the firm’s existing business. Specifically, this new project requires an investment of $1,200 in free cash flow today, but will generate $1,600 one year from today. The project will be partially financed with a 1-year maturity debt whose face value is $200 and interest rate is 10%.
Suppose that you estimated the cost of equity as 20%, based on the firm’s stock data. However, you were not able to estimate the cost of debt because your firm’s total debt consists of long-term debt, short-term debt, investment grade debt, and debt with different levels of collateral. Assume that the corporate tax rate is 30%.
What is the effective after-tax interest expense at year 1?
A. |
$21 |
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B. |
$155 |
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C. |
$14 |
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D. |
$80 What is the net borrowing (i.e. net debt issuance) at year 0? What is the net borrowing at year 1?
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PT 1
Effective after tax = Interest* (1- Tax rate)
=(200*10%)*(1-0.3) i.e.$14 option c
PT 2
Net borrowing at year 0 is $200 since cash flow is received
Net borrowing at year 1 is -$200 since loan is repaid.
So option c is correct
PT3
FCFE at year 0 = Borrowing – Investment
=200-1200 i.e. -$1000 option D
PT4
FCFE at year 1 = Cash flow generated –Borrowing repaid – Interest expenses after tax
=1600-200-14 i.e. $1386 option A