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A firm has determined its optimal capital structure, which is composed of the following sources and target market value proportions: Source of Capital Target Market Proportions Long-term debt 60% Preferred stock 5% Common stock equity 35% Debt: The firm can sell a 15 year bond, compounded monthly, with a $1000 par value and 6.8% coupon rate for $1254. A flotation cost of 1.15% of the face value would also be required. Preferred Stock: The firm has determined that it can issue preferred stock at $125 per share par value. The preferred stock wil pay a $6.75 per share annual dividend. The cost of issuing and selling the preferred will be $3.28 per share. Common Stock: The firm's common stock is currently selling for $23.75per share. The firm will be paying a dividend of $5.25 at the end of the year. Its dividend payments have been growing at a constant rate for the last five years. Five years ago, the dividend was $3.25. For a new issue of common stock to sell, it has been determined that the new issue would need to be underpriced at $1.50 per share and that the firm must pay $1.20per share in flotation costs. The firm's marginal tax rate is 21%, plus 4% for state and local taxes. (ISTR = 25%) To determine the firm’s WACC, please complete the following steps, entering your formulas in the blue cells: A. Calculate the rate for the bond, notice is has monthly compounding. B. Calculate the after-tax cost of the bond. C. Calculate the cost of the new issue of preferred stock. D. Calculate the growth rate of the common stock dividends. E. Calculate the cost of the new common stock issue. F. Finally, calculate the firm's weighted average cost of capital assuming the firm has exhausted all retained earnings. Standard formats for your calculations: Common Stock Preferred Stock Inputs Debt Growth Rate Price NPER NPER New Issue Costs Coupon Price PV Adjusted Price Coupon Rate FV Dividend PMT RATE = Mkt Price Formula Inputs WACC Market Rate Price Proportions Costs Amount FV New Issue Costs Compounding periods Adjusted Price RATE= D1 g TOTAL >> PART 1 B- CAPITAL BUDGETING The same firm as in Part 1 is considering the investment of two independent projects, X and Y, which are described below. Please do not assume anything. Use the firm's WACC which you just calculated to evaluate the projects. Cost of Capital>> Year PROJECT X PROJECT Y A. Calculate Payback Period for both projects For the Payback Period Calculation Cash Inflows B. Calculate NPV for both projects Cash End of Year Balances Initial Investment ($11,050,000) ($11,250,000) 0 C. Calculate PI for both projects PROJECT X PROJECT Y 1 $3,500,000 $5,500,000 1 D. Calculate IRR for both projects 2 $3,500,000 $5,800,000 2 E. Which project should the firm accept? Why? 3 $5,800,000 $2,900,000 3 4 $5,800,000 $1,950,000 4 Please enter your formulas in the blue cells: A. Payback B. NPV C. IRR D. MIRR E. Accept projects>>> Yes or No Yes or No Why?:

Answer 1

You have asked multiple unrelated questions in the same post. As if it was not enough, each of your questions has multiple sub parts. I have addressed all the sub parts of the first one. Please post the balance questions separately one by one

.A. Calculate the rate for the bond, notice is has monthly compounding.

Debt: The firm can sell a 15 year bond, compounded monthly, with a $1000 par value and 6.8% coupon rate for $1254. A flotation cost of 1.15% of the face value would also be required.

Nper = 12 x 15 = 180; PMT = Coupon rate / 12 x Par value = 6.8%/12 x 1,000 = 5.6667; PV = -(Price of the bond - flotation cost) = -(1,254 - 1.15% x 1,000) = -1,242.50; FV = Par value = 1,000

Hence, yield per month = RATE (Nper, PMT, PV, FV) = RATE (180, 5.6667, -1242.50, 1000) = 0.3804%

Hence, the rate for the bond = 12 x yield per month = 12 x 0.3804% = 4.56%

B. Calculate the after-tax cost of the bond.

the after-tax cost of the bond, Kd = pre tax cost x (1 - tax rate) = 4.56% x (1 - 25%) = 3.42%

C. Calculate the cost of the new issue of preferred stock.

Preferred Stock: The firm has determined that it can issue preferred stock at $125 per share par value. The preferred stock wil pay a $6.75 per share annual dividend. The cost of issuing and selling the preferred will be $3.28 per share.

The cost of the new issue of preferred stock, Ks = Annual dividend / Price net of flotation cost = 6.75 / (125 - 3.28) = 5.55%

D. Calculate the growth rate of the common stock dividends.

Common Stock: The firm's common stock is currently selling for $23.75per share. The firm will be paying a dividend of $5.25 at the end of the year. Its dividend payments have been growing at a constant rate for the last five years. Five years ago, the dividend was $3.25.

the growth rate of the common stock dividends = (Dive 5 years ago/Current dividend)1/5 - 1 = (5.25 / 3.25)(!/5) - 1 = 10.07%

E. Calculate the cost of the new common stock issue.

For a new issue of common stock to sell, it has been determined that the new issue would need to be underpriced at $1.50 per share and that the firm must pay $1.20per share in flotation costs.

Net price on issuance, P = P0 - underpricing - flotation cost = 23.75 - 1.50 - 1.20 = 21.05

Hence, the cost of the new common stock issue, Ke = D1/P + g = 3.25 / 21.05 + 10.07% = 25.51%

F. Finally, calculate the firm's weighted average cost of capital assuming the firm has exhausted all retained earnings.

WACC - Wd x kdpost tax + Ws x Ks + We x Ke = 60% x 3.42% + 5% x 5.55% + 35% x 25.51% = 11.26%