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P 0 $50.00 Net P pf $30.00 D pf $3.30 D 0 $2.10 g 7% B-T r d 10% Skye\'s beta 0.

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Question

P0

$50.00

Net Ppf

$30.00

Dpf

$3.30

D0

$2.10

g

7%

B-T rd

10%

Skye's beta

0.83

Market risk premium, MRP

6.0%

Risk free rate, rRF

6.5%

Target capital structure from debt

45%

Target capital structure from preferred stock

5%

Target capital structure from common stock

50%

Tax rate

35%

Flotation cost for new common stock

10%

Compute cost of debt.

Compute cost of preferred stock

Compute cost of common equity from retained earnings , using CAPM.

Using the target capital structure, find the company's WACC.

P0

$50.00

Net Ppf

$30.00

Dpf

$3.30

D0

$2.10

g

7%

B-T rd

10%

Skye's beta

0.83

Market risk premium, MRP

6.0%

Risk free rate, rRF

6.5%

Target capital structure from debt

45%

Target capital structure from preferred stock

5%

Target capital structure from common stock

50%

Tax rate

35%

Flotation cost for new common stock

10%

Explanation / Answer

(a) Computation of cost of Debt.We have,

Cost of Debt(Kd ) = Interest ( 100 - tax rate) / Market value of debt

Cost of Debt(Kd ) = 2.10 (100 - 35) / 30

Cost of Debt(Kd ) = 4.55%

Hence, Cost of Debt(Kd ) is 4.55%.

(b) Computation of cost of Preferred stock.We have,

Cost of preffered Stock(Kp ) = Dividend / Net proceed

Cost of preffered Stock(Kp ) = 3.30 / ( 50 - (50 x 10%))

Cost of preffered Stock(Kp )= 3.30 / 45 = 7.33 %

Hence, Cost of preffered Stock(Kp ) is 7.33%.

(c) Cost of common equity from reatined earnings, using CAPM.We have,

Ke = Rf+ Beta( Rm - Rf)

Where,

Ke = Cost of Equity

Rm = Return on market

Rf = Risk-free rate of return

Ke = 6.5 + 0.83 x 6.0

Ke = 10.98 %

Hence, Cost of equity is 10.98%.

(d) Computation of Company's WACC.We have,

WACC = 10.98 X 50/100 + 4.55 X 45/100 + 7.33 X 5 /100

WACC = 5.49 + 2.05 + 0.37

WACC = 7.91%

Hence, Company WACC is 7.91%.