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The expected return on the market is 12%. The risk-free rate is 3.5% Bacon Every

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Question

The expected return on the market is 12%.

The risk-free rate is 3.5%

Bacon Everything, INC! has a current stock price of $65. There are 15 million shares outstanding. The beta for the stock is 1.6.

Bacon Everything INC! has a plowback ratio of 40%.

Bacon Everything INC! has three different bond issues as follows:

- 8% coupon bonds with face value of $1000 that matures in 10 years. These bonds have a yield to maturity of 6% There are 250,000 of these.

-Zero- coupon bonds with face value of $1000 that mature in 3 years. These bonds have a yield to maturity of 3%. There are 300,000 of these bonds.

-10% coupon bonds with face value of $1000 that mature in 15 years and are currently trading at face value. There are 500,000 of these bonds.

Bacon Everything INC has an average tax rate of 30%

Bacon Everything INC! has no preferred stock.

1. What is the cost of equity for Bacon Everything INC?

2. What is bond value for the 8% coupon bonds outstanding? What are current yield and capital gains yield?

3. What is bond value for the zero-coupon bonds? What are current yield and capital gains yield?

4. What is the cost of debt for Bacon Everything, INC!?

5. Calculate WACC using market values to obtrain weights.

Please show all work and steps.

Thank you.

Explanation / Answer

Marker Reurn Rm= 12.00% Risk Free Rate =Rf 3.50% Beta of stock                          1.60 Cost of equity =Rf+Beta*Rm      =0.035+1.60*0.12 = 22.70% 1 Cost of equity = 22.70% current stock price                              65 Outstanding shares             15,000,000 Market value equity=           975,000,000 8% coupon Bonds Valuation Year Interest +Maturity discount factor@6% PV of cash flows Year 1                             80.00              0.9434                         75 Year 2                             80.00              0.8900                         71 Year 3                             80.00              0.8396                         67 Year 4                             80.00              0.7921                         63 Year 5                             80.00              0.7473                         60 Year 6                             80.00              0.7050                         56 Year 7                             80.00              0.6651                         53 Year 8                             80.00              0.6274                         50 Year 9                             80.00              0.5919                         47 Year 10                       1,080.00              0.5584                      603 Total                   1,147 So current Bond Price 8% Bond                        1,147 No of Bonds                   250,000 2 Market Value of 8% Bonds           286,750,000 Current yield=coupon/Price= 6.97% Capital Gains=-147/1147 -12.82% (At maturity) Zero Coupon Bonds Year Interest +Maturity discount factor@3% PV of cash flows Year 1                                    -                0.9709                          -   Year 2                                    -                0.9426                          -   Year 3                             1,000              0.9151                      915 Current price of zero coupon bond= $                 915.14 No Of Bonds                   300,000 3 Market Value of Bonds           274,542,498 There is no current yield Capital Yiels=(1000-915.14)/915.14= 9.27% 10% Coupon Bonds Face value                        1,000 Market value                        1,000 Years to amturity                              15 Coupon rate 10% YTM=[Coupon+(face value-market price)]/(Face value+2*market price)/3 =100/(1000)=10% So YTM = 10% No Of Bonds                   500,000 Market Value           500,000,000 Bonds Market Value YTM   Tax   Post Tax YTM Weight Market Value Weighted cost 8% Bond           286,750,000 6% 30% 4.20% 27.02% 1.13% Zero Coupon Bond           274,542,498 3% 30% 2.10% 25.87% 0.54% 10% Bond           500,000,000 10% 30% 7.00% 47.11% 3.30%       1,061,292,498 4.98% 4 So post tax cost of debt = 4.98% WACC Market Value Weight Market Value cost Weighted cost Equity           975,000,000 47.88% 22.70% 10.87% Debt       1,061,292,498 52.12% 4.98% 2.59% Total       2,036,292,498 13.46% 5 So WACC = 13.46%

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