Examine the following book-value balance sheet for University Products Inc. The preferred stock currently sells for $15 per share and pays a dividend of $3 a share. The common stock sells for $20 per share and has a beta of 0.6. There are 3 million common shares outstanding. The market risk premium is 9%, the risk-free rate is 5%, and the firm’s tax rate is 21%.
BOOK-VALUE BALANCE SHEET | ||||||||
(Figures in $ millions) | ||||||||
Assets | Liabilities and Net Worth | |||||||
Cash and short-term securities | $ | 2.0 | Bonds, coupon = 8%, paid annually (maturity = 10 years, current yield to maturity = 9%) |
$ | 10.0 | |||
Accounts receivable | 5.0 | Preferred stock (par value $20 per share) | 3.0 | |||||
Inventories | 9.0 | Common stock (par value $0.10) | 0.3 | |||||
Plant and equipment | 26.0 | Additional paid-in stockholders’ equity | 16.7 | |||||
Retained earnings | 12.0 | |||||||
Total | $ | 42.0 | Total | $ | 42.0 | |||
a. What is the market debt-to-value ratio of the firm?
b. What is University’s WACC?
(For all the requirements, do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.
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