If Wild Widgets, Inc., were an all-equity company, it would have a beta of 1.05. The company has a target debt-equity ratio of .55. The expected return on the market portfolio is 10 percent and Treasury bills currently yield 3.2 percent. The company has one bond issue outstanding that matures in 30 years, a par value of $1,000, and a coupon rate of 6.1 percent. The bond currently sells for $1,055. The corporate tax rate is 24 percent. |
a. |
What is the company’s cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
b. | What is the company’s cost of equity? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
c. | What is the company’s weighted average cost of capital? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
Company cost of debt = Interesr(1 - t)
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N = 30
Fv = 1000
PV = -1055
PMT = 61 (1000*6.1% = 61)
CPT -I/Y = 5.71%
Cost of debt after tax = 5.71(1-0.24)
a) Kd = 4.34%
Cost of equity = RF + (RM - RF)*Beta
Re = 3..2 + (10 - 3.2 )*1.05
b) Re = 10.34%
Debt equity ratio = 0.55
Weight of debt = 0.55 / (1 +0.55)
Weight of debt = 0.355
Weight of equity = (1 - 0.355)
Weight of equity = 0.645
C)
WACC = Wd*kd + We*ke
WACC = 0.355*4.34 + .645*10.34
WACC =8.21%
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