Answer
1 Calculation of cost of debt
=Interest rate*(1-Tax Rate)
=7.4*(1-0.40)
= 4.44%
a. Calculation of current WACC of MME
Sr. No. | Sources | Weight | Cost | Weight*cost |
a | Debt | 0.35 | 4.44% | 1.55% |
b | Equity | 0.65 | 11.90% | 7.34% |
WACC | 9.29% |
b.Calculation of equity beta of MME
Ke= Rf+Beta*Market risk premium
11.90= 5.40+Beta*6.40
11.90-5.40= Beta*6.40
6.50 = Beta*6.40
Beta= 6.50/6.40
Beta = 1.0156
Where,
Rf= Risk free rate,
Ke= cost of equity
c. Calculation of beta of company if no debt in capital structure
Beta of equity = beta of company
beta of company = 1.0156
d. Calculation of revised cost of equity and debt due to change in capital structure
i)Cost of equity is same i.e. 11.90%
ii) Cost of debt = Interest*(1-Tax rate)
7.90*(1-40)
Revised cost of debt = 4.74%
e WACC of revised capital structure
Sr. No. | Sources | Weight | Cost | Weight*cost |
a | Debt | 0.45 | 4.74% | 2.13% |
b | Equity | 0.55 | 11.90% | 6.55% |
WACC | 8.68% |
f.Advise- Based on above calculation it is advisable to MME to adopot proposed change in capital structure.Due to proposd change MME will be reduced it's WACC by 0.61% (9.29-8.68)
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