if bankruptcy were costless and there were no information asymmetry, but interest payments are tax-deductible, what is the weighted average cost of capital?
the WACC is the weighted average of the cost of equity and the after-tax cost of debt.
Note: WACC is weighted average cost of capital.
if bankruptcy were costless and there were no information asymmetry, but interest payments are tax-deductible, what is the weighted average cost of capital?
if transactions cost are zero, there is no information asymmetry or personal taxes and bankruptcy is cost less, but corporate taxes exist and interest payments are tax-deductible, what is the optimal amount of debt to have?
Since interest payments are fully deductible for tax purposes should a firm’s capital structure be all debt financed? Why & why not?
What is the weighted average cost of capital based on the information provided in the table below? Type Weighting Bonds Preferred Stock Common Stock 40% 10% 50% (After-Tax) Cost 5% 7% 10%
What is the weighted average cost of capital for SKYE Corporation given the following information? Equity Shares Outstanding....... 1million Stock price per share....... $30.00 Yield to maturity on debt...... 7.68% Book value of interest bearing debt....... $10 million Coupon interest rate on debt....... 9% Interest rate on govenrment bonds..... 6% SKYE's equity beta...... 0.75 Historical Excess return on stocks...... 6.3% Tax rate...... 40%
You are provided with the following information to determine Ford’s weighted average cost of capital that will be used for capital project calculations. As a Finance Analyst for Ford, you will calculate and support the development of its weighted average cost of capital and communicate it to the CFO of Ford. After you have calculated the required data points in the two tables below, provide a brief paper (approximately 300 to 400 words) to the CFO summarizing the weighted average...
Given the following information. Percent of capital structure:Debt30%Preferred stock30Common equity40Additional information:Corporate tax rate34%Dividend, preferred$5.00Dividend, expected common$1.50Price, preferred$96.00Corporate growth rate4%Bond yield11%Flotation cost, preferred$9.50Price, common$82.00 Calculate the weighted average cost of capital for Johnson Corporation. Line up the calculations in the order shown in Table 11–1. (Round intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places. Round the final answers to 2 decimal places.) Weighted Cost Debt (Kd) % Preferred stock (Kp) Common equity (Ke) Weighted average cost of capital (Ka) %
6. 6: The Cost of Capital: Weighted Average Cost of Capital The Cost of Capital: Weighted Average Cost of Capital The firm's target capital structure is the mix of debt, preferred stock, and common equity the firm plans to raise funds for its future projects. The target proportions of debt, preferred stock, and common equity, along with the cost of these components, are used to calculate the firm's weighted average cost of capital (WACC). If the firm will not have...
Calculate the weighted average cost of capital and the weighted average flotation cost for a company with the following data: Debt 400,000 Equity 500,000 Rate on debt 7% Rate on equity 14% Flotation rate on debt 3% Flotation rate on equity 2% Tax rate 21%
Compute the weighted average cost of capital given: The before tax cost of debt is 9.5% The cost of preferred stock is 10.75% The cost of common stock equity is 12% The tax rate is 40% The sources of capital are: Long term debt 48% Preferred stock 12% Common stock equity ????? answer using the format: 9.99%
Compute the weighted average cost of capital given: The before tax cost of debt is 10.5% The cost of preferred stock is 11.75% The cost of common stock equity is 13% The tax rate is 40% The sources of capital are: Long term debt 40% Preferred stock 15% Common stock equity ????? Use the following format for your answer: 7.50%