Chapter 11

Discussion Questions 11-1. Why do we use the overall cost of capital for investment decisions even when only one source of capital will be used (e.g., debt)? Though an investment financed by low-cost debt might appear acceptable at first glance, the use of debt could increase the overall risk of the firm and eventually make all forms of financing more expensive. Each project must be measured against the overall cost of funds to the firm. 11-2. How does the cost of a source of capital relate to the valuation concepts presented previously in Chapter 10? The cost of a source of financing directly relates to the required rate of return for that means of financing. Of course, the required rate of return is used to establish valuation. 11-3. In computing the cost of capital, do we use the historical costs of existing debt and equity or the current costs as determined in the market? Why? In computing the cost of capital, we use the current costs for the various sources of financing rather than the historical costs. We must consider what these funds will cost us to finance projects in the future rather than their past costs. 11-4. Why is the cost of debt less than the cost of preferred stock if both securities are priced to yield 10 percent in the market? Even though debt and preferred stock may be both priced to yield 10 percent in the market, the cost of debt is less because the interest on debt is a taxdeductible expense. A 10 percent market rate of interest on debt will only cost a firm in a 35 percent tax bracket an aftertax rate of 6.5 percent. The answer is the yield multiplied by the difference of (one minus the tax rate). 11-5. What are the two sources of equity (ownership) capital for the firm? The two sources of equity capital are retained earnings and new common stock. 11-6. Explain why retained earnings have an opportunity cost associated? Retained earnings belong to the existing common stockholders. If the funds are paid out instead of reinvested, the stockholders could earn a return on them. Thus, we say retaining funds for reinvestment carries an opportunity cost. 11-7. Why is the cost of retained earnings the equivalent of the firm's

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own required rate of return on common stock (Ke)? Because stockholders can earn a return at least equal to their present investment. For this reason, the firm's rate of return (Ke) serves as a means of approximating the opportunities for alternate investments. 11-8. Why is the cost of issuing new common stock (Kn) higher than the cost of retained earnings (Ke)? In issuing new common stock, we must earn a slightly higher return than the normal cost of common equity in order to cover the distribution costs of the new security. In the case of the Baker Corporation, the cost of new common stock was six percent higher. 11-9. How are the weights determined to arrive at the optimal weighted average cost of capital? The weights are determined by examining different capital structures and using that mix which gives the minimum cost of capital. We must solve a multidimensional problem to determine the proper weights. 11-10. Explain the traditional, U-shaped approach to the cost of capital. The logic of the U-shaped approach to cost of capital can be explained through Figure 11-1. It is assumed that as we initially increase the debt-to-equity mix the cost of capital will go down. After we reach an optimum point, the increased use of debt will increase the overall cost of financing to the firm. Thus we say the weighted average cost of capital curve is U-shaped.

11-11.

It has often been said that if the company can't earn a rate of return greater than the cost of capital it should not make investments. Explain. If the firm cannot earn the overall cost of financing on a given project, the investment will have a negative impact on the firm's operations and will lower the overall wealth of the shareholders. Clearly, it is undesirable to invest in a project yielding 8 percent if the financing cost is 10 percent. What effect would inflation have on a company's cost of capital? (Hint: Think about how inflation influences interest rates, stock prices, corporate profits, and growth.) Inflation can only have a negative impact on a firm's cost of capital-forcing it to go up. This is true because inflation tends to

11-12.

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increase interest rates and lower stock prices, thus raising the cost of debt and equity directly and the cost of preferred stock indirectly. 11-13. What is the concept of marginal cost of capital? The marginal cost of capital is the cost of incremental funds. After a firm reaches a given level of financing, capital costs will go up because the firm must tap more expensive sources. For example, new common stock may be needed to replace retained earnings as a source of equity capital.

Appendix A Discussion Questions 11A-1. How does the capital asset pricing model help explain changing costs of capital? The capital asset pricing model explains the relationship between risk and return, and the price adjustment of capital assets to changes in risk and return. As investors react to their economic environment and their willingness to take risk, they change the prices of financial assets like common stock, bonds, and preferred stock. As the prices of these securities adjust to investors' required returns, the company's cost of capital is adjusted accordingly. 11A-2. How does the SML react to changes in the rate of interest, changes in the rate of inflation, and changing investor expectations? The SML, Security Market Line, reflects the risk-return tradeoffs of securities. As interest rates increase, the SML moves up parallel to the old SML. Now investors require a higher minimum return on risk free assets and an equally higher rate for all levels of risk. A change in the rate of inflation has a similar impact. The risk free rate goes up to provide the appropriate inflation premium and there is an upward shift in the SML. In regard to changing investor expectations, as investors become more risk averse, the SML increases its slope. The more risk taken, the greater the return premium that is desired (see figure 11A-4). Problems 1. Rambo Exterminator Company bought a Bug Eradicator in April of 2008 that provided a return of 7 percent. It was financed by debt costing 6 percent. In August, Mr. Rambo came up with an entire bug colony destroying device that had a return of 12 percent. The Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Roach, told him it was impractical because it would

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require the issuance of common stock at a cost of 13.5 percent to finance the purchase. Is the company following a logical approach to using its cost of capital? 11-1. Solution: Rambo Exterminator Company No, each individual project should not be measured against the specific means of financing that project, but rather against the weighted average cost of financing all projects for the firm. This principle recognizes that the availability of one source of financing is dependent on other sources. Once a common overall cost is determined, the colony destroying device yielding 12 percent is much more likely to be accepted than the bug eradicator only yielding 7 percent.

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2.

Royal Petroleum Co. can buy a piece of equipment that is anticipated to provide a 9 percent return and can be financed at 6 percent with debt. Later in the year, the firm turns down an opportunity to buy a new machine that would yield a 16 percent return but would cost 18 percent to finance through common equity. Assume debt and common equity each represent 50 percent of the firms capital structure. a. b. Compute the weighted average cost of capital. Which project(s) should be accepted? Solution: Royal Petroleum Co. a. Debt Common equity Weighted average cost of capital b. Cost 6% 18% Weights 50% 50% Weighted Cost 3% 9% 12%

11-2.

Only the new machine with a return of 16 percent. The return exceeds the weighted average cost of capital of 11.0 percent.

3. Sullivan Cement Company can issue debt yielding 13 percent. The company is paying a 36 percent rate. What is the aftertax cost of debt? 11-3. Solution: Sullivan Cement Company Kd = = = = Yield (1 T) 13% (1 .36) 13% (.64) 8.32%

4.

Calculate the aftertax cost of debt under each of the following conditions. Yield a. b. c. 8.0% 12.0% 10.6% Corporate Tax Rate 18% 34% 15%

11-4.

Solution: Kd = Yield (1 T)

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a. b. c. 5.

Yield 8.0% 12.0% 10.6%

(1 T) (1 .18) (1 .34) (1 .15)

Yield (1 T) 6.56% 7.92% 9.01%

Calculate the aftertax cost of debt under each of the following conditions. Yield a. b. c. 9.0% 10.6 8.5 Corporate Tax Rate 25% 35 0

11-5.

Solution: Kd = Yield (1 T) a. b. c. Yield 9.0% 10.6% 8.5% (1 T) (1 .25) (1 .35) (1 0) Yield(1 T) 6.75% 6.89% 8.50%

6.

The Millennium Charitable Foundation, which is tax-exempt, issued debt last year at 8 percent to help finance a new playground facility in Chicago. This year the cost of debt is 15 percent higher; that is, firms that paid 10 percent for debt last year would be paying 11.5 percent this year. a. b. If the Millennium Charitable Foundation borrowed money this year, what would the after tax cost of debt be, based on its cost last year and the 15 percent increase? If the Foundation was found to be taxable by the IRS (at a rate of 35 percent) because it was involved in political activities, what would the aftertax cost of debt be? Solution: Millennium Charitable Foundation a. Kd Yield Kd Kd = Yield (1 T) = 8% 1.15 = 9.20% = 9.2% (1 0) = 9.2% (1) = 9.2% = 9.2% (1 .35) = 9.2% (.65) = 5.98%

11-6.

b.

7. Useless Tool Co. Inc., has an aftertax cost of debt of 6 percent. With a tax rate of 33 percent, what can you assume the yield on the debt is?

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Solution: Useless tool co.

K d = Yield ( 1 T ) Yield = Yield = Kd ( 1 T) 6% 6% = = 8.95% ( 1 .33) .67

9% is an acceptable answer.

8.

Addison Glass Company has a $1,000 par value bond outstanding with 25 years to maturity. The bond carries an annual interest payment of $88 and is currently selling for $925. Addison is in a 25 percent tax bracket. The firm wishes to know what the aftertax cost of a new bond issue is likely to be. The yield to maturity on the new issue will be the same as the yield to maturity on the old issue because the risk and maturity date will be similar. a. b. Compute the approximate yield to maturity (Formula 11-1) on the old issue and use this as the yield for the new issue. Make the appropriate tax adjustment to determine the aftertax cost of debt. Solution: Addison Glass Company a.
Annual interest payment + Y' = Principal payment Price of the bond Number of years to maturity .6 (Price of bond) + .4 (Principal payment)

11-8.

$1,000 $925 25 = .6 ( $925 ) + .4 ( $1,000 ) $88 + $75 25 = $555 + $400 $88 + = $88 + $3 $955
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=
b.

$91 = 9.53% $955

Kd = Yield (1 T) = 9.53% (1 .25) = 9.53% (.75) = 7.15%

9. Hewlett Software Corporation has a $1,000 par value bond outstanding with 20 years to maturity. The bond carries an annual interest payment of $110 and is currently selling for $1,080 per bond. Hewlett is in a 35 percent tax bracket. The firm wishes to know what the aftertax cost of a new bond issue is likely to be. The yield to maturity on the new issue will be the same as the yield to maturity on the old issue because the risk and maturity date will be similar. a. b. 11-9. Compute the approximate yield to maturity (Formula 11-1) on the old issue and use this as the yield for the new issue. Make the appropriate tax adjustment to determine the aftertax cost of debt. Solution: Hewlett Software Corporation a.
Annual interest payment + Y' = Principal payment Price of the bond Number of years to maturity .6 (Price of bond) + .4 (Principal payment)

$1,000 $1,080 20 = .6 ( $1,080 ) + .4 ( $1,000 ) $110 + $80 20 = $648 + $400 $110 + = = $110 $4 $1,048 $106 = 10.11% $1,048

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b.

Kd

= = = =

Yield (1 T) 10.11% (1 .35) 10.11% (.65) 6.57%

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10. For Hewlett Software Corporation described in problem 9, assume that the yield on the bonds goes up by 1 percentage point and that the tax rate is now 45 percent. a. b. What is the new aftertax cost of debt? Has the aftertax cost of debt gone up or down from problem 9? Explain why.

11-10. Solution: Hewlett Software Corporation (Continued) a. Kd = = = = Yield (1 T) 12.00% (1 .45) 12.00% (.55) 6.60%

b.

The cost has gone up. The increased yield had a greater impact than the changed tax rate.

11. McDonalds Corporation is planning to issue debt that will mature in 2028. In many respects the issue is similar to currently outstanding debt of the corporation. Using Table 11-2 of the chapter, a. b. Identify the yield to maturity on similarly outstanding debt for the firm, in terms of maturity. Assume that because the new debt will be issued at par, the required yield to maturity will be 0.20 percent higher than the value determined in part a. Add this factor to the answer in a. (New issues at par sometimes require a slightly higher yield than old issues that are trading below par. There is less leverage and fewer tax advantages.) If the firm is in a 30 percent tax bracket, what is the aftertax cost of debt?

c.

11-11. Solution: Mc Donalds Corporation a. b. c. 5.80% 5.80% + .20% = 6.00% Kd = Yield (1 T) = 6.00% (1 .30) = 6.00% (.70) = 4.20%

12. Burger Queen can sell preferred stock for $70 with an estimated flotation cost of $2.50. It is anticipated the preferred stock will pay $6 per share in dividends. a. b. Compute the cost of preferred stock for Burger Queen. Do we need to make a tax adjustment for the issuing firm?

11-12. Solution: Burger Queen

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Kp =
a.

Dp Pp F $6.00 $6.00 = = 8.89% $70.00 $2.50 $67.50

=
b.

No tax adjustment is required. Preferred stock dividends are not a tax deductible expense for the issuing firm (the dividends, of course, are 70 percent tax exempt to a corporate recipient).

13. Wallace Container Company issued $100 par value preferred stock 12 years ago. The stock provided a 9 percent yield at the time of issue. The preferred stock is now selling for $72. What is the current yield or cost of the preferred stock? (Disregard flotation costs.)

11-13. Solution: Wallace Container Company

Yield =

Dp Dp

$9 = 12.5% $72

14. The treasurer of BioScience, Inc., is asked to compute the cost of fixed income securities for her corporation. Even before making the calculations, she assumes the aftertax cost of debt is at least 2 percent less than that for preferred stock. Based on the following facts, is she correct? Debt can be issued at a yield of 11 percent, and the corporate tax rate is 30 percent. Preferred stock will be priced at $50 and pays a dividend of $4.80. The flotation cost on the preferred stock is $2.10. 11-14. Solution: Bio Science, Inc. Aftertax cost of debt

K d = Yield (1 T) =11% (1 .30) = 11% (.70) = 7.70%

Aftertax cost of Preferred stock

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Kp = =

Dp Pp F $4.80 $4.80 = = 10.02% $50 $2.10 $47.90

Yes, the treasurer is correct. The difference is 2.32% (7.70% versus 10.02%). 15. Murray Motor Company wants you to calculate its cost of common stock. During the next 12 months, the company expects to pay dividends (D1) of $2.50 per share, and the current price of its common stock is $50 per share. The expected growth rate is 8 percent. a. b. Compute the cost of retained earnings (Ke). Use Formula 11-6. If a $3 flotation cost is involved, compute the cost of new common stock (Kn). Use Formula 11-7.

. 11-15. Solution: Murray Motor Co.

Ke =
a.

D1 +g P0 $2.50 + 8% = 5% + 8% = 13% $50 D1 +g P0 F

= Kn =
b.

$2.50 $2.50 + 8% = + 8% $50 $3 $47 = 5.32% + 8% = 13.32%

16. Compute Ke and Kn under the following circumstances: a. b. c. d. D1 = $4.20, P0 = $55, g = 5%, F = $3.80. D1 = $0.40, P0 = $15, g = 8%, F = $1. E1 (earnings at the end of period one) = $8, payout ratio equals 25 percent, P0 = $32, g = 5%, F = $2. D0 (dividend at the beginning of the first period) = $3, growth rate for dividends and earnings (g) = 9%, P0 = $60, F = $3.50.

11-16. Solution:

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Ke = =

D1 +g P0

a.

$4.20 + 5% = 7.64% + 5% = 12.64% $55 D1 Kn = +g P0 F = $4.20 $4.20 + 5% = + 5% $55 $3.80 $51.20 = 8.20% + 5% = 13.20% D1 +g P0

Ke = =

b.

$0.40 + 8% = 2.66% + 8% = 10.66% $15 D1 Kn = +g P0 F = $.40 + 8% $15 $1 $.40 = + 8% = 2.86% + 8% = 10.86% $14

11-16. (Continued) c.

D1 = 25% E1 = 25% $8.00 = $2.00

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Ke = =

D1 +g P0

$2.00 + 5% = 6.25% + 5% = 11.25% $32 D1 Kn = +g P0 F = $2.00 + 5% $32 $2 $2.00 = + 5% = 6.67% + 5% = 11.67% $30 D1 +g P0

D1 = D 0 (1 + g) = $3.00 (1.09) = $3.27 Ke = =

d.

$3.27 + 9% = 5.45% + 9% = 14.45% $60 D1 Kn = +g P0 F $3.27 + 9% $60 $3.50 $3.27 = + 9% = 5.79% + 9% = 14.79% $56.60 =

17. Business has been good for Keystone Control Systems, as indicated by the four-year growth in earnings per share. The earnings have grown from $1.00 to $1.63. a. b. c. d. e. Use Appendix A at the back of the text to determine the compound annual rate of growth in earnings (n = 4). Based on the growth rate determined in part a, project earnings for next year (E1). Round to two places to the right of the decimal point. Assume the dividend payout ratio is 40 percent. Compute D1. Round to two places to the right of the decimal point. The current price of the stock is $50. Using the growth rate (g) from part a and (D1) from part c, compute Ke. If the flotation cost is $3.75, compute the cost of new common stock (Kn).

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11-17. Solution: Keystone Control Systems a.

From Appendix A, FVIF = 1.63 for (n = 4, i = 13%).

$1.63 = FVIF 1.00

E1 = E 0 (1 + g)
b.

= $1.63 (1.13) = $1.84 D1 = E1 40% = $1.84 40% = $.74 Ke = D1 +g Po

c.

d.

$.74 + 13% $50 = 1.48% + 13% = 14.48% = D1 +g Po F

11-17. (Continued)

Kn =
e.

$.74 + 13% $50 $3.75 $.74 = + 13% $46.25 = 1.6% + 13% = 14.60% =

18. Global Technologys capital structure is as follows: Debt....................... 35%

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Preferred stock...... Common equity.....

15 50

The aftertax cost of debt is 6.5 percent; the cost of preferred stock is 10 percent; and the cost of common equity (in the form of retained earnings) is 13.5 percent. Calculate Global Technologys weighted average cost of capital in a manner similar to Table 11-1. 11-18. Solution: Global Technology Cost (aftertax) Debt (Kd)............................................... 6.5% Preferred stock (Kp)............................... 10.0 Common equity (Ke) (retained earnings)............................. 13.5 Weighted average cost of capital (Ka)...................................... Weights 35% 15 50 Weighted Cost 2.27% 1.50 6.75 10.52%

19. As an alternative to the capital structure shown in problem 18 for Global Technology, an outside consultant has suggested the following modifications. Debt....................... Preferred stock...... Common equity..... 60% 5 35

Under this new and more debt-oriented arrangement, the aftertax cost of debt is 8.8 percent, the cost of preferred stock is 11 percent, and the cost of common equity (in the form of retained earnings) is 15.6 percent. Recalculate Globals weighted average cost of capital. Which plan is optimal in terms of minimizing the weighted average cost of capital? 11-19. Solution: Global Technology (Continued) Cost (aftertax) Debt (Kd)............................................... 8.8% Preferred stock (Kp)............................... 11.0 Common equity (Ke) (retained earnings)............................. 15.6 Weighted average cost of capital (Ka)...................................... Weights 60% 5 35 Weighted Cost 5.28% 0.55 5.46 11.29%

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The plan presented in Problem 11-18 is the better alternative. Even though the second plan has more relatively cheap debt, the increased costs of all forms of financing more than offset this factor. 20. Mary Ott Hotels wants to determine the minimum cost of capital point for the firm. Assume it is considering the following financial plans: Cost (aftertax) Plan A Debt................................. Preferred stock................. Common equity................ Plan B Debt................................. Preferred stock................. Common equity................ Plan C Debt................................. Preferred stock................. Common equity................ Plan D Debt................................. Preferred stock................. Common equity................ a. b. 6.0% 10.0 13.0 6.5% 10.5 13.5 7.0% 10.7 14.2 9.0% 11.2 16.0 Weigh ts 20% 10 70 30% 10 60 40% 10 50 50% 10 40

Which of the four plans has the lowest weighted average cost of capital? (Round to two places to the right of decimal point.) Briefly discuss the results from Plan C and Plan D, and why one is better than the other.

11-20. Solution: a. Plan A Debt Preferred stock Common equity Plan B Debt Preferred stock Common equity Plan C Debt Preferred stock Common equity Cost (after tax) 6.0% 10.0 13.0 Weights 20% 10 70 Weighted Cost 1.20% 1.00 9.10 11.30% 1.95% 1.05 8.10 11.10% 2.80% 1.07 7.10

6.5% 10.5 13.5

30% 10 60

7.0% 10.7 14.2

40% 10 50

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10.97% Plan D Debt Preferred stock Common equity 9.0% 11.2 16.0 50% 10 40 4.50% 1.12 6.40 12.02%

Plan C has the lowest weighted average cost of capital b. Plan D is higher than Plan C because all components in the capital structure increased sharply after the firm hit the 50 percent debt level.

21. Given the following information, calculate the weighted average cost of capital for Hamilton Corp. Line up the calculations in the order shown in Table 11-1. Percent of capital structure: Debt....................... Preferred stock...... Common equity..... 30% 15 55

Additional information:

Bond coupon rate....................... 13% Bond yield to maturity................ 11% Dividend, expected common...... $3.00 Dividend, preferred.................... $10.00 Price, common............................ $50.00 Price, preferred.......................... $98.00 Flotation cost, preferred............. $5.50 Growth rate................................ 8% Corporate tax rate...................... 30%

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11-21. Solution: The Hamilton Corp. Kd = Yield (1 T) = 11% (1 0.30) = 11% (.70) = 7.7% The bond yield of 11% is used rather than the coupon rate of 13% because bonds are priced in the market according to competitive yields to maturity. The new bond would be sold to reflect yield to maturity.

Kp = =

Dp Pp F

$10.00 $10.00 = = 10.81% $98 $5.50 $92.50 D Ke = 1 + g P0 = $3 + 8% = 6% + 8% = 14% $50

Weights 30% 15 55 Weighted Cost 2.31% 1.62 7.70 11.63%

Cost (aftertax) Debt (Kd)............................................... 7.70% Preferred stock (Kp)............................... 10.81 Common equity (Ke) (retained earnings)............................. 14.00 Weighted average cost of capital (Ka)......................................

22. Given the following information, calculate the weighted average cost of capital for Digital Processing, Inc. Line up the calculations in the order shown in Table 11-1. Percent of capital structure: Preferred stock........... Common equity.......... Debt............................ 15% 40 45

Additional information:

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Corporate tax rate...................... 34% Dividend, preferred.................... $8.50 Dividend expected, common...... $2.50 Price, preferred.......................... $105.00 Growth rate................................ 7% Bond yield.................................. 9.5% Flotation cost, preferred............. $3.60 Price, common............................ $75.00 11-22. Solution: Digital Processing, Inc. Kd = Yield (1 T) = 9.5% (1 .34) = 9.5% (.66) = 6.27 Kp = Dp/(Pp F) = $8.50/($105 3.60) = $8.50/$101.40 = 8.38% Ke = (D1/P0) + g = ($2.50/$75) + 7% = 3.33% + 7% = 10.33% 23. Carr Auto Parts is trying to calculate its cost of capital for use in a capital budgeting decision. Mr. Horn, the vice-president of finance, has given you the following information and has asked you to compute the weighted average cost of capital. The company currently has outstanding a bond with a 12 percent coupon rate and a convertible bond with an 8.1 percent coupon rate. The firm has been informed by its investment banker, Axle, Wiell, and Axle, that bonds of equal risk and credit rating are now selling to yield 14 percent. The common stock has a price of $30 and an expected dividend (D1) of $ 1.30 per share. The firms historical growth rate of earnings and dividends per share has been 15.5 percent, but security analysts on Wall Street expect this growth to slow to 12 percent in the future. The preferred stock is selling at $60 per share and carries a dividend of $6.80 per share. The corporate tax rate is 30 percent. The flotation costs are 3 percent of the selling price for preferred stock. The optimum capital structure for the firm seems to be 45 percent debt, 5 percent preferred stock, and 55 percent common equity in the form of retained earnings. Compute the cost of capital for the individual components in the capital structure, and then calculate the weighted average cost of capital (similar to Table 11-1). 11-23. Solution: Carr Auto Parts Kd = Yield (1 T) = 14% (1 .30) = 9.80% Kp = Dp/(Pp F)

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= $6.80/($60 $1.80*) = $6.80/$58.20 = 11.68% *3% $60 = $1.80 Ke = (D1/P0) + g = ($1.30/$30.00) + 12% = 4.33% + 12% = 16.33% Cost (aftertax) Debt (Kd)............................................... 9.80% Preferred stock (Kp)............................... 11.68 Common equity (Ke) (retained earnings)............................. 16.33 Weighted average cost of capital (Ka)...................................... Weights 45% 5 50 Weighted Cost 4.41% .58 8.17 13.16%

24. McNabb Construction Company is trying to calculate its cost of capital for use in making a capital budgeting decision. Mr. Reid, the vice- president of finance, has given you the following information and has asked you to compute the weighted average cost of capital. The company currently has outstanding a bond with a 9.5 percent coupon rate and another bond with a 7.8 percent rate. The firm has been informed by its investment banker that bonds of equal risk and credit rating are now selling to yield 10.5 percent. The common stock has a price of $98.44 and an expected dividend (D1) of $3.15 per share. The historical growth pattern (g) for dividends is as follows. $2.00 2.24 2.51 2.81 Compute the historical growth rate, round it to the nearest whole number, and use it for g. The preferred stock is selling at $90 per share and pays a dividend of $8.50 per share. The corporate tax rate is 30 percent. The flotation cost is 2 percent of the selling price for preferred stock. The optimum capital structure for the firm is 30 percent debt, 10 percent preferred stock, and 60 percent common equity in the form of retained earnings. Compute the cost of capital for the individual components in the capital structure, and then calculate the weighted average cost of capital (similar to Table 11-1). 11-24. Solution: McNabb Construction Co. Kd = Yield (1 T) = 10.5% (1 .30) = 10.5% (.70) = 7.35% Kp = Dp/(Pp F) = $8.50/($90 $1.80) = $8.50/$88.20 = 9.64% Ke = (D1/P0) + g D1 = $3.15

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P0 = $98.44 g = 12% (see below) $24/2.00 = 12% $27/2.24 = 12.05% $30/2.51 = 11.95% Round to 12% or $2.81/2.00 = 1.405 n=3, FVIF = 1.405 (APP.A) g = 12% Ke = (D1/P0) + g = $3.15/$98.44 + 12% = 3.20% + 12% = 15.20% Bring the above values together to compute the weighted average cost of capital Cost (aftertax) Debt (Kd)................................. Preferred stock (Kp)................ Common equity (Ke) (retained earnings)............... Weighted average cost of capital (Ka)....................... 7.35% 9.64 15.20 Weights 30% 10% 65% Weighted Cost 2.205% .964 9.120 12.289% or 12.29%

25. First Tennessee Utility Company faces increasing needs for capital. Fortunately, it has an Aa2 credit rating. The corporate tax rate is 36 percent. First Tennessees treasurer is trying to determine the corporations current weighted average cost of capital in order to assess the profitability of capital budgeting projects. Historically the corporations earnings and dividends per share have increased at about a 6 percent annual rate. First Tennessees common stock is selling at $60 per share, and the company will pay a $4.80 per share dividend (D1). The companys $100 preferred stock has been yielding 9 percent in the current market. Flotation costs for the company have been estimated by its investment banker to be $1.50 for preferred stock. The companys optimum capital structure is 40 percent debt, 10 percent preferred stock, and 50 percent common equity in the form of retained earnings. Refer to the table below on bond issues for comparative yields on bonds of equal risk to First Tennessee. Compute the answers to questions a, b, c, and d from the information given. Data on Bond Issues Moodys Rating

Issue Utilities: A Balt, G&E 8s 2010................................. a1 New York Tel. Co. 7s 2009................... a2 A Miss. Pow. 9.62s 2011............................. 1 A Industrials: IBM 9s 2016.......................................... aa A May Department St. 7.95s 2010............. a3 A A General Mills 9s 2009........................... 2

Price $ 975.25 850.75 960.50 $1,050.50 940.00 1,030.75

Yield to Maturity 8.60% 9.11 9.67 8.50% 11.81 9.05

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a. b. c. d.

Cost of debt, Kd (Use the table aboverelate to the utility bond credit rating for yield.) Cost of preferred stock, Kp. Cost of common equity in the form of retained earnings, Ke. Weighted average cost of capital.

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11-25. Solution: First Tennessee Utility Company The student must realize that the cost of debt is related to the cost of debt for other debt issues of the same risk class. Although, in actuality, the rate First Tennessee might pay will not be exactly equal to New York Telephone Company, it should be close enough to serve as an approximation. a. b. c. d. Kd = Yield (1 T) = 9.11% (1 .36) = 9.11% (.64) = 5.38% Kp = Dp/(Pp F) = $9.00/($100 $1.50) = $9.00/$98.50 = 9.14% Ke = (D1/P0) + g = ($4.80/$60.00) + 6% = 8% + 6% = 14.00% Cost (aftertax) Weights 40% 10 50 Weighted Cost 2.33% .91 7.00 10.24%

Debt (Kd)..................................... 5.83% Preferred stock (Kp).................... 9.14 Common equity (Ke) (retained earnings)................... 14.00 Weighted average cost of capital (Ka)............................

26. Eaton International Corporation has the following capital structure: Cost (afterta Weigh x) ts Debt (Kd).................................................................... 25% 7.1% Preferred stock (Kp)................................................... 10 8.6 Common equity (Ke) 1 (retained earnings)................................................ 65 4.1 Weighted average cost of capital (Ka)............................................................................ a. b.

Weighted Cost 2.66% .86 9.1 7 12.69%

If the firm has $19.5 million in retained earnings, at what size capital structure will the firm run out of retained earnings? The 7.1 percent cost of debt referred to above applies only to the first $14 million of debt. After that the cost of debt will go up. At what size capital structure will there be a change in the cost of debt?

11-26. Solution:

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a.

X=

Retained Earnings % of retained earnings in the capital structure = $26 million / .65 = $40 million

b.

Z =

Amount of lower cost debt % of debt in the capital structure = $14 million / .25 = $56 million

27. The Evans Corporation finds it is necessary to determine its marginal cost of capital. Evanss current capital structure calls for 45 percent debt, 15 percent preferred stock, and 40 percent common equity. Initially, common equity will be in the form of retained earnings (Ke) and then new common stock (Kn). The costs of the various sources of financing are as follows: debt, 6.2 percent; preferred stock, 9.4 percent; retained earnings, 12.0 percent; and new common stock, 13.4 percent. a. b. c. d. e. What is the initial weighted average cost of capital? (Include debt, preferred stock, and common equity in the form of retained earnings, Ke.) If the firm has $20 million in retained earnings, at what size capital structure will the firm run out of retained earnings? What will the marginal cost of capital be immediately after that point? (Equity will remain at 40 percent of the capital structure, but will all be in the form of new common stock, Kn.) The 6.2 percent cost of debt referred to above applies only to the first $36 million of debt. After that the cost of debt will be 7.8 percent. At what size capital structure will there be a change in the cost of debt? What will the marginal cost of capital be immediately after that point? (Consider the facts in both parts c and d.)

11-27. Solution: The Evans Corporation a. Cost (aftertax) Weights 45% 15 40 Weighted Cost 2.79% 1.41 4.80 9.00%

Debt (Kd).......................... 6.2% Preferred stock (Kp)............................... 9.4 Common equity (Ke) (retained earnings)............................. 12.0 Weighted average cost of capital (Ka)......................................

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b. X = =

Retained earnings % of retained earnings within the capital structure $20 million = $50 million .40

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11-27. (Continued) c. Debt (Kd).......................... Preferred stock (Kp).......... New common stock (Kn)................................. Marginal cost of capital (Kmc)............................... Cost (aftertax) 6.2% 9.4 13.4 Weighted Cost 2.79% 1.41 5.36 9.56%

Weights 45% 15 40

d. Z = =
e.

Amount of lower cost debt % of debt within the capital structure $36 million = $80 million .40
Cost (aftertax) Weights 45% 15 40 Weighted Cost 3.51% 1.41 5.36 10.28%

Debt (Kd)............................................... 7.8% Preferred stock (Kp)............................... 9.4 New common stock (Kn)...................................................... 13.4 Marginal cost of capital (Kmc)....................................................

28. The McGee Corporation finds it is necessary to determine its marginal cost of capital. McGees current capital structure calls for 40 percent debt, 5 percent preferred stock, and 55 percent common equity. Initially, common equity will be in the form of retained earnings (Ke) and then new common stock (Kn). The costs of the various sources of financing are as follows: debt, 7.4 percent; preferred stock, 10.0 percent; retained earnings, 13.0 percent; and new common stock, 14.4 percent. a. b. c. d. e. What is the initial weighted average cost of capital? (Include debt, preferred stock, and common equity in the form of retained earnings, Ke.) If the firm has $27.5 million in retained earnings, at what size capital structure will the firm run out of retained earnings? What will the marginal cost of capital be immediately after that point? (Equity will remain at 55 percent of the capital structure, but will all be in the form of new common stock, Kn.) The 7.4 percent cost of debt referred to above applies only to the first $32 million of debt. After that the cost of debt will be 8.6 percent. At what size capital structure will there be a change in the cost of debt? What will the marginal cost of capital be immediately after that point? (Consider the facts in both parts c and d.)

11-28. Solution:

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The McGee Corporation a. Cost (aftertax) Weights 40% 5 55 Weighted Cost 2.96% .50 7.15 10.61%

Debt (Kd)...............................................7.40% Preferred stock (Kp)............................... 10.00 Common equity (Ke) (retained earnings)............................. 13.00 Weighted average cost of capital (Ka)......................................

X=
b.

Retained earnings % of retained earnings within the capital structure $27.5 million = = $50 million .55
Cost (aftertax) 7.40% 40.00 14.40 Weighted Cost 2.96% .50 7.92 11.38%

11-28. (Continued) c. Debt (Kd).......................... Preferred stock (Kp).......... New common stock (Kn)................................. Marginal cost of capital (Kmc)............................... Weights 40% 5 55

Z=
d.

Amount of lower cost debt % of debt within the capital structure $32 million = = $80 million .40
Cost (aftertax) 8.60% 10.00 14.40 Weights 40% 5 55 Weighted Cost 3.44% .50 7.92 11.86%

e. Debt (Kd).......................... Preferred stock (Kp).......... New common stock (Kn)................................. Marginal cost of capital (Kmc)...............................

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