Case #3 “Marriott Corporation” The Cost of Capital” What is the weighted average cost of capital for the Marriott Corporation and cost of capital for each of its divisions? – What risk-free rate and risk premium did you use to calculate the cost of equity? – How did you measure the cost of debt? – How did you measure the beta for each division? Solution What risk-free rate and risk premium did you use to calculate the cost of equity? – Risk-free rate proxy The risk-free
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Natural Resources and Energy Paper People‚ Science‚ and the Environment SCI 256 “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need‚ but not every man’s greed.” (Gandhi‚ 2011) Did Gandhi have foresight into the destructive ways of humans? Earth seemed to have endless amenities that would take humans a lifetime to consume. With the abundance of these amenities‚ have humans failed to conserve and nurture nature’s gifts in the name
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WACC: Weighted average cost of capital =WACC= SS+B×Rs+BS+B×RB×1-tC note: Rs ‚ cost of equity; RB ‚ cost of debt; tC ‚ corporate tax rate. For cost of equity‚ Rs‚ we calculate it by using the SML‚ according to CAPM model. Rs=RF+β×[RM-RF] As we can see in the chart behind the case‚ beta of Worldwide Paper Company is 1.10; the Market risk premium (RM-RF) is 6.0%. Because this on-site longwood woodyard project has six year life and the investment spend over two years‚ the total long of this program
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1. The estimation of the cost of capital can be used in many analyses within Midland‚ including asset appraisals for capital budgeting and financial accounting‚ performance assessments‚ M&A proposals and stock repurchase decisions. Results of these analyses are used in division or business unit level‚ while others were executed at the corporate level. When the cost of capital is highly estimated‚ the NPV of projects will be smaller‚ which means that the company may reject projects with positive
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The Cost of Capital in Multinational Firms Monique N. Mixon University of Maryland University College FIN 630‚ 04 November 2012 Turnitin.com=_________ ABSTRACT This paper examines the cost of capital for multinational firms and determines that the multinational firm should use the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) to evaluate international and domestic investment decisions and to magistrate the enactment of subsidiaries domestically and internationally. This paper also discusses
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First of all‚ we know that the sun and wind energy are the most advance alternative energy. Today‚ mankind are beginning to look for energy that will support their life for the next century. So I could not think other than sun and wind energy as the best alternative energy resources‚ however it still needs a lot of development. The sun radiates vast amount of energy‚ which nourishes all life on earth and is the driving force behind the planets weather patterns and other natural cycles. In order
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Resources used for energy consumption Energy is essential for everything the modern man does. It provides us with power to heat our homes‚ run our cars‚ and build our cities. Being such an integral part of human civilization‚ energy has been studied diligently since millennia past‚ and over that time our methods of obtaining it have become many. From burning wood and coal to Nuclear fusion‚ our advancements in fuel consumption have been directly linked to general scientific‚ or even cultural‚ advancement
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problems to estimate the cost of capital Before starting to describe the problems associated to the estimation of the cost of capital‚ it is extremely relevant to describe its meaning: according to Investopedia‚ it is “the cost of funds used for financing a business”. In order to carry out this process‚ the companies can only be financed through equity; only through debt; or using a “combination of debt and equity” - in this particular case it is a “overall cost of capital derived from a weighted
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1. Which of the following would increase the likelihood that a company would increase its debt ratio in its capital structure? a. An increase in costs incurred when filing for bankruptcy. b. An increase in the corporate tax rate. c. An increase in the personal tax rate. d. None of the statements above is correct. ANSWER: B An increase in the corporate tax rate would mean that firms would get larger tax breaks for interest payments. Therefore‚ firms have an incentive to increase interest payments
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To : President‚ Marriott Corporation From : FLO299 Subject : Marriott Corporation – The Cost of Capital Date : April 6‚ 2010 The Importance of the Cost of Capital The cost of capital is important as it forms the basis for Marriott’s investing and financial decisions. By understanding and knowing the cost of capital‚ Marriott is able to select relevant investment projects for the company‚ determine incentive compensation‚ and repurchase undervalued shares when needed. The returns
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