the Collinsville project? 5. Estimate the cost of equity capital appropriate for the evaluation of the incremental cash flows associated with the Collinsville investment. 6. Determine the after-tax cost of debt for the project. 7. Estimate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) appropriate for the valuation of the Collinsville investment. Project Valuation 8. Using the discount rate determined above‚ estimate the net present value (NPV) of the Collinsville investments a. without the laminate technology
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Chapter 10 The Cost of Capital Learning Objectives After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: Explain what is meant by a firm’s weighted average cost of capital. Define and calculate the component costs of debt and preferred stock. Explain why the cost of debt is tax adjusted and the cost of preferred is not. Explain why retained earnings are not free and use three approaches to estimate the component cost of retained earnings. Briefly explain the two alternative approaches
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Question 1 Call options on XYZ Corporation’s common stock trade in the market. Which of the following statements is most correct‚ holding other things constant? Answer Correct Answer: The price of these call options is likely to rise if XYZ’s stock price rises. Question 2 Other things held constant‚ the value of an option depends on the stock’s price‚ the risk-free rate‚ and the Correct Answer: All of the above. Question 3 Which
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Case 1 Atlantic Corporation Maastricht University School of Business and Economics Corporate Governance and Restructuring 1. Is the acquisition of Royal’s linerboard mill and box plants a sound strategic move? Consider the short- as well as long-term outlook for linerboard prices and the profitability of the linerboard industry. Furthermore‚ what basis‚ if any‚ is there for expecting AtlanticRoyal’s combined linerboard and box mill operations to do better/worse than the industry overall?
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ratios 4 OUTLOOK AND FORECAST 4 Economy 4 Industry 5 Company 5 Investment thesis 5 Important value drivers 5 Risks‚ caveats‚ and exposures 6 VALUATION 7 Summary of important series 7 Selected growth rates 7 Components of weighted average cost of capital (WACC) 7 Free cash flows and economic profit 7 BIBLIOGRAPHY 9 SUMMARY As a student analyst for Drake University’s Krause Challenge Fund‚ I have conducted a financial analysis and valuation of Olin Corporation‚ a producer
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t Finance 333 Practice Examination 3 1. Given the following information on S & G Inc. capital structure‚ compute the company’s weighted average cost of capital. Type of Percent of Before Tax Capital Capital Structure Component Cost Bonds 40% 7.5% Preferred Stock 5% 11% Common Stock (Internal Only) 55% 15% The company’s marginal tax rate is 40%
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The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Trimester 1‚ 2012 71303 Corporate Finance Final Examination Time allowed Three hours‚ plus 10 minutes to read this paper. Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. Answer all questions. Read each question carefully. Start each question on a new page. Show all of your workings. Mark allocation Question Part A Part B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Cost of capital Risk and return Investment timing real option Capital structure Dividend policy 14 12 15 20 15 Total 100 Topic Multiple-choice
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calculator is allowed. 5. Some useful equations are printed below. (a) Standard deviation: n (ri − r¯)2 i=1 σ(r) = n−1 (b) Variance of a portfolio: σ 2 = w12 σ12 + w22 σ22 + 2w1 w2 σ1 σ2 cov(R1 ‚ R2 ) = w12 σ12 + w22 σ22 + 2w1 w2 σ1 σ2 ρ1‚2 (c) Weighted average cost of capital: W ACC = ke × D E + kd (1 − t) × V V GOOD LUCK! Q UESTIONS 1 AND 2 (16 MARKS EACH ) 1. Inflation‚ recession‚ and high interest rates are economic events that are
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were calculated to be higher than the market price‚ also presenting that the shares are undervalued. The consumer industry is suitable for investors seeking constant dividends and the metal and mining industry is suitable for investors seeking above average returns. Although‚ a higher percentage should be invested in BHP Billiton Limited shares due to the industry demonstrating stronger progressive growth. 1.0 Introduction This report will use a top-down valuation process to analyse
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royalties from franchised restaurants and royalties from a partnership with Kraft to sell CPK branded frozen pizza in grocery stores. CPK has a "dedication to guest satisfaction and menu innovation and sustainable culture of service." CPK has the lowest average bill cost of any other casual dining restaurant‚ of $13.30 per guest. Their menu has very few choices‚ but the choices that are offered are of high quality and nothing less. Their goal is to extend their franchises to Mexico and South Korea in the
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