Question 1

You own 25% of Unique Vactions,Inc.You have decided to retire and want to sell your shares in this closely held,all equity firm.The other shareholders have agreed to have the firm borrow $1.5 million to purchase your 1,000 shares of stock.What is the total value of this firm today if you ignore taxes?

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Question 2

Wild Flowers Express has a debt-equity ratio of .60.The pre-tax cost of debt is 9% while the unlevered cost of capital is 14%.What is the cost of equity if the tax rate is 34%?

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To find the cost of equity, we can use the formula:

Cost of equity = Unlevered cost of capital + (Unlevered cost of capital - Pre-tax cost of debt) * (1 - Tax rate) * Debt/Equity

Substituting the values, we get:

Cost of equity = 14% + (14% - 9%) * (1 - 0.34) * 0.60

Cost of equity = 15.98%

Therefore, the best choice is option C) 15.98% as it gives the correct cost of equity for Wild Flowers Express.

Question 3

The Backwoods Lumber Co.has a debt-equity ratio of .80.The firm's required return on assets is 12% and its cost of equity is 16.00%.What is the pre-tax cost of debt based on MM Proposition II with no taxes?

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Question 4

Gail's Dance Studio is currently an all equity firm that has 80,000 shares of stock outstanding with a market price of $42 a share.The current cost of equity is 12% and the tax rate is 34%.Gail is considering adding $1.25 million of debt with a coupon rate of 8% to her capital structure.The debt will be sold at par value.What is the levered value of the equity?

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The levered value of the equity is the value of the equity after the debt has been added to the capital structure. To calculate the levered value of the equity, we need to first calculate the value of the debt. The value of the debt is equal to the present value of the coupon payments and the principal payment. The coupon payment is $1.25 million * 8% = $100,000. The principal payment is $1.25 million. The present value of the coupon payments is $100,000 / (1 + 12%)^1 + $100,000 / (1 + 12%)^2 + ... + $100,000 / (1 + 12%)^30 = $1.92 million. The present value of the principal payment is $1.25 million / (1 + 12%)^30 = $342,000. Therefore, the value of the debt is $1.92 million + $342,000 = $2.26 million.The levered value of the equity is equal to the value of the firm minus the value of the debt. The value of the firm is equal to the number of shares outstanding times the market price per share. The number of shares outstanding is 80,000. The market price per share is $42. Therefore, the value of the firm is 80,000 * $42 = $3.36 million. The levered value of the equity is $3.36 million - $2.26 million = $1.1 million.

Question 5

Scott's Leisure Time Sports is an unlevered firm with an after-tax net income of $94,600.The unlevered cost of capital is 10% and the tax rate is 34%.What is the value of this firm?

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Question 6

Anderson's Furniture Outlet has an unlevered cost of capital of 10%,a tax rate of 34%,and expected earnings before interest and taxes of $1,600.The company has $3,000 in bonds outstanding that have an 8% coupon and pay interest annually.The bonds are selling at par value.What is the cost of equity?

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Question 7

Rosita's has a cost of equity of 12.41% and a pre-tax cost of debt of 8.5%.The debt-equity ratio is .60 and the tax rate is .34.What is Rosita's unlevered cost of capital?

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To calculate the unlevered cost of capital, we need to use the formula:

Unlevered cost of capital = Cost of equity / (1 + (1 - tax rate) x (debt/equity))

Plugging in the given values, we get:

Unlevered cost of capital = 12.41% / (1 + (1 - 0.34) x 0.60)
= 11.30%

Therefore, the correct answer is A) 11.30%.

Question 8

Bigelow,Inc.has a cost of equity of 13.00% and a pre-tax cost of debt of 7%.The required return on the assets is 11%.What is the firm's debt-equity ratio based on MM Proposition II with no taxes?

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The correct answer is A because the debt-equity ratio is 0.50, which is the same as the required return on the assets (11%) divided by the cost of equity (13%).

Question 9

The Spartan Co.has an unlevered cost of capital of 11%,a cost of debt of 8%,and a tax rate of 35%.What is the target debt-equity ratio if the targeted cost of equity is 12.5%?

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Question 10

A firm has debt of $5,000,equity of $16,000,a leveraged value of $8,900,a cost of debt of 8%,a cost of equity of 12%,and a tax rate of 34%.What is the firm's weighted average cost of capital?

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Question 11

Juanita's Steak House has $14,000 of debt outstanding that is selling at par and has a coupon rate of 8%.The tax rate is 34%.What is the present value of the tax shield?

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Question 12

Hey Guys!,Inc.has debt with both a face and a market value of $3,000.This debt has a coupon rate of 7% and pays interest annually.The expected earnings before interest and taxes is $1,200,the tax rate is 34%,and the unlevered cost of capital is 12%.What is the firm's cost of equity?

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First, we need to calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC).

WACC = (E/V * Re) + (D/V * Rd * (1 - Tc))

Where:
E = market value of equity
V = total firm value (market value of equity + market value of debt)
D = market value of debt
Re = cost of equity
Rd = cost of debt
Tc = corporate tax rate

Since the debt has a market value of $3,000, the total firm value is $3,000 (debt) + E (equity). We don't know the market value of equity, but we can use the formula for the book value of equity:

BV of equity = total assets - total liabilities = EBIT / Unlevered cost of capital

BV of equity = $1,200 / 0.12 = $10,000

Assuming the market-to-book ratio is 1, the market value of equity is also $10,000.

Now we can plug in the values:

WACC = (10,000/13,000 * Re) + (3,000/13,000 * 0.07 * (1 - 0.34))
WACC = 0.7692Re + 0.01668

We want to solve for Re. We know that the unlevered cost of capital is 12%, so the cost of debt is:

Rd = 0.07

Plugging in the values:

WACC = (10,000/13,000 * Re) + (3,000/13,000 * 0.07 * (1 - 0.34))
0.12 = 0.7692Re + 0.01668
0.10332 = 0.7692Re
Re = 0.1344

Therefore, the firm's cost of equity is 13.44%, or 14.14% rounded to the nearest hundredth. Choice D is the correct answer.

Question 13

Your firm has a pre-tax cost of debt of 8% and an unlevered cost of capital of 13%.Your tax rate is 35% and your cost of equity is 15.26%.What is your debt-equity ratio?

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We can use the following formula to calculate the debt-equity ratio:

Debt-Equity Ratio = Debt / Equity

We know that the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is given by:

WACC = (Cost of Equity * Equity / Total Capital) + (Cost of Debt * (1 - Tax Rate) * Debt / Total Capital)

We can rearrange this formula to solve for the debt-equity ratio:

Debt-Equity Ratio = (WACC - Cost of Equity) / (Cost of Debt * (1 - Tax Rate) - WACC + Cost of Equity)

Substituting the given values, we get:

Debt-Equity Ratio = (0.13 - 0.1526) / (0.08 * (1 - 0.35) - 0.13 + 0.1526) = 0.70

Therefore, the correct answer is  C) 0.70.

Question 14

An unlevered firm has a cost of capital of 14% and earnings before interest and taxes of $150,000.A levered firm with the same operations and assets has both a book value and a face value of debt of $700,000 with a 7% annual coupon.The applicable tax rate is 35%.What is the value of the levered firm?

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1. Calculate the WACC for the unlevered firm: 
WACC = cost of equity  = 14%
2. Calculate the interest tax shield for the levered firm: 
Interest tax shield = $700,000 x 7% x 35% = $17,675 
3. Calculate the WACC for the levered firm: 
WACC = (cost of equity x equity portion) + (cost of debt x (1 - tax rate) x debt portion) 
Equity portion = ($150,000 / 0.14) = $1,071,429 
Debt portion = $700,000 
WACC = (14% x $1,071,429) + (7% x (1 - 0.35) x $700,000) / ($1,071,429 + $700,000) 
WACC = 10.6548% 
4. Calculate the value of the levered firm: 
Value of levered firm = EBIT / WACC 
Value of levered firm = $150,000 / 0.106548 
Value of levered firm = $1,406,429 - $700,000 (debt) 
Value of levered firm = $706,429 
Therefore, the closest answer choice is C: $941,429.

Question 15

Bertha's Boutique has 3,000 bonds outstanding with a face value of $1,000 each and a coupon rate of 9%.The interest is paid semi-annually.What is the amount of the annual interest tax shield if the tax rate is 34%?

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The annual interest tax shield is calculated as the interest payment multiplied by the tax rate. The annual interest payment is 3,000 bonds * $1,000 * 9% = $270,000. The tax shield is $270,000 * 34% = $91,800.

Question 16

The Montana Mount Co.has expected earnings before interest and taxes of $8,100,an unlevered cost of capital of 11%,and debt with both a book and face value of $12,000.The debt has an annual 8% coupon.The tax rate is 34%.What is the value of the firm?

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We can use the following formula to calculate the value of the firm:

V = EBIT / (Unlevered cost of capital - Tax-adjusted cost of debt)

First, we need to calculate the tax-adjusted cost of debt:

Tax-adjusted cost of debt = Cost of debt x (1 - Tax rate)
= 0.08 x (1 - 0.34)
= 0.0528

Now, we can calculate the value of the firm:

V = 8,100 / (0.11 - 0.0528)
= 52,680

Therefore, the value of the firm is $52,680. Option C is the correct answer.

Question 17

Walter's Distributors have a cost of equity of 13.84% and an unlevered cost of capital of 12%.The company has $5,000 in debt that is selling at par value.The levered value of the firm is $12,000 and the tax rate is 34%.What is the pre-tax cost of debt?

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The first step is to calculate the value of equity, which is levered value - debt = $12,000 - $5,000 = $7,000.
Next, we can use the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) formula to solve for the pre-tax cost of debt:
WACC = (E/V) x Re + (D/V) x Rd x (1 - t)
where:
- E is the value of equity ($7,000)
- V is the total value of the firm (E + D = $7,000 + $5,000 = $12,000)
- Re is the cost of equity (13.84%)
- D is the value of debt ($5,000)
- Rd is the pre-tax cost of debt (unknown)
- t is the tax rate (34%)

Substituting the given values and solving for Rd, we get:
12% = (7,000/12,000) x 13.84% + (5,000/12,000) x Rd x (1 - 0.34)
Simplifying this equation, we get:
0.12 = 0.58 x 0.1384 + 0.42 x Rd x 0.66
0.12 = 0.08023 + 0.27972 x Rd
0.27972 x Rd = 0.03977
Rd = 0.1422 = 14.22%

However, we need to adjust this for taxes to get the pre-tax cost of debt:
Pre-tax cost of debt = 14.22% / (1 - 0.34) = 0.2148 = 21.48%

Therefore, none of the answer choices are correct.

Question 18

Your firm has a debt-equity ratio of .75.Your pre-tax cost of debt is 8.5% and your required return on assets is 15%.What is your cost of equity if you ignore taxes?

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Question 19

The Winter Wear Company has expected earnings before interest and taxes of $2,100,an unlevered cost of capital of 14% and a tax rate of 34%.The company also has $2,800 of debt that carries a 7% coupon.The debt is selling at par value.What is the value of this firm?

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First, we need to calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of the company:

WACC = (E/V x Re) + (D/V x Rd x (1-Tc))

Where:
E/V = Equity Value / Total Value
Re = Cost of Equity
D/V = Debt Value / Total Value
Rd = Cost of Debt
Tc = Tax Rate

We can calculate the equity value as follows:

Equity Value = EBIT x (1 - Tc) = $2,100 x (1 - 0.34) = $1,386

Total Value = Equity Value + Debt Value = $1,386 + $2,800 = $4,186

Now we can substitute the values into the WACC formula:

WACC = ($1,386 / $4,186 x 0.14) + ($2,800 / $4,186 x 0.07 x (1 - 0.34)) = 0.1024 or 10.24%

The value of the firm is calculated using the following formula:

Value of Firm = NOPAT / WACC

Where:
NOPAT = Net Operating Profit After Taxes

We can calculate NOPAT as follows:

NOPAT = EBIT x (1 - Tc) = $2,100 x (1 - 0.34) = $1,386

Now we can substitute the values into the formula:

Value of Firm = $1,386 / 0.1024 = $13,528.12

The nearest answer to this value is option B, which is $10,852.

Question 20

Your firm has a $300,000 bond issue outstanding.These bonds have a 7% coupon,pay interest semiannually,and have a current market price equal to 103% of face value.What is the amount of the annual interest tax shield given a tax rate of 35%?

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The annual interest tax shield is calculated as the interest payment multiplied by the tax rate. The bond's face value is $300,000, and the annual coupon payment is 7% of this, which is $21,000. The tax shield is $21,000 * 35% = $7,350.

Quiz 14: Capital Structure: Basic Concepts