Solved

VanMannen Foundations, Inc ​
-Refer to the Data for VanMannen Foundations, Inc

Question 82

Multiple Choice

VanMannen Foundations, Inc.(VF)
VanMannen Foundations, Inc.(VF) is a zero-growth company that currently has zero debt, and it has the data shown below.
 EBIT =$80,000 Growth =0% Orig cost of equity, rs=10.0% No. of shares =10,000 Price per share =$60.00 Tax rate =25%\begin{array}{lr}\text { EBIT }= & \$ 80,000 \\\text { Growth }= & 0 \% \\\text { Orig cost of equity, } r_{s}= & 10.0 \%\\\text { No. of shares }= & 10,000 \\\text { Price per share }= & \$ 60.00 \\\text { Tax rate }= & 25 \%\end{array}
-Refer to the data for VanMannen Foundations, Inc.(VF) .Now the company is considering using some debt, moving to the market value capital structure indicated below.The money raised would be used to repurchase stock.It is estimated that the increase in risk resulting from the additional leverage would cause the required rate of return on equity to rise somewhat, as indicated below.If this plan were carried out, what would be VF's new WACC and its new value of operations?
 New interest rate =rd=6.00% New cost of equity =rs=10.75% New Debt / Value =wd=20% New Equity / Value =ws=80%\begin{array} { l l } \text { New interest rate } = \mathrm { r } _ { \mathrm { d } } = & 6.00 \% \\ \text { New cost of equity } = \mathrm { r } _ { \mathrm { s } } = & 10.75 \% \\ \text { New Debt } / \text { Value } = \mathrm { w } _ { \mathrm { d } } = & 20 \% \\ \text { New Equity } / \text { Value } = \mathrm { w } _ { \mathrm { s } } = & 80 \% \end{array}

 WACC  Value \underline{ \text { WACC } } \quad \underline { \text { Value } }


A) 9.50%$631,5799.50 \% \quad\$ 631,579
B) 9.80%$644,2119.80 \% \quad \$ 644,211
C) 10.10%$657,09510.10 \% \quad \$ 657,095
D) 10.40%$670,23710.40 \% \quad \$ 670,237
E) 10.70%$683,64110.70 \% \quad \$ 683,641

Correct Answer:

verifed

Verified

Unlock this answer now
Get Access to more Verified Answers free of charge

Related Questions

Unlock this Answer For Free Now!

View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions

qr-code

Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks

upload documents

Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents