Valley Flights,Inc.has a capital structure made up of 40% debt and 60% equity and a tax rate of 30%.A new issue of $1,000 par bonds maturing in 20 years can be issued with a coupon of 9% at a price of $1,098.18 with no flotation costs.The firm has no internal equity available for investment at this time,but can issue new common stock at a price of $45.The next expected dividend on the stock is $2.70.The dividend for the firm is expected to grow at a constant annual rate of 5% per year indefinitely.Flotation costs on new equity will be $7.00 per share.The company has the following independent investment projects available: Which of the above projects should the company take on?

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Valley Flights,Inc.has a capital structure made up of 40% debt and 60% equity and a tax rate of 30%.A new issue of $1,000 par bonds maturing in 20 years can be issued with a coupon of 9% at a price of $1,098.18 with no flotation costs.The firm has no internal equity available for investment at this time,but can issue new common stock at a price of $45.The next expected dividend on the stock is $2.70.The dividend for the firm is expected to grow at a constant annual rate of 5% per year indefinitely.Flotation costs on new equity will be $7.00 per share.The company has the following independent investment projects available:  Which of the above projects should the company take on?

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1. Calculate the cost of debt:
PV = $1,098.18
Coupon payment = 9% * $1,000 = $90
Periods = 20
FV = $1,000
Using financial calculator, solve for the yield to maturity (YTM) = 7.221%
After-tax cost of debt = YTM * (1 - tax rate) = 5.0557%

2. Calculate the cost of equity:
Dividend = $2.70
Growth rate = 5%
Using the constant growth rate model, we get:
Cost of equity = ($2.70 * (1 + 5%)) / ($45) + 5% = 10.78%
Adjusted cost of equity = cost of equity * (1 - flotation cost) = 10.27%

3. Calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC):
WACC = (% debt * cost of debt) + (% equity * cost of equity)
WACC = (0.4 * 5.0557%) + (0.6 * 10.27%)
WACC = 8.398%

4. Calculate the NPV for each project:
Project 1:
Initial investment = -$650,000
Year 1 net cash flow = $200,000
Year 2 net cash flow = $300,000
Year 3 net cash flow = $400,000
Year 4 net cash flow = $500,000
Year 5 net cash flow = $600,000
Using financial calculator, solve for the NPV = $222,938.53

Project 2:
Initial investment = -$500,000
Year 1 net cash flow = $150,000
Year 2 net cash flow = $250,000
Year 3 net cash flow = $350,000
Year 4 net cash flow = $450,000
Year 5 net cash flow = $550,000
Using financial calculator, solve for the NPV = $127,308.99

Project 3:
Initial investment = -$400,000
Year 1 net cash flow = $110,000
Year 2 net cash flow = $210,000
Year 3 net cash flow = $310,000
Year 4 net cash flow = $410,000
Year 5 net cash flow = $510,000
Using financial calculator, solve for the NPV = $113,046.20

5. Compare the NPVs to determine the best project(s):
Only Project 1 and 3 have positive NPVs, but Project 2 has a lower NPV. Therefore, the best choice is to take on Projects 1 and 3.