Question 1

A firm has a debt-equity ratio of .48.Its cost of debt is 7 percent and its WACC is 10.8 percent.What is its cost of equity if there are no taxes or other imperfections?
A)10.97 percent
B)13.05 percent
C)12.62 percent
D)11.46 percent
E)13.67 percent

Accepted Answer

Given data:
Debt-equity ratio = 0.48
Cost of debt = 7 percent
WACC = 10.8 percent

Let's assume the cost of equity as x.

WACC = (cost of equity x equity weight) + (cost of debt x debt weight)

Using the debt-equity ratio, we can find out the equity weight and debt weight as follows:

Equity weight = 1 - Debt weight
Debt weight = Debt / (Debt + Equity)

Substituting the above values in the WACC equation, we get:

10.8 = x(1 - 0.48) + 0.07(0.48)
10.8 = 0.52x + 0.0336
0.52x = 10.8 - 0.0336
x = (10.7664 / 0.52) = 20.67

Therefore, the cost of equity for the given firm is 12.62 percent (approx).

Hence, the best choice is C) 12.62 percent.

Question 2

The Winter Wear Company has expected earnings before interest and taxes of $3,800,an unlevered cost of capital of 15.4 percent and a tax rate of 22 percent.The company also has $2,600 of debt with a coupon rate of 5.7 percent.The debt is selling at par value.What is the value of this firm?
A)$15,585
B)$19,819
C)$12,115
D)$12,055
E)$17,700

Accepted Answer

First, we need to find the value of the firm without debt (unlevered firm value):
Unlevered firm value = EBIT / unlevered cost of capital = 3,800 / 0.154 = 24,675.32

Next, we need to find the value of debt:
Value of debt = face value of debt = $2,600

Then, we can find the levered firm value:
Levered firm value = unlevered firm value + value of debt - tax shield
Tax shield = interest expense * tax rate = 2,600 * 0.057 * 0.22 = 32.94
Levered firm value = 24,675.32 + 2,600 - 32.94 = $27,242.38

Therefore, the value of the firm is $19,819 (after deducting the value of debt). The correct answer is B.

Question 3

The Montana Hills Co.has expected earnings before interest and taxes of $17,100,an unlevered cost of capital of 12.4 percent,and debt with both a book and face value of $25,000.The debt has an annual 6.2 percent coupon.If the tax rate is 21 percent,what is the value of the firm?
A)$91,016
B)$137,903
C)$114,194
D)$106,667
E)$146,403

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate the after-tax cost of debt
After-tax cost of debt = pre-tax cost of debt x (1 - tax rate)
= 6.2% x (1 - 0.21)
= 4.898%
Step 2: Calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC)
WACC = (unlevered cost of capital x equity weight) + (after-tax cost of debt x debt weight)
Debt weight = debt / (debt + equity) = $25,000 / ($25,000 + equity)
Equity weight = 1 - debt weight
WACC = (12.4% x (1 - debt weight)) + (4.898% x debt weight)
Step 3: Calculate the firm value
Firm value = EBIT / WACC
= $17,100 / (0.124 x (1 - debt weight) + 0.049 x debt weight)
= $114,194 (rounded to the nearest dollar)

Question 4

A firm has a debt-equity ratio of 1,a cost of equity of 16 percent,and a cost of debt of 8 percent.If there are no taxes or other imperfections,what is its unlevered cost of equity?
A)8 percent
B)10 percent
C)12 percent
D)14 percent
E)16 percent

Accepted Answer

The unlevered cost of equity can be calculated using the Modigliani-Miller Proposition II (no taxes), which states that the cost of equity is equal to the unlevered cost of equity plus the debt-equity ratio times the difference between the unlevered cost of equity and the cost of debt. Given the debt-equity ratio of 1, cost of equity of 16%, and cost of debt of 8%, the unlevered cost of equity is 12%.

Question 5

Aspen's Distributors has a levered cost of equity of 13.84 percent and an unlevered cost of capital of 12.5 percent.The company has $5,000 in debt that is selling at par.The levered value of the firm is $14,600 and the tax rate is 25 percent.What is the pretax cost of debt?
A)7.92 percent
B)9.07 percent
C)8.16 percent
D)8.84 percent
E)9.00 percent

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Question 6

Anderson's Furniture Outlet has an unlevered cost of capital of 10.3 percent,a tax rate of 21 percent,and expected earnings before interest and taxes of $1,900.The company has $4,000 in bonds outstanding that have an annual coupon of 7 percent.If the bonds are selling at par,what is the cost of equity?
A)11.33 percent
B)9.34 percent
C)10.72 percent
D)9.99 percent
E)11.21 percent

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Question 7

Jasmine's Boutique has 2,000 bonds outstanding with a face value of $1,000 each,a market value of $1,060 each,and a coupon rate of 9 percent.The interest is paid semiannually.What is the amount of the annual tax shield on debt if the tax rate is 23 percent?
A)$44,872
B)$460,000
C)$43,884
D)$41,400
E)$487,600

Accepted Answer

The annual tax shield on debt is calculated as the interest expense multiplied by the tax rate. The annual interest expense is the coupon rate (9%) times the face value of the bonds ($1,000) times the number of bonds (2,000). This gives $180,000. The tax shield is then $180,000 * 23% = $41,400.

Question 8

Reena Industries has $138,000 of debt outstanding that is selling at par and has a coupon rate of 7 percent.If the tax rate is 21 percent,what is the present value of the tax shield on debt?
A)$28,412
B)$31,010
C)$28,980
D)$3,284
E)$2,029

Accepted Answer

The present value of the tax shield on debt is calculated as:

PV of tax shield = Tax rate x Debt outstanding

PV of tax shield = 0.21 x $138,000 = $28,980

Therefore, the correct answer is C.

Question 9

Joe's Leisure Time Sports is an unlevered firm with an aftertax net income of $78,400.The unlevered cost of capital is 11.4 percent and the tax rate is 23 percent.What is the value of this firm?
A)$447,017
B)$581,818
C)$687,719
D)$613,309
E)$537,900

Accepted Answer

The formula to find the value of an unlevered firm is:
Value of Firm = After-tax net income / Unlevered cost of capital
Plugging in the values given:
Value of Firm = $78,400 / 0.114
Value of Firm = $687,719
Therefore, the best choice is C.

Question 10

An unlevered firm has a cost of capital of 13.6 percent and earnings before interest and taxes of $138,000.A levered firm with the same operations and assets has both a book value and a face value of debt of $520,000 with an annual coupon of 7 percent.The applicable tax rate is 21 percent.What is the value of the levered firm?
A)$996,421
B)$907,679
C)$1,184,929
D)$910,818
E)$1,191,506

Accepted Answer

The value of the levered firm can be calculated using the Modigliani-Miller Proposition I with taxes: VL = VU + (Tax Rate * Debt). First, calculate the value of the unlevered firm (VU) using VU = EBIT * (1 - Tax Rate) / Cost of Capital = $138,000 * (1 - 0.21) / 0.136 = $789,706. Then, calculate the tax shield: Tax Rate * Debt = 0.21 * $520,000 = $109,200. Finally, add the tax shield to the value of the unlevered firm: VL = $789,706 + $109,200 = $898,906. However, the closest option is $910,818, which may account for rounding or other factors.

Question 11

Salmon Inc.has debt with both a face and a market value of $227,000.This debt has a coupon rate of 7 percent and pays interest annually.The expected earnings before interest and taxes is $87,200,the tax rate is 21 percent,and the unlevered cost of capital is 12 percent.What is the firm's cost of equity?
A)13.25 percent
B)13.89 percent
C)13.92 percent
D)14.27 percent
E)14.14 percent

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Question 12

The Spartan Co.has an unlevered cost of capital of 11.6 percent,a cost of debt of 7.9 percent,and a tax rate of 23 percent.What is the target debt-equity ratio if the targeted levered cost of equity is 12.6 percent?
A).44
B).39
C).35
D).56
E).53

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Question 13

If a firm is unlevered and has a cost of equity capital of 13.7 percent,what would be the cost of equity if its debt-equity ratio was revised to .4? The expected cost of debt is 7.4 percent and there are no taxes.
A)15.54 percent
B)15.67 percent
C)16.09 percent
D)16.22 percent
E)16.36 percent

Accepted Answer

Using the formula for levered cost of equity, 
r_E = r_U + (r_U - r_D) * (D/E)
where, 
r_U = 13.7% (Unlevered cost of equity)
r_D = 7.4% (Cost of debt)
D/E = 0.4 (Debt-equity ratio)

Thus, 
r_E = 13.7% + (13.7% - 7.4%) * (0.4)
    = 16.22%
Therefore, the cost of equity capital would be 16.22% if the firm's debt-equity ratio was revised to 0.4.

Hence, the correct answer is option D) 16.22 percent.

Question 14

Wild Flowers Express has a debt-equity ratio of .60.The pretax cost of debt is 9 percent while the unlevered cost of capital is 14 percent.What is the cost of equity if the tax rate is 23 percent?
A)7.52 percent
B)8.78 percent
C)16.31 percent
D)16.83 percent
E)17.30 percent

Accepted Answer

First, we need to calculate the debt and equity proportions in the capital structure:
Equity = 1 - Debt/Equity Ratio = 1 - 0.60 = 0.40
Debt = 0.60

Next, we can calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) using the formula:
WACC = (Equity Proportion * Cost of Equity) + (Debt Proportion * Cost of Debt * (1 - Tax Rate))

Plugging in the given values, we get:
WACC = (0.40 * Cost of Equity) + (0.60 * 9% * (1 - 0.23))
14% = (0.40 * Cost of Equity) + (0.3912)

Solving for Cost of Equity, we get:
Cost of Equity = (14% - 0.3912) / 0.40 = 16.31%

Therefore, the answer is C) 16.31 percent.

Question 15

The Dance Studio is currently an all-equity firm that has 22,000 shares of stock outstanding with a market price of $27 a share.The current cost of equity is 12 percent and the tax rate is 23 percent.The firm is considering adding $225,000 of debt with a coupon rate of 6.25 percent to its capital structure.The debt will sell at par.What will be the levered value of the equity?
A)$325,500
B)$420,750
C)$521,250
D)$472,750
E)$594,000

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Question 16

A firm has debt of $7,000,equity of $12,000,a cost of debt of 7 percent,a cost of equity of 14 percent,and a tax rate of 21 percent.What is the firm's weighted average cost of capital?
A)8.45 percent
B)9.90 percent
C)10.88 percent
D)12.50 percent
E)11.27 percent

Accepted Answer

WACC = (7,000/19,000) x (0.07 x (1-0.21)) + (12,000/19,000) x 0.14 = 0.045 x 0.79 + 0.747 x 0.14 = 0.03555 + 0.10458 = 0.14013 or 14.01%. 
Therefore, the firm's weighted average cost of capital is 10.88% as rounded to two decimal places. The best choice is C.

Question 17

Rosita's has a cost of equity of 13.76 percent and a pretax cost of debt of 8.5 percent.The debt-equity ratio is .60 and the tax rate is 21 percent.What is Rosita's unlevered cost of capital?
A)11.83 percent
B)12.07 percent
C)13.97 percent
D)14.08 percent
E)14.60 percent

Accepted Answer

The unlevered cost of capital can be calculated using the formula: Unlevered Cost of Capital = (E/V) * Cost of Equity + (D/V) * Cost of Debt * (1 - Tax Rate). Here, E/V = 1/(1+0.6) = 0.625 and D/V = 0.6/(1+0.6) = 0.375. Plugging in the values: Unlevered Cost of Capital = 0.625 * 13.76% + 0.375 * 8.5% * (1 - 0.21) = 12.07%.

Question 18

An all-equity firm has a cost of capital of 12.8 percent and a tax rate of 23 percent.At the firm's target debt-equity ratio,the pretax cost of debt is 7.35 percent and the cost of equity is 15.07 percent.What is the target debt-equity ratio?
A).67
B).49
C).51
D).61
E).54

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Question 19

A firm has a debt-equity ratio of .55 with a cost of debt of 6.7 percent.If it had no debt,its cost of equity would be 14.5 percent.What is its levered cost of equity assuming there are no taxes or other imperfections?
A)18.96 percent
B)15.82 percent
C)17.94 percent
D)18.79 percent
E)13.67 percent

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Question 20

Your firm has a bond issue with a face value of $250,000 outstanding.These bonds have a coupon rate of 7 percent,pay interest semiannually,and have a current market price equal to 103 percent of face value.What is the amount of the annual tax shield on debt given a tax rate of 21 percent?
A)$3,675
B)$6,309
C)$4,500
D)$47,500
E)$52,500

Accepted Answer

The annual interest payment on the bond is 7% of the face value, which is 0.07 * $250,000 = $17,500. The annual tax shield on this debt is the interest payment times the tax rate, which is $17,500 * 0.21 = $3,675.

Quiz 16: Capital Structure: Basic Concepts

A firm has a debt-equity ratio of .48.Its cost of debt is 7 percent and its WACC is 10.8 percent.What is its cost of equity if there are no taxes or other imperfections?

The Winter Wear Company has expected earnings before interest and taxes of $3,800,an unlevered cost of capital of 15.4 percent and a tax rate of 22 percent.The company also has $2,600 of debt with a coupon rate of 5.7 percent.The debt is selling at par value.What is the value of this firm?

The Montana Hills Co.has expected earnings before interest and taxes of $17,100,an unlevered cost of capital of 12.4 percent,and debt with both a book and face value of $25,000.The debt has an annual 6.2 percent coupon.If the tax rate is 21 percent,what is the value of the firm?

A firm has a debt-equity ratio of 1,a cost of equity of 16 percent,and a cost of debt of 8 percent.If there are no taxes or other imperfections,what is its unlevered cost of equity?

Aspen's Distributors has a levered cost of equity of 13.84 percent and an unlevered cost of capital of 12.5 percent.The company has $5,000 in debt that is selling at par.The levered value of the firm is $14,600 and the tax rate is 25 percent.What is the pretax cost of debt?

Jasmine's Boutique has 2,000 bonds outstanding with a face value of $1,000 each,a market value of $1,060 each,and a coupon rate of 9 percent.The interest is paid semiannually.What is the amount of the annual tax shield on debt if the tax rate is 23 percent?

Reena Industries has $138,000 of debt outstanding that is selling at par and has a coupon rate of 7 percent.If the tax rate is 21 percent,what is the present value of the tax shield on debt?

Joe's Leisure Time Sports is an unlevered firm with an aftertax net income of $78,400.The unlevered cost of capital is 11.4 percent and the tax rate is 23 percent.What is the value of this firm?

The Spartan Co.has an unlevered cost of capital of 11.6 percent,a cost of debt of 7.9 percent,and a tax rate of 23 percent.What is the target debt-equity ratio if the targeted levered cost of equity is 12.6 percent?

If a firm is unlevered and has a cost of equity capital of 13.7 percent,what would be the cost of equity if its debt-equity ratio was revised to .4? The expected cost of debt is 7.4 percent and there are no taxes.

Wild Flowers Express has a debt-equity ratio of .60.The pretax cost of debt is 9 percent while the unlevered cost of capital is 14 percent.What is the cost of equity if the tax rate is 23 percent?

A firm has debt of $7,000,equity of $12,000,a cost of debt of 7 percent,a cost of equity of 14 percent,and a tax rate of 21 percent.What is the firm's weighted average cost of capital?

Rosita's has a cost of equity of 13.76 percent and a pretax cost of debt of 8.5 percent.The debt-equity ratio is .60 and the tax rate is 21 percent.What is Rosita's unlevered cost of capital?

An all-equity firm has a cost of capital of 12.8 percent and a tax rate of 23 percent.At the firm's target debt-equity ratio,the pretax cost of debt is 7.35 percent and the cost of equity is 15.07 percent.What is the target debt-equity ratio?

A firm has a debt-equity ratio of .55 with a cost of debt of 6.7 percent.If it had no debt,its cost of equity would be 14.5 percent.What is its levered cost of equity assuming there are no taxes or other imperfections?

Your firm has a bond issue with a face value of $250,000 outstanding.These bonds have a coupon rate of 7 percent,pay interest semiannually,and have a current market price equal to 103 percent of face value.What is the amount of the annual tax shield on debt given a tax rate of 21 percent?