Exam 12: Determining the Cost of Capital

Epiphany is an all-equity firm with an estimated market value of $300,000.The firm sells $100,000 of debt and uses the proceeds to purchase outstanding equity.Compute the weight in equity and the weight in debt after the proposed financing and repurchase of equity.

What is the difference between the effective cost of debt and the cost of debt?

Rogers Communications is currently financed with 60% equity,20% preferred stock,and 20% debt.It has a cost of equity capital of 8.5%,a cost of preferred stock of 6%,and its pretax cost of debt is 7%.If the firm has a tax rate of 25%,what is Rogers's WACC?

A firm is considering acquiring a competitor.The firm plans on offering $200 million for the competitor.The firm will need to issue new debt and equity to finance the acquisition.You estimate the issuance costs to be $10 million.The acquisition will generate an incremental free cash flow of $25 million in the first year and this cash flow is expected to grow at an annual rate of 3% forever.If the firm's WACC is 13%,what is the value of this project?

Garwood Garages will pay a dividend of $2.55 next year,and expects its dividends to grow at 3% per year.The current price of Garwood stock is $18.25 per share.What is Garwood's cost of equity?

A firm's sources of financing,which usually consists of debt and equity,represent its