Exam 14: Capital Structure in a Perfect Market

Use the information for the question(s) below. Consider a project with free cash flows in one year of $90,000 in a weak economy or $117,000 in a strong economy, with each outcome being equally likely. The initial investment required for the project is $80,000, and the project's cost of capital is 15%. The risk-free interest rate is 5%. -Suppose you are a shareholder in d'Anconia Copper holding 500 shares,and you disagree with the decision to lever the firm.You can undo the effect of this decision by

Use the information for the question(s) below. Luther Industries has no debt, a total equity capitalization of $20 billion, and a beta of 1.8. Included in Luther's assets are $4 billion in cash and risk-free securities. -What is Luther's enterprise value?

Use the information for the question(s) below. Consider two firms: firm Without has no debt, and firm With has debt of $10,000 on which it pays interest of 5% per year. Both companies have identical projects that generate free cash flows of $1000 or $2000 each year. Suppose that there are no taxes, and after paying any interest on debt, both companies use all remaining cash free cash flows to pay dividends each year. -Suppose you own 10% of the equity of With.What is another portfolio you could hold that would provide you with the same exact cash flows?

Use the information for the question(s) below. Consider a project with free cash flows in one year of $90,000 in a weak economy or $117,000 in a strong economy, with each outcome being equally likely. The initial investment required for the project is $80,000, and the project's cost of capital is 15%. The risk-free interest rate is 5%. -Suppose you are a shareholder in d'Anconia Copper holding 300 shares,and you disagree with the decision to lever the firm.You can undo the effect of this decision by

Suppose the risk-free interest rate is 4%.If Nielson borrows $150 million today at this rate and uses the proceeds to pay an immediate cash dividend,then according to MM,the expected return of Nielson's stock just alter the dividend is paid would be closest to:

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below. Galt Industries has no debt, total equity capitalization of $600 million, and an equity beta of 1.2. Included in Galt's assets is $90 million in cash and risk-free securities. Assume the risk-free rate is 4% and the market risk premium is 6%. -The beta on Galt's assets is closest to:

Use the information for the question(s) below. Consider a project with free cash flows in one year of $90,000 in a weak economy or $117,000 in a strong economy, with each outcome being equally likely. The initial investment required for the project is $80,000, and the project's cost of capital is 15%. The risk-free interest rate is 5%. -Suppose that to raise the funds for the initial investment the firm borrows $40,000 at the risk free rate and issues new equity to cover the remainder.In this situation,the value of the firm's levered equity from the project is closest to:

Which of the following statements is false?

Use the information for the question(s) below. Consider a project with free cash flows in one year of $90,000 in a weak economy or $117,000 in a strong economy, with each outcome being equally likely. The initial investment required for the project is $80,000, and the project's cost of capital is 15%. The risk-free interest rate is 5%. -Suppose that to raise the funds for the initial investment the firm borrows $40,000 at the risk free rate and issues new equity to cover the remainder.In this situation,the cash flow that equity holders will receive in one year in a strong economy is closest to:

Use the information for the question(s) below. Consider two firms, With and Without, that have identical assets that generate identical cash flows. Without is an all-equity firm, with 1 million shares outstanding that trade for a price of $24 per share. With has 2 million shares outstanding and $12 million dollars in debt at an interest rate of 5%. -Assume that MM's perfect capital markets conditions are met and that you can borrow and lend at the same 5% rate as with.You have $5000 of your own money to invest and you plan on buying Without stock.Using homemade leverage,how much do you need to borrow in your margin account so that the payoff of your margined purchase of Without stock will be the same as a $5000 investment in With stock?

Use the information for the question(s) below. Assume that Rose Corporation's (RC) EBIT is not expected to grow in the future and that all earnings are paid out as dividends. RC is currently an all equity firm. It expects to generate earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of $6 million over the next year. Currently RC has 5 million shares outstanding and its stock is trading for a price of $12.00 per share. RC is considering borrowing $12 million at a rate of 6% and using the proceeds to repurchase shares at the current price of $12.00. -Prior to any borrowing and share repurchase,RC's EPS is closest to:

Which of the following statements is false?

Following the borrowing of $12 and subsequent share repurchase,the expected earnings per share for RC is closest to:

Use the information for the question(s) below. Consider two firms, With and Without, that have identical assets that generate identical cash flows. Without is an all-equity firm, with 1 million shares outstanding that trade for a price of $24 per share. With has 2 million shares outstanding and $12 million dollars in debt at an interest rate of 5%. -Assume that MM's perfect capital markets conditions are met and that you can borrow and lend at the same 5% rate as with.You have $5000 of your own money to invest and you plan on buying With stock.Using homemade (un)leverage,how much do you need to invest at the risk-free rate so that the payoff of your account will be the same as a $5000 investment in Without stock?

Use the information for the question(s) below. Consider a project with free cash flows in one year of $90,000 in a weak economy or $117,000 in a strong economy, with each outcome being equally likely. The initial investment required for the project is $80,000, and the project's cost of capital is 15%. The risk-free interest rate is 5%. -Suppose that to raise the funds for the initial investment the firm borrows $45,000 at the risk free rate and issues new equity to cover the remainder.In this situation,calculate the value of the firm's levered equity from the project.What is the cost of capital for the firm's levered equity?

Use the information for the question(s) below. Luther is a successful logistical services firm that currently has $5 billion in cash. Luther has decided to use this cash to repurchase shares from its investors, and has already announced the stock repurchase plan. Currently Luther is an all equity firm with 1.25 billion shares outstanding. Luther's shares are currently trading at $20 per share. -Assume that in addition to 1.25 billion common shares outstanding,Luther has stock options given to employees valued at $2 billion.The market value of Luther's non-cash assets is closest to:

Use the information for the question(s) below. Luther is a successful logistical services firm that currently has $5 billion in cash. Luther has decided to use this cash to repurchase shares from its investors, and has already announced the stock repurchase plan. Currently Luther is an all equity firm with 1.25 billion shares outstanding. Luther's shares are currently trading at $20 per share. -With perfect capital markets,what is the market price per share of Luther's stock after the share repurchase?

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below. Nielson Motors is currently an all equity financed firm. It expects to generate EBIT of $20 million over the next year. Currently Nielson has 8 million shares outstanding and its stock is trading at $20.00 per share. Nielson is considering changing its capital structure by borrowing $50 million at an interest rate of 8% and using the proceeds to repurchase shares. Assume perfect capital markets. -Nielson's EPS if they choose not to change their capital structure is closest to:

Consider the following equation: E + D = U = A The A in this equation represents

Suppose that Taggart Transcontinental currently has no debt and has an equity cost of capital of 10%.Taggart is considering borrowing funds at a cost of 6% and using these funds to repurchase existing shares of stock.Assume perfect capital markets.If Taggart borrows until they achieved a debt -to-value ratio of 20%,then Taggart's levered cost of equity would be closest to: