Butcher Timber Company Hired Your Consulting Firm to Help Them

question 35

Multiple Choice

Butcher Timber Company hired your consulting firm to help them estimate the cost of equity. The yield on the firm's bonds is 8.75%, and your firm's economists believe that the cost of equity can be estimated using a risk premium of 3.85% over a firm's own cost of debt. What is an estimate of the firm's cost of equity from retained earnings?

• A) 12.60%
• B) 13.10%
• C) 13.63%
• D) 14.17%
• E) 14.74%

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Definitions:

Actuarially Determined

Usually pertaining to pension schemes, insurance, or finance, calculated based on actuarial methods and assumptions about future events.

Pension Expense

the cost recognized by an employer for the benefits provided to employees' post-retirement, calculated based on projected obligations and plan assets.

Pension Expense

represents the cost incurred by an employer for maintaining a retirement benefits plan for its employees over a specific period.

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

A type of pension plan where an employer promises a specified pension payment upon retirement, determined by an employee's earnings history, tenure of service, and age.