Your Company Is Considering a Project That Will Cost $100

question 16

Multiple Choice

Your company is considering a project that will cost $100. The project will generate after-tax cash flows of $37.50 per year for five years. The WACC is 10 percent and the firm's D/A ratio is 0.35. The flotation cost for equity is 5 percent, the flotation cost for debt is 2 percent, and your firm does not plan on issuing any preferred stock within its capital structure. If your firm follows the practice of incorporating flotation costs into the project's initial investment, what is the weighted average flotation cost for the firm?

• A) 2.95 percent
• B) 3.15 percent
• C) 3.95 percent
• D) 4.80 percent

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