Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s)below

question 40

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Wyatt Oil is considering an investment in a new project with an unlevered cost of capital of 11%.Wyatt's corporate tax rate is 21% and its debt cost of capital is 6%.The project has free cash flows of $25 million per year which are expected to decline by 3% per year.
-If Wyatt adjusts its debt continuously to maintain a constant debt-equity ratio of 50%,then the appropriate WACC for this new project is closest to:

• A)7.5%.
• B)8.6%.
• C)10.3%.
• D)10.8%.

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Definitions:

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Costs in the manufacturing process that vary with the level of production output, such as utilities or indirect materials, but do not directly correlate to specific units of production.

Variable Overhead Rate Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead incurred and the standard cost allocated, based on the actual activity level.

Variable Overhead Standards

The predetermined costs associated with variable overheads that are expected to be incurred under normal operating conditions.

Direct Labor-hours

The total hours worked directly on manufacturing a product or providing a service, used as a basis for allocating labor costs in product costing.