Table 9.2 A Firm Has Determined Its Optimal Structure Which Is Composed

question 116

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Table 9.2
A firm has determined its optimal structure which is composed of the following sources and target market value proportions. Debt: The firm can sell a 15-year, $1,000 par value, 8 percent bond for $1,050. A flotation cost of 2 percent of the face value would be required in addition to the premium of $50.
Common Stock: A firm's common stock is currently selling for $75 per share. The dividend expected to be paid at the end of the coming year is $5. Its dividend payments have been growing at a constant rate for the last five years. Five years ago, the dividend was $3.10. It is expected that to sell, a new common stock issue must be underpriced $2 per share and the firm must pay $1 per share in flotation costs. Additionally, the firm has a marginal tax rate of 40 percent.
-The firm's before-tax cost of debt is ________. (See Table 9.2)

• A) 7.7 percent
• B) 10.6 percent
• C) 11.2 percent
• D) 12.7 percent

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Definitions:

Net Income

The total profit of a company after all expenses, taxes, and costs have been subtracted from total revenue.

Salvage Value

The projected value of an asset for sale at the conclusion of its operational lifespan.

Net Present Value

A financial metric used to evaluate the profitability of an investment or project by calculating the difference between the present value of cash inflows and outflows over a period of time.

Compound Interest

A method of interest calculation on a loan or deposit that involves both the initial principal and the cumulative interest from earlier periods.