The Nantucket Nugget Is Unlevered and Is Valued at $640,000

question 34

Essay

The Nantucket Nugget is unlevered and is valued at $640,000. Nantucket is currently deciding whether including debt in its capital structure would increase its value. The current cost of equity is 12%. Under consideration is issuing $300,000 in new debt with an 8% interest rate. Nantucket would repurchase $300,000 of stock with the proceeds of the debt issue. There are currently 32,000 shares outstanding and effective marginal tax bracket is zero. What will Nantucket's new WACC be?

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Definitions:

Marketing Cost

Expenses associated with promoting and selling a product or service, including advertising, market research, and distribution costs.

Economic Costs

The total cost of choosing one action over another, including both explicit costs and opportunity costs.

Accounting Costs

Costs that are recognized in the financial statements and involve actual cash flow, such as salaries, rent, and materials.

Implicit Costs

Costs that are not directly paid out or incurred in money but represent the opportunity cost of using resources owned by the firm for its own production instead of renting them out or selling.