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Use the following information for questions 1-7. A company has 6,000,000 shares

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Use the following information for questions 1-7. A company has 6,000,000 shares of stock outstanding with a price of $40 per share. The firm just paid a dividend of $2 and the dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 7% forever. The stock has a beta of 1.2, the risk free rate is 4% and the Market Risk Premium is 8%. The firm also has 120,000 bonds outstanding at a price of $1,075 per bond. The bonds mature in 9 years, have a face value of $1,000, and have a coupon rate of 11% with semiannual payments. The firm expects to change their capital structure and will have a future debt ratio of 70%, a cost of equity (required return) of 15%, and a cost of debt (Yield to Maturity) of 10%. The firm has a marginal tax rate of 40%.

1. What is the required return on their stock using CAPM?    

a) 8.8%                       b) 10.6%         c) 13.6%         d) 16.6%        

2. What is the expected return on their stock using the constant growth dividend discount model?    

a) 10.8%         b) 12.3%         c) 13.9%         d) 15.6%        

3. What is the yield to maturity on their debt (Cost of Debt)?           

a) 8.82%         b) 9.36%         c) 9.73%         d) 9.93%        

4. What is their current percent equity using market value capital structure?

a) 18%                        b) 29%                        c) 43%                        d) 65%                       

5. What is their Weighted Average Cost of Capital using their future expected capital structure, cost of equity and cost of debt?      

a) 8.7%                       b) 10.3%         c) 11.3%         d) 11.6%        

6. What will be their new stock price given the new required return?

a) $24.30        b) $26.75        c) $32.50        d) $36.50       

7. What will be their new bond price given the new Yield to Maturity?                                                                                                          

a) $954                       b) $1,058        c) $1,117        d) $1,143       

Explanation / Answer

1. 4 +1.2*8= 13.6 c)

2. 2(1.07)/r-.07= 40 r= .1235 12.35% b)

3. Using a bond calculator 9.73 c)

4. 240,000,000/369,000,000= 65% D)

5, 10(1-.4)*.7 +15*.3= 8.7 a)

6.2(1.07)/(.15-.07)= 26.75 b)

]7. Using a bond calculator 1058 b)