Qinetiq plc. makes full body scanners for airport security systems. The Transpor
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Qinetiq plc. makes full body scanners for airport security systems. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is considering ordering 100 such machines at a total cost of dollar 20 million. The ramp up production for the order qinetiq is considering building a new factory. To evaluate the new factory project, Qinetiq needs to estimate its cost of capital. Review the following information and answer the questions that follow t o help Qinetiq with its analysis. What is the after-tax cost of debt for Qinetiq bonds? According to the CAPM, what is the required return of Qinetiq shareholders? What in the after-tax cost of debt for Qinetiq bonds? percentage (Round to two decimal places) According to the CAPM. what is the required return of Qinetiq shareholders? percentage (Round to two decimal places) What is the righted average cost of capital (WACC) for Qinetiq? percentage (Round to two decimal places)Explanation / Answer
a. Price of a bond = Coupon rate * Face value * [1 - (1 + Before tax cost of debt)-No. of years] / Before tax cost of debt + Face value / (1 + Before tax cost of debt)No. of years
=> $1,020.23 = 10% * $1,000 * [1 - (1 + Before tax cost of debt)-3] / Before tax cost of debt + $1,000 / (1 + Before tax cost of debt)3
Solving this we get, Before tax cost of debt = 9.20%
Therefore, After tax cost of debt = 9.20% * (1 - 38%)
= 5.70%
b. Required rate of return of stockholder = 7% + 1.09 * (11% - 7%)
= 11.36%
c. WACC = (20,000 * $1,020.23 * 5.70% + 8,000,000 * $46 * 11.36%) / (20,000 * $1,020.23 + 8,000,000 * $46)
= 11.06%