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Abyss Gaming has the following capital structure, which is considered ideal, tak

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Question

Abyss Gaming has the following capital structure, which is considered ideal, taken from the annual report as at December 31, 2017:

*there are 7 million common shares outstanding at a market price of $30 per share. The corporate income tax rate is 30%. The dividends on common shares are expected to grow to 5% per year.

Required:

(a) Determine the cost of capital as at December 31, 2017 for each of the following components: i. Debt ii. Preferred shares iii. Common shares

(b) Calculate the weighted average cost of capital for Richelieu Investments Limited

Balance Sheet Market ValuePrice/Unit Dividend/Share n/a $2.50 1.5 n/a $100,000,000 $90,000,000$90.00 20,000,000 $15,000,000 30.00 30.00 n/a 10% Bonds Preferred shares Common shares Retained earnings "corporate income taxe rate 30% "dividends expected to grow 5% i. Debt ii. Prefferd Shares iii) Common Shares WACC 200,000,000 50,000,000

Explanation / Answer

after tax cost of debt

before tax cost of debt*(1-tax rate)

10*(1-.4)

6

cost of preferred stock

preferred dividend/market price of preferred stock

2.5/30

8.333

cost of common stock

(expected dividend / market price)+growth rate

(1.605/30)+5%

10.35

expected dividend

1.5*1.07

1.605

weighted average cost of capital

book value weights

source

value

weight

cost

cost*weight

debt

10000000

0.27027

6

1.621622

preferred stock

2000000

0.054054

8.333

0.450432

common stock

20000000

0.540541

10.35

5.594595

retained earnigs

5000000

0.135135

10.35

1.398649

37000000

WACC

9.065297

weighted average cost of capital

market value weights

source

value

weight

cost

cost*weight

debt

9000000

0.246575

8.333

2.054712

preferred stock

1500000

0.041096

10.35

0.425342

common stock

21000000

0.575342

10.35

5.954795

retained earnigs

5000000

0.136986

10.35

1.417808

36500000

WACC

9.852658

after tax cost of debt

before tax cost of debt*(1-tax rate)

10*(1-.4)

6

cost of preferred stock

preferred dividend/market price of preferred stock

2.5/30

8.333

cost of common stock

(expected dividend / market price)+growth rate

(1.605/30)+5%

10.35

expected dividend

1.5*1.07

1.605

weighted average cost of capital

book value weights

source

value

weight

cost

cost*weight

debt

10000000

0.27027

6

1.621622

preferred stock

2000000

0.054054

8.333

0.450432

common stock

20000000

0.540541

10.35

5.594595

retained earnigs

5000000

0.135135

10.35

1.398649

37000000

WACC

9.065297

weighted average cost of capital

market value weights

source

value

weight

cost

cost*weight

debt

9000000

0.246575

8.333

2.054712

preferred stock

1500000

0.041096

10.35

0.425342

common stock

21000000

0.575342

10.35

5.954795

retained earnigs

5000000

0.136986

10.35

1.417808

36500000

WACC

9.852658