Southern Alliance Company needs to raise $45 million to start a new project and will raise the
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Southern Alliance Company needs to raise $45 million to start a new project and will raise the money by selling new bonds. The company will generate no internal equity for the foreseeable future. The company has a target capital structure of 65 percent common stock, 5 percent preferred stock, and 30 percent debt. Flotation costs for issuing new common stock are 9 percent; for new preferred stock, 6 percent; and for new debt, 3 percent. What is the true initial cost figure Southern Alliance should use when evaluating its project?
Common StockCommon stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on... Capital Structure
Capital structure refers to a company’s outstanding debt and equity. The capital structure is the particular combination of debt and equity used by a finance its overall operations and growth. Capital structure maximizes the market value of a...
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ISBN: 978-0071339575
7th Canadian Edition
Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Jeffrey Jaffe, Gordon Ro
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