Landman Corporation (LC) manufactures time series photographic equipment. It is currently at its target debt-equity ratio of
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Landman Corporation (LC) manufactures time series photographic equipment. It is currently at its target debt-equity ratio of .60. It’s considering building a new $73 million manufacturing facility. This new plant is expected to generate after-tax cash flows of $9.4 million in perpetuity. The company raises all equity from outside financing. There are three financing options:
1. A new issue of common stock: The flotation costs of the new common stock would be 6 percent of the amount raised. The required return on the company’s new equity is 13 percent.
2. A new issue of 20-year bonds: The flotation costs of the new bonds would be 3 percent of the proceeds. If the company issues these new bonds at an annual coupon rate of 7 percent, they will sell at par.
3. Increased use of accounts payable financing: Because this financing is part of the company’s ongoing daily business, it has no flotation costs, and the company assigns it a cost that is the same as the overall firm WACC. Management has a target ratio of accounts payable to long-term debt of .15. (Assume there is no difference between the pretax and after-tax accounts payable cost.) What is the NPV of the new plant? Assume the tax rate is 21 percent.
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Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 9781265553609
13th Edition
Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Bradford Jordan