7. Solving for a firm's WACC A firm's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is used as the discount rate to evaluate various capital budgeting projects. However, remember the WACC is an appropriate discount rate only for a project of average risk. Analyze the cost of capital situatives of the following company cases, and answer the specific questions that finance professions need to addresse The case of Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies Green Caterpillar Garden Supplies has a target capital structure of 58% debt, 64 preferred stock, and 364. common equity. It has a before-tax cont of debt of 11.1%, and its cost of preferred stock is 12.2%. If Green Caterpillar can raise all of its equity capital from retained earnings, is cost of common equity will be 10.7%. However, if it is necesswy to False new common equity, it will carry a cost of 16.8% If its current tax rate is 40%, how much higher will Green Caterpillar's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) be if it has to raise additional common equity capital by issuing new common stock instead of raising the funds through retained earnings? (Note: Round your answer to two decimal places.) O 1.0196 O 0.90% 0.75 O 0.909 The case of Purple Lemon Fruit Company The CFO of Purple Lemon Fruit Company is trying to determine the company's WACC. He has determined that the company's before tax cost of debt is 9,60%. The company currently has $750,000 of debt, and the CFO believes that the book value of the company's debt is a good approximation for the market value of the company's debt. The CFO of Purple Lemon Fruit Company is trying to determine the company's WACC. He has determined that the company's before-tax cost of debt is 9.60%. The company currently has $750,000 of debt, and the CFO believes that the book value of the company's debt is a good approximation for the market value of the company's debt, The firm's cost of preferred stock is 10.70%, and the book value of preferred stock is $45,000 Tts cost of equity is 13.50%, and the company currently has $500,000 of common equity on its balance sheet. The CFO has estimated that the firm's market value of preferred stock is 578,000, and the market value of its common equity is $880,000 (Hint: Round your answer to two decimal If Purple Lemon is subject to a tax rate of 40%. Purple Lemon Fruit Company's WACC is places.) The case of Purple Panda Products Purple Panda Products is considering a new project that will require an initial investment of $20 million. It has a target capital structure of 45% debt, 4% preferred stock, and 51% common equity. Purple Panda has noncaltable bonds outstanding that mature in five years with a face value of $1,000, an annual coupon rate of 10%, and a market price of $1,050.76. The yield on the company's current bonds is a good approximation of the yield on any new bonds that it issues. The company can sell now shares of proferred stock that pay an annual dividend of $9 at a price of $92.25 per share. Assume that Purple Panda new preferred shares can be sold without incurring fotation costs. Purple Panda does not have any retained earnings available to finance this project, so the firm will have to issue new common stock to help fund it. Its common stock is currently selling for $33.95 per share, and it is expected to pay a dividend of $1.36 at the end of next year. Flotation costs will represent 8% of the funds raised by Issuing new common stock. The company is projected to grow at a constant rate of 8.7%, and they face a tax rate of 40% Purple Panda's wacc for this project will be: (Hint: Round your answer to two decimal places.) O 11.33% 0.9.44% 7.55% 0.10.38%