a. Perpetualcold Refrigeration Company (PRC) can borrow funds at an interest rate of 11.10% for a period of five years. Its marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 25%. PRCs after-tax cost of debt is

b. At the present time, Perpetualcold Refrigeration Company (PRC) has 15-year noncallable bonds with a face value of $1,000 that are outstanding. These bonds have a current market price of $1,555.38 per bond, carry a coupon rate of 11%, and distribute annual coupon payments. The company incurs a federal-plus-state tax rate of 25%. If PRC wants to issue new debt, what would be a reasonable estimate for its after-tax cost of debt (rounded to two decimal places)? (Note: Round your YTM rate to two decimal place.)

c. White Lion Homebuilders is considering investing in a one-year project that requires an initial investment of $500,000. To do so, it will have to issue new common stock and will incur a flotation cost of 2.00%. At the end of the year, the project is expected to produce a cash inflow of $595,000. The rate of return that White Lion expects to earn on its project (net of its flotation costs) is

d. Alpha Moose Transporters has a current stock price of $22.35 per share, and is expected to pay a per-share dividend of $1.36 at the end of the year. The companys earnings and dividends growth rate are expected to grow at the constant rate of 9.40% into the foreseeable future. If Alpha Moose expects to incur flotation costs of 5.00% of the value of its newly-raised equity funds, then the flotation-adjusted (net) cost of its new common stock (rounded to two decimal places) should be

e. White Lion Homebuilders Co.s addition to earnings for this year is expected to be $420,000. Its target capital structure consists of 40% debt, 5% preferred, and 55% equity. Determine White Lion Homebuilderss retained earnings breakpoint: