AGE | MINDTAP a Search this course e Activity: WACC and optimal capital budget Excel Online Structured Activity: WACC and optimal capital budget Adamson Corporation is considering four average-risk projects with the following costs return: Project 1 2 Cost $2,000 3,000 5,000 2,000 Expected Rate of Return 16.00% 15.00 13.75 12.50 The company estimates that it can issue debt at a rate of -11%, and its tax rate is 30%. It can issue preferred stock that pays a constant dividend of $6 per year at $59 per share. Also, its common stock currently sells for $40 per share; the next expected dividend, Di, is $3.75; and the dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 7% per year. The target capital structure consists of 75% common stock, 15% debt, and 10% preferred stock. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below. Open spreadsheet 3. What is the cost of each of the capital components? Round your answers to two decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations Cost of debt Cost of preferred stock Cost of retained earnings Q Search this co- ty: WACC and optimal capital budget expected to grow at a constant rate of 7% per year. The target capital structure consists of 75% common stock, 15% debt, and 10% preferred stock. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online fille below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below Open spreadsheet a. What is the cost of each of the capital components? Round your answers to two decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations Cost of debt % Cost of preferred stock Cost of retained earnings b. What is Adamson's WACC7 Round your answer to two decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations. c. Only projects with expected returns that exceed WACC will be accepted. Which projects should Adamson accept? Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Project 4 Check My Work Resol Problem WACC and optimal capital budget Cost of debt, Tax rate, T Preferred dividend Preferred stock price, Pp Common stock price, P. Expected common dividend, D, Common stock constant growth rate, % common stock in capital structure % debt in capital structure % preferred stock in capital structure 11.00% 30.00% $6.00 $59.00 $40.00 $3.75 7.00% 75.00% 15.00% 10.00% 10 11 12 After-tax Cost_ Weighted Cost Cost of capital components & WACC calculation: After-tax cost of debt, rd(1-T) Cost of preferred stock, , Cost of common stock, r. Weights 15.00% 10.00% 75.00% WACC = 20 Project acceptance analysis: Accept Project? YN NAN Cost $2,000 $3,000 $5,000 Expected Rate of Retum 16.00% 15.00% 13.75% Sheet1 $5,000 $2,000 13.75% 12.50% Formulas Weighted Cost Cost of capital components & WACC calculation: BO After-tax cost of debt, rd(1-T) Cost of preferred stock, r. 32 Cost of common stock, r, #NA Weights After-tax Cost 15.00% #N/A 10.00% #NA 75.00% #NA WACC = #NA #NA #NA 33 3A 15 Project acceptance analysis: Projects Cost $3,000 $5,000 $2,000 Expected Rate of Retum 16.00% 15.00% 13.75% 12.50% Accept Project? Y/N #NA #NA #NA #NA
