Campbell Sports Equipment Limited (CSEL), a Scottish manufacturer of soccer equipment, is considering the purchase of equipment for their new soccer ball line. You work in the finance department and must evaluate this capital budgeting project. You have been provided with most recent financial statements as well as the following additional information to aid in calculating the weighted average cost of capital and determining if the equipment should be purchased. Campbell Sports Equipment Limited (CSEL) Assets Liabilities & Shareholders Equity Cash & short-term securities $14,000,000 Bonds, coupon = 9%, paid semi-annually (maturity 15 years, $1,000 face value) $10,000,000 Accounts Receivable 9,000,000 Preferred Stock (Par value $20 per share) 2,000,000 Inventories 6,000,000 Common Stock (1,000,000 shares outstanding) 10,000,000 Plant & Equipment 41,000,000 Retained Earnings 48,000,000 Total $70,000,000 Total $70,000,000

Page | 2 Debt: The bonds are currently selling at a quoted price of 102.4 and mature in 15 years. New debt would be issued at par ($1,000) with flotation costs of 2.5% Preferred Shares: The existing preferred shares are currently selling for $25 per share. CSEL can sell new $100 par value preferred shares with a 12% annual dividend. The market price is expected to be $95 per share. Flotation costs for new preferred shares are estimated at 3%. Common Equity: CSELs common shares currently sell for $18 per share. CSEL does not have enough cash on hand to finance the equity portion of the projects. CSEL has a tax rate of 40% and a beta of 1.79. You have observed the following from the market: an 8% market risk premium and a 2% risk free rate. Flotation costs for new common shares are estimated at 5%. The planned equipment purchases have a total capital cost of $770,000 with installation & training costs of $25.000. The present value of the after-tax operating cash flows will be $587,675, the present value of the CCA tax shield will be $187,900, and the present value of ending (terminal) cash flows will be $22,575. a) Calculate the cost of debt. (6 marks) b) Calculate the cost of preferred stock. (2 marks) c) Calculate the cost of common equity. (2 marks) d) Calculate the market value weights (5 marks) e) Calculate the discount rate the firm should use to evaluate projects with the same level of risk as the firm. (2 marks) f) Would this expansion create value for CSEL? Perform a NPV analysis. Assume the asset class will remain open. (9 marks)

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