Challenging Problems 15-17 11-15 WACC Estimation On January 1, the total market value of the Tysseland Company was $60 million. During the year, the company plans to raise and invest $30 million in new projects. The firm's present market value capital structure, shown here, is considered to be optimal. There is no short-term debt. Capim 2018 Cengage Learning, Rights Reserved. May not be copied, cunod, a dopied, in whole or in part. WCN 2000-30 CAR www. Chapter 11 Determining the Cost of Capital 479 Debt Common equity Total capital $30,000,000 30,000,000 $60,000,000 New bonds will have an 8% coupon rate, and they will be sold at par. Com- mon stock is currently selling at $30 a share. The stockholders' required rate of retum is estimated to be 12%, consisting of a dividend yield of 4% and an expected constant growth rate of 8%. (The next expected dividend is $1.20, so the dividend yield is $1.20/S30 - 44.) The marginal tax rate is 404 a. In order to maintain the present capital structure, how much of the new investment must be financed by common equity? b. Assuming there is sufficient cash flow for Tysseland to maintain its tar- get capital structure without issuing additional shares of equity, what is its WACC? c. Suppose now that there is not enough internal cash flow and the firm must issue new shares of stock. Qualitatively speaking, what will happen to the WACC? No numbers are required to answer this