Here is the condensed 2021 balance sheet for Skye Computer Company (in thousands of dollars): 2021 Current assets $2,000 Net fixed assets 3,000 Total assets $5,000 Accounts payable and accruals $ 900 Short-term debt 200 725 Long-term debt Preferred stock (15,000 shares) Common stock (50,000 shares) 325 1,400 Retained earnings 1,450 Total common equity $2,850 Total liabilities and equity $5,000 Skye's earnings per share last year were $2.65. The common stock sells for $60.00, last year's dividend (D.) was $1.95, and a flotation cost of 8% would be required to sell new common stock. Security analysts are projecting that the common dividend will grow at an annual rate of 10%. Skye's preferred stock pays a dividend of $2.75 per share, and its preferred stock sells for $25.00 per share. The firm's before-tax cost of debt is 11%, and its marginal tax rate is 25%. The firm's currently outstanding 11% annual coupon rate, long-term debt sells at par value. The market risk premium is 6%, the risk-free rate is 7%, and Skye's beta is 1.324. The firm's total debt, which is the sum of the company's short-term debt and long-term debt, equals $0.925 million. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round vour answers to two decimal places. d. If Skye continues to use the same market value capital structure, what is the firm's WACC assuming that (1) it uses only retained earnings for equity and (2) if it expands so rapidly that it must issue new common stock? (Hint: Use the market value capital structure excluding current liabilities to determine the weights. Also, use the simple average of the required values obtained under the two methods in calculating WACC.) WACC1: % WACC2: % Here is the condensed 2021 balance sheet for Skye Computer Company (in thousands of dollars): 2021 Current assets $2,000 Net fixed assets 3,000 Total assets $5,000 Accounts payable and accruals $ 900 Short-term debt 200 725 Long-term debt Preferred stock (15,000 shares) Common stock (50,000 shares) 325 1,400 Retained earnings 1,450 Total common equity $2,850 Total liabilities and equity $5,000 Skye's earnings per share last year were $2.65. The common stock sells for $60.00, last year's dividend (D.) was $1.95, and a flotation cost of 8% would be required to sell new common stock. Security analysts are projecting that the common dividend will grow at an annual rate of 10%. Skye's preferred stock pays a dividend of $2.75 per share, and its preferred stock sells for $25.00 per share. The firm's before-tax cost of debt is 11%, and its marginal tax rate is 25%. The firm's currently outstanding 11% annual coupon rate, long-term debt sells at par value. The market risk premium is 6%, the risk-free rate is 7%, and Skye's beta is 1.324. The firm's total debt, which is the sum of the company's short-term debt and long-term debt, equals $0.925 million. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round vour answers to two decimal places. d. If Skye continues to use the same market value capital structure, what is the firm's WACC assuming that (1) it uses only retained earnings for equity and (2) if it expands so rapidly that it must issue new common stock? (Hint: Use the market value capital structure excluding current liabilities to determine the weights. Also, use the simple average of the required values obtained under the two methods in calculating WACC.) WACC1: % WACC2: %
