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SECTION A [100 MARKS] Answer ALL the questions in this section. QUESTION ONE Baker Limited, South Africa, is a specialist manufacturer of hydraulic pumps. In seeking to expand its operations, it could acquire a French subsidiary company, Hydro Limited, or set up a new division in its home market. The relevant fiaures for these two ootions are: - The project is expected to last for 9 years. - Bakers Limited, current cost of capital is 9%. - The French inflation is expected to be below the South African inflation by 2% per year, throughout the life of this investment. - The current exchange spot rate is R21.40 to the Euro (e). 1.1 Compute the necessary calculations and advise Bakers Traders Limited if it is worth investing in (25 marks) neither, in one or both of these two opportunities. QUESTION TWO DD Traders uses a combination of shares and debt in their capital structure. The details are given below: There are 3000000R1.50 ordinary shares in issue and the current market price is R2.75 per share. The latest dividend paid was 44 cents and a 4.5% average growth for the past 3 years was maintained. The company has 1100000R1.50,4% preference shares with a market price of R1.90 per share. DD Traders has a public traded debt with a face value of R6 000000 . The coupon rate of the debenture is 4% and the current yield to maturity of 8%. The debenture has 3 years to maturity. They also have a bank overdraft of R2 000000 due in 2 years' time and interest is charged at 8% per annum. Additional Information: - DD Traders has a beta of 1.5 , a risk-free rate of 7.9% and a return on the market of 16.45%. - Company tax rate is 30%. 2.1 Calculate the weighted average cost of capital, using the Gordon Growth Model to calculate the (22 marks) (22 cost of equity. 2.2 Calculate the cost of equity, using the Capital Asset Pricing Model. (3 marks) QUESTION THREE Shares Will and Smith have the following historical returns