Sinqobile wants to start her own safari lodge company.She wants to finance the company using debt, preferred stocks, and common stocks.She has decided to set up her capital structure with 60% debt, 10% preferred stocks, and 30% common stocks.The risk free rate is 5% and the market rate is 15%.Assume 40% taxes.

1.Sinqobile wants to sell preferred stocks on the NYSE.Her expected dividend is $2.25, and the required rate of return on the stock is 14%.At what price should Sinqobile sell her preferred stock?

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2.Sinqobile also wants to issue common stocks with a beta of 1.40.Her projected dividend is $2.75, and the growth rate of her company is projected at 8%.At what price should she sell her stocks?

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3.Sinqobilewants to borrow $12,000,000 to get her lodge built.It will be repaid in equal installments over the next 10 years at a 9% interest rate.Develop an amortization schedule forSinqobile.

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Sinqobile wants to decide between building Lodge A or Lodge B.The following are projected cash flows for the lodges.

Year. LodgeA LodgeB

0 (10,000,000) (8,000,000)

1 1,200,000 1,600,000

2 1,100,000 1,200,000

3 800,000 1,800,000

4 1,400,000 2,000,000

5. 1,800,000 1,500,000

6 1,400,000 2,000,000

7 1,300,000 2,500,000

8. 900,000 2,800,000

9 1,400,000 2,300,000

10 800,000 2,400,000

4.What is the payback period for Lodge A and Lodge B?If Sinqobile requires a payback period of 6 years, which Lodge(s) should she acquire?Round answer to the hundredths place (for example: 12.34%).

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5.Calculate the WACC for Sinqobile's Safari Lodges.Assume 9% cost of debt, 14% required return on preferred stocks, and 19% required return on common stocks.Round answer to the tenths place (for example: 12.3%).

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6.Calculate the Net Present Value for Lodge A and Lodge B.Use 10% as the WACC.

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Which lodge should she build?

7.What is the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) for Lodge A and Lodge B?Round answer to the hundredths place (for example: 12.34%).

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Which lodge should she build?