Tower Inc. is in its annual Capital Budgeting review process. To complete this process, Tower Inc. wants to determine its WACC $($Part A below$)$ and then set its hurdle rate above its WACC so that new projects are reasonably certain to increase shareholder wealth. The company has searched for investment opportunities and gathered information for each of the $5$ proposals listed below in Part B below. After calculating the WACC, Tower Inc. has decided to use a hurdle rate of $11\mathrm{.}50\%$ for all proposals being considered. Management has determined that for any project to be accepted, it must first have a Payback Period of less than $5\mathrm{.}00$ years and must have a positive NPV based on the hurdle rate. Lastly, the company has decided to ration the amount of capital for new projects at a maximum of $$1,000,000.$

NOTE: You must show your work for each calculation to receive credit.

Part A$.$

Given the following information, calculate the WACC:

Percent of Capital Structure: Debt $55\%$

Preferred Stock $10\%$

Common Stock $35\%$

Additional Information:

Corporate Tax Rate $34\%$

Dividend, Preferred $$8\mathrm{.}50$

Expected Common Dividend $$2\mathrm{.}50$

Preferred Price $$105\mathrm{.}00$

Growth Rate $7\%$

Bond yield $9\mathrm{.}50\%$

Preferred Floatation cost $$3\mathrm{.}60$

Price, Common Stock $$75\mathrm{.}00$

Part B

The Investment for each project is assumed to be at time $0.$ The Cash Flows for each project are assumed to occur at the end of the year stated. Cash Flows beyond $7$ years are not considered due to the increased uncertainty of these potential future cash flows.

Calculate the Payback Period in years for each project $($to two decimal places$).$ Calculate the NPV for each project using the Time Value functions on your calculator. Fill in the Capital Budgeting Decision Forms at the bottom of this assignment.

I. Investment required $=$ $$200,000.$

Cash Flows $=$ Year $1=$ $$45,000$

$2=45,000$

$3=50,000$

$4=55,000$

$5=65,000$

$6=75,000$

$7=75,000$

Also in year $7=$ Project shut$-$down cost estimated at the end of year $7=$$$10,000$

NOTE: Time Value calculations for the problem$($s$)$ may be shown like this:

n $=1,2,3,4,5,6,7$

I$/$Y $=11\mathrm{.}50$

PV $=$ CPT

pmt $=0$

fv $=45$k$,45$k$,50$k$,55$k$,65$k$,75$k$,(75$k$-10$k$)$

NOTE: Investments II & III are mutually exclusive. Management has determined that these projects represent the most important investment option for the coming year. If one of these is acceptable, it will be the first project approved for the coming year $($and if both are acceptable, the project with the highest NPV will be the only one of these two accepted$).$

II$.$ Investment Required $=$ $$250,000.$

Cash Flows $=$ Year $1=$ $$40,000$

$2=50,000$

$3=50,000$

$4=50,000$

$5=50,000$

$6=85,000$

$7=85,000$

III. Investment Required $=$ $$400,000.$

Cash Flows $=$ $$90,000$ per year for years $1-7.$

IV$.$ Investment Required $=$ $$400,000.$

Cash Flows $=$ Year $1=$ $$75,000$

$2=100,000$

$3=125,000$

$4=125,000$

$5=150,000$

$6=0$

Also in year $6=$ $$25,000$ in costs to shut$-$down the project at the end of year $6$

V$.$ Investment Required $=$ $$700,000.$

Cash Flows $=$ $$175,000$ per year for years $1-7.$

Capital Budgeting Decision Forms for Tower, Inc.

Project # Payback Period NPV Accept$/$Reject

I

II

III

IV

V

I Why Accept$/$Reject$?$

II Why Accept$/$Reject$?$

III Why Accept$/$Reject$?$

IV Why Accept$/$Reject$?$

V Why Accept$/$Reject$?$