(Weighted

average cost of

capital)

ABBC Inc. operates a very successful chain of yogurt and coffee shops spread across the southwestern part of the United States and needs to raise funds for its planned expansion into the Northwest. The firm's balance sheet at the close of 2015 appeared as follows:

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.At present, the firm's common stock is selling for a price equal to 3 times its book value, and the firm's investors require a return of

16

percent. The firm's bonds command a yield to maturity of

8

percent, and the firm faces a tax rate of

34

percent. At the end of the previous year, ABBC's bonds were trading near their par value.

a. What does ABBC's capital structure look like?

b. What is ABBC's weighted average cost of capital?

c. If ABBC's stock price were to rise such that it sold at 3.5 times its book value and the cost of equity fell to

13

percent, what would the firm's weighted average cost of capital be (assuming the cost of debt and tax rate do not change)?

a. What is the proportion of debt financing in ABBC's capital structure?

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(Round to two decimal places.)

What is the proportion of equity financing in ABBC's capital structure?

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(Round to two decimal places.)

b. What is ABBC's weighted average cost of capital?

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(Round to two decimal places.)c. If ABBC's stock price were to rise such that it sold at 3.5 times its book value and the cost of equity fell to

13

percent, what would the firm's weighted average cost of capital be (assuming the cost of debt and tax rate do not change)?

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(Round to two decimal places.)

HERE IS THE CHART

Cash

$1,620,000

Accounts receivable

4,480,000

Inventories

1,810,000

Long-term debt

$8,276,000

Net property, plant, and equipment

32,186,000

Common equity

31,820,000

Total assets

$40,096,000

Total debt and equity

$40,096,000