You decided to first value the company using the WACC approach and target D/V ratio of 0.4.

1. Estimate the WACC for the company. (Use 5-digit rounding to get an exact answer).

(a) 7.354%

(b) 7.595%

(c) 6.856%

(d) 6.054%

(e) 7.108%

2. Based on the WACC approach, estimate the firm value (Use 5-digit rounding to get an exact answer):

(a) 7,500

(b) 7,945

(c) 8,328

(d) 9,445

(e) 9,122

A fellow analyst suggested valuing the company based on the APV approach.

3. Estimate the discount rate you should use the value the firms free cash flows based on the APV approach. (Use 5-digit rounding to get an exact answer).

(a) 7.622%

(b) 7.304%

(c) 7.905%

(d) 9.408%

(e) 9.102%

4. Based on the APV approach, estimate the firm value. (Assume that the only effect of leverage on firm value is through Interest tax shields and that those are discounted at the cost of debt). (Use 5-digit rounding to get an exact answer).

(a) 7,845

(b) 8,500

(c) 9,225

(d) 8,125

(e) 7,445

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