(1) A company has a proposed 2-year project with the cash flows shown below and would like to calculate the NPV of this project so that they can decide whether to pursue the project or not. The company has a target capital structure of 60% equity and 40% debt. The beta for this firms stock is 1.6, the risk-free rate is 4.5, and the expected market risk premium is 6%. The bonds for this company pay interest semiannually and have a coupon interest rate of 9%, 17 years to maturity, a face value of $1,000, and a current price of 945.42. If the corporate tax rate is 30%, what is the NPV of the proposed project for this firm? (Answer to the nearest dollar, but do not use a dollar sign).
Years Cash Flows
0 -4,000
1 1,000
2 3,000
(2) The current stock price for a company is $39 per share, and there are 9 million shares outstanding. The beta for this firms stock is 0.8, the risk-free rate is 4.3, and the expected market risk premium is 6.3%. This firm also has 120,000 bonds outstanding, which pay interest semiannually. These bonds have a coupon interest rate of 7%, 21 years to maturity, a face value of $1,000, and an annual yield to maturity of 9%. If the corporate tax rate is 37%, what is the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) for this firm? (Answer to the nearest hundredth of a percent, but do not use a percent sign).
(3) The current stock price for a company is $31 per share, and there are 6 million shares outstanding. The beta for this firms stock is 1.3, the risk-free rate is 4.6, and the expected market risk premium is 6.2%. This firm also has 110,000 bonds outstanding, which pay interest semiannually. These bonds have a coupon interest rate of 8%, 17 years to maturity, a face value of $1,000, and a current price of 1,052.85. If the corporate tax rate is 33%, what is the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) for this firm? (Answer to the nearest hundredth of a percent, but do not use a percent sign).