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Discuss the primary advantages of the CAPM approach in determining the cost of common equity.

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Explain why the investor's required return on debt is not equal to the corporation's cost of debt,and explain why the investor's required return on equity is not equal to the corporation's cost of equity.

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Interest expense is a deduction from the...

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National Gridlock's capital structure consisted of $125 million of debt and $250 million of equity before it issued bonds to borrow an additional $125 million.The new funds will be used to finance infrastructure improvements and expansion.The company believes that the project will generate enough cash to retire 1/5 of the bonds each year.How do the borrowing and the repayment plan affect the discount rate(s)that should be used to evaluate this project.

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Why is it important to use market-based weights rather than balance sheet weights when estimating a company's weighted average cost of capital

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The WACC is supposed to represent the op...

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Briefly identify and describe some important uses of a firm's weighted average cost of capital.

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The WACC is used to establish the value ...

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A firm's capital structure consists of which of the following?


A) Common stock
B) Preferred stock
C) Bonds
D) All of the above

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The minimum rate of return necessary to attract an investor to purchase or hold a security is called the cost of capital.

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The "pure play" approach to estimating a divisions WACC involves:


A) computing the value of the division if it were to be spun off as a separate company.
B) comparisons to free standing firms with businesses similar to the division.
C) "deleveraging" the division so that only the cost of equity is considered.
D) using the company's WACC to estimate the value added by the division.

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The current total value of the firm is:


A) $6,450,000.
B) $5,750,000.
C) $4,950,000.
D) $3,250,000.

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All things equal,as the tax rate increases,the incentive to use more debt financing increases.

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The cost of preferred stock is equal to:


A) the preferred stock dividend divided by market price.
B) the preferred stock dividend divided by its par value.
C) (1 - tax rate) times the preferred stock dividend divided by net price.
D) the preferred stock dividend divided by the net market price.

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Survey literature indicates that separate project costs of capital:


A) are used by less than half of major companies.
B) are used by more than 75% of major companies.
C) are used by nearly all major companies.
D) are almost never used by major companies.

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Toto and Associates' preferred stock is selling for $18.40.The stock pays an annual dividend of $2.21 per share.What is the cost of preferred stock to the company?

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The best estimate of the cost of new common equity is:


A) 11.00%.
B) between 11.0%.and 11.2%
C) 11.50%.
D) between 10%.and 12%

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A firm has an issue of preferred stock that pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and currently is selling for $18.50 per share.Finally,the firm's marginal tax rate is 34%.This firm's cost of financing with new preferred stock is:


A) 10%.
B) 7.13%.
C) 10.81%.
D) 6.6%.

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Which of the following is NOT used to calculate the cost of debt?


A) Face value of the debt
B) Market price of the debt
C) Number of years to maturity
D) Risk-free rate

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14.2 Determining the Firm's Capital Structure Weights Use the following information to answer the following question(s) . The following data concerning Grafton Computer Peripherals' capital structure is available. 14.2 Determining the Firm's Capital Structure Weights Use the following information to answer the following question(s) . The following data concerning Grafton Computer Peripherals' capital structure is available.    -The percentage of common stock in Grafton's weighted average cost of capital is: A) 38.1%. B) 20%. C) 6.25%. D) 62.5%. -The percentage of common stock in Grafton's weighted average cost of capital is:


A) 38.1%.
B) 20%.
C) 6.25%.
D) 62.5%.

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Metals Corp.has $2,575,000 of debt,$550,000 of preferred stock,and $18,125,000 of common equity.Metals Corp.'s after-tax cost of debt is 5.25%,preferred stock has a cost of 6.35%,and newly issued common stock has a cost of 14.05%.What is Metals Corp.'s weighted average cost of capital?


A) 12.78%
B) 10.84%
C) 8.32%
D) 6.56%

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Capital budgeting analyses typically assume a constant cost of capital,even though the analysts know it will change.One reason for this practice is that:


A) the changes are too small to affect the decision.
B) a constant cost of capital is the most conservative assumption.
C) the changes are unpredictable.
D) NPV calculations do not allow more than one discount rate.

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Given the following information,determine the risk-free rate. Given the following information,determine the risk-free rate.   A) 8.0% B) 7.5% C) 7.0% D) 6.5%


A) 8.0%
B) 7.5%
C) 7.0%
D) 6.5%

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