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Which statement is correct?
a. The cost of debt is determined by taking the present value of the interest payments and principal times one minus the tax rate.
b. The difference in computing the cost of capital between using the
c. Increase in flotation costs, increase in the company’s beta and increase in the expected inflation will all lead to d. increase the company’s weighted average cost of capital.
e. Increasing the company’s dividend payout would mitigate the company’s need to raise new ordinary shares.
f. none of the above
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- Which of the following is true of a leverage ratio? It is a measure of the extent to which a company uses debt compared to equity. O It is a measure of whether the company will have sufficient cash to pay its bills over the following year. O It is a comparison of the company's net income to its stockholder's equity. O It is a measure of the company's ability to be profitable over the coming year. O It is a measure of the rate at which the company "turns over" its inventory.You have calculated the WACC for a Company and noticed that it is too high. To reduce it, you could: 1.Increase the tax rate 2.Increase the Equity weighting in the WACC calculation 3.Decrease the Risk-Free rate 4.Increase the Equity Risk Premium 5.Decrease the Perpetuity Growth Rate 1 and 2 1 and 3 2 and 3 2, 3 and 4 1, 2, and 5Which of the following statement is true? Select one: O A. Increase in the operating net working capital will increase the free cash flow to equity O B. To issue new debt will increase the free cash flow to equity O C. To pay off the loan will increase the free cash flow to equity D. The increase in the capital expenditure will increase the free cash flow to equity The constant dividend growth model requires which of the following conditions? Select one: O A. g r O C. g is the lower than, or equal to, the growth rate of the economy O D. A and C O E. All of the above.
- Calculate the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) for McCormick and Company using the formula WACC = (WD x RD x (1-T)) + (WS x Rs) Note that -- Rs = the cost of equity Rd = the cost of debt T = the tax rate WD = Value of debt / (Value of debt plus value of equity) WS = Value of equity / (Value of debt plus value of equity) **Note that the weight of debt plus the weight of equity must total to 100%, as there are only two components in the capital structure.** In order to estimate the weights of debt and equity in the total capital structure, the CFO suggests using the book value of debt and the market value of equity. To determine the book value of debt, use data from the year end November 2019 McCormick 10-K. Look on the Balance sheet and add the following -- Short term borrowings, Current portion of long term debt, and Long term debt. To determine the market value of equity, use the following data: On March 17, 2020 the market value of equity (or "Market Cap")…Match the following A premium over and above the risk-free rate. ✓ The computed cost of capital determined by multiplying the cost of each item in the optimal capital structure by its weighted representation in the overall capital structure and summing the results A measure of the amount of debt used in the capital structure of the firm Superior growth of a firm may achieve during its early years, before leveling off to a more normal growth ✓ The earnings available to common stockholders divided by the number of common stock shares outstanding ✓ A line or equation that depicts the risk-related return of a security based on risk-free rate plus a market premium related to the beta coefficient of the security A measure of the spread or dispersion of a series of numbers around the expected value A model for determining the value of a share of stock by taking the present value of an expected stream of future dividends. A. Supernormal Growth B. Market Risk Premium C. Financial Leverage D.…Financial leverage: O A. increases as the net working capital increases. B. is equal to the market value of a firm divided by the firm's book value. O C. is inversely related to the level of debt. OD is the ratio of a firm's revenues to its fixed expenses. O E. increases the potential return to the stockholders.
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