Project Size IRR $ 650,000 14.0% B 1,050,000 13.5 1,000,000 11.2 D 1,200,000 11.0 500,000 10.7 650,000 10.3 700,000 10.2

Essentials Of Investments
11th Edition
ISBN:9781260013924
Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Chapter1: Investments: Background And Issues
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1PS
icon
Related questions
icon
Concept explainers
Question

Marble Construction estimates that its WACC is 10% if equity
comes from retained earnings. However, if the company issues new stock to raise new
equity, it estimates that its WACC will rise to 10.8%. The company believes that it will
exhaust its retained earnings at $2,500,000 of capital due to the number of highly profitable projects available to the firm and its limited earnings. The company is considering the following
7 investment projects:

 

Assume that each of these projects is independent and that each is just as risky as the firm’s
existing assets. Which set of projects should be accepted, and what is the firm’s optimal
capital budget?

Project
Size
IRR
$ 650,000
14.0%
B
1,050,000
13.5
1,000,000
11.2
D
1,200,000
11.0
500,000
10.7
650,000
10.3
700,000
10.2
Transcribed Image Text:Project Size IRR $ 650,000 14.0% B 1,050,000 13.5 1,000,000 11.2 D 1,200,000 11.0 500,000 10.7 650,000 10.3 700,000 10.2
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps with 1 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Cost of Capital
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, finance and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Essentials Of Investments
Essentials Of Investments
Finance
ISBN:
9781260013924
Author:
Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher:
Mcgraw-hill Education,
FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
Finance
ISBN:
9781260013962
Author:
BREALEY
Publisher:
RENT MCG
Financial Management: Theory & Practice
Financial Management: Theory & Practice
Finance
ISBN:
9781337909730
Author:
Brigham
Publisher:
Cengage
Foundations Of Finance
Foundations Of Finance
Finance
ISBN:
9780134897264
Author:
KEOWN, Arthur J., Martin, John D., PETTY, J. William
Publisher:
Pearson,
Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Cou…
Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Cou…
Finance
ISBN:
9781337395250
Author:
Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series i…
Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series i…
Finance
ISBN:
9780077861759
Author:
Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education