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Your saved submission... Student: 朱, 喜 (13030433) Score: 98 out of 102 (96%) Date: 06/07/2015 20:58 Duration: * 2:11:01 * Workstation: 172.19.166.8 1. A firm has zero debt in its capital structure. Its overall cost of capital is 9%. The firm is considering a new capital structure with 40% debt. The interest rate on the debt would be 4%. Assuming that the corporate tax rate is 34%, what would the cost of equity capital with the new capital structure be?
11.2%
10.3% None of these. 11.0% 13.9%
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Rs = Ro + (B/S)(1 - Tc)( Ro - rB )
Rs = .09 + (.4/.6) (1 - .34) (.09 - .04) = .09 + .022 = .112 = 11.2%
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2. The optimal capital structure:
is unaffected by changes in the financial markets.
will remain constant over time unless the firm makes an acquisition.
of a firm will vary over time as taxes and market conditions change.
will be the same for all firms in the same industry.
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places more emphasis on the operations of a firm rather than the financing of a firm.
3. The unlevered cost of capital is:
the cost of capital for a firm with no equity in its capital structure.
equal to the profit margin for a firm with some debt in its capital structure.
the cost of capital for a firm with no debt in its capital structure.
the interest tax shield times pretax net income.
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the cost of preferred stock for a firm with equal parts debt and common stock in its capital structure.
4. The pecking order states how financing should be raised. In order to avoid
asymmetric information problems and misinterpretation of whether
management is sending a signal on security overvaluation, the firm's first rule is to:
always issue debt then the market won't know when management thinks the security is overvalued.
issue new equity first. None of these. issue debt first.
finance with internally generated funds.
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5. Thompson & Thomson is an all equity firm that has 500,000 shares of
stock outstanding. The company is in the process of borrowing $8 million at 9% interest to repurchase 200,000 shares of the outstanding stock. What is the value of this firm if you ignore taxes?
$21.2 million
$21.3 million $21.0 million $20.0 million $20.8 million
Price per share = $8m ÷ 200k = $40; [(500,000 - 200,000) × $40] + $8m = 500,000 × $40 = $20m; Value of the firm is $20m
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6. MM Proposition II with taxes:
supports the argument that business risk is determined by the capital structure employed by a firm.
reaches the final conclusion that the capital structure decision is irrelevant to the value of a firm.
supports the argument that the cost of equity decreases as the debt-equity ratio increases.
has the same general implications as MM Proposition II without taxes.
reveals how the interest tax shield relates to the value of a firm.
7. Conflicts of interest between stockholders and bondholders are known as:
trustee costs.
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financial distress costs. agency costs. dealer costs. underwriting costs.
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8. The capital structure chosen by a firm doesn't really matter because of:
homemade leverage.
the interest tax shield. taxes.
the relationship between dividends and earnings per share. the effects of leverage on the cost of equity.
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9. Your firm has a debt-equity ratio of .75. Your pre-tax cost of debt is 8.5%
and your required return on assets is 15%. What is your cost of equity if you ignore taxes?
12.21%
19.88% 16.67%
21.38% 11.25%
Re = .15 + (.15 - .085) × .75 = .19875 = 19.88%
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10. The Modigliani-Miller Proposition I without taxes states:
a firm cannot change the total value of its outstanding securities by changing its capital structure proportions.
None of these.
the determination of value must consider the timing and risk of the cash flows.
managers can make correct corporate decisions that will satisfy all shareholders if they select projects that maximize value.
when new projects are added to the firm the firm value is the sum of the old value plus the new.
11. Financial leverage impacts the performance of the firm by:
maintaining the same level of volatility of the firm's EBIT.
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decreasing the volatility of the firm's net income. decreasing the volatility of the firm's EBIT. None of these.
increasing the volatility of the firm's net income.
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12. If a firm issues debt but writes protective and restrictive covenants into the
loan contract, then the firm's debt may be issued at a _____ interest rate compared with otherwise similar debt.
equal
significantly higher lower
Either significantly higher or slightly higher
slightly higher
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13. The tax savings of the firm derived from the deductibility of interest
expense is called the:
financing umbrella.
current yield.
tax-loss carry forward savings. interest tax shield. depreciable basis.
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14. The effect of financial leverage depends on the operating earnings of the
company. Which of the following is not true?
Below the indifference or break-even point in EBIT the non-levered structure is superior.
The rate of return on operating assets is unaffected by leverage.
Above the indifference or break-even point the increase in EPS for all equity structures is less than debt-equity structures. Above the indifference or break-even point the increase in EPS for all equity structures is greater than debt-equity structures.
Financial leverage increases the slope of the EPS line.
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15. Jasmine's Boutique has 2,000 bonds outstanding with a face value of
$1,000 each and a coupon rate of 9%. The interest is paid semi-annually. What is the amount of the annual interest tax shield if the tax rate is 34%?
$60,100
$62,250 $60,750 $58,500 $61,200