A firm’s current balance sheet is as follows: Assets $ 110 Debt $ 44 Equity $ 66 What is the firm’s weighted-average cost of capital at various combinations of debt and equity, given the following...


A firm’s current balance sheet is as follows:























Assets$110Debt$44
Equity$66


  1. What is the firm’s weighted-average cost of capital at various combinations of debt and equity, given the following information? Round your answers to one decimal place.











































































    Debt/Assets

    After-Tax Cost of Debt

    Cost of Equity

    Cost of Capital
    0%6%13%  %
    10613  %
    20613  %
    30714  %
    40815  %
    50916  %
    601117  %



  2. Construct a pro forma balance sheet that indicates the firm’s optimal capital structure. Choose the best structure from the options analyzed in part a. Compare this balance sheet with the firm’s current balance sheet. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.























    Assets$110Debt$
    Equity$


    What course of action should the firm take? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.


    Since the firm is currently using   % debt financing, it  at its optimal capital structure and



  3. As a firm initially substitutes debt for equity financing, what happens to the cost of capital?

    The cost of capital initially



  4. If a firm uses too much debt financing, why does the cost of capital rise?

    If a firm uses too much debt financing, the firm becomes  financially leveraged and riskier. This causes the interest rate to  and the cost of equity to  . These changes in thecost of debt and equity cause the cost of capital to  .






Jun 09, 2022
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