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Tex-Mex by Rex, Inc. is planning its yearly budget and has the following potential independent proposals:

                                    PROJECT                   OUTLAY                       IRR

                                    A                                 $5,000,000                  11.0%

                                    B                                 $5,000,000                  18.0%

                                    C                                 $8,000,000                  16.0%

                                    D                                 $12,000,000                10.5%

                                    E                                 $12,000,000                12.0%

 

The firm’s capital structure shown below is considered optimal and will be maintained:

                                    Debt                            $80,000,000

                                    Preferred Stock           $20,000,000

                                    Common Equity           $100,000,000



The firm has a marginal tax rate of 35% and has $5,000,000 of retained earnings available for investment.  Four years ago, Tex-Mex by Rex, Inc. paid a common stock dividend of $3.75 a share.  Yesterday, they paid a dividend of $5.00.  Assume that this dividend growth rate continues for the indefinite future.  The market price for its common stock is $82 with a beta of 1.25.  Currently, the YTM on T-Bonds is 2% and the expected market return is 10%. Tex-Mex by Rex, Inc. can raise funds under the following limitations:

 

BONDS: New 20-year $1000 par value bonds carrying a coupon of 12% (annual) are priced to yield the investor 10% a year.  Flotation costs total $70.27 per bond. 

PREFERRED STOCK: Current shares of preferred stock have a dividend of $3.50 and are selling for $50 per share.  Underwriters charge a flotation fee of 12% of the selling price.

COMMON STOCK: New common stock requires flotation costs equal to 13% of the stock’s price.

Calculate the before-tax Cost of Debt (Kd).

[Do not include the % sign - only input the raw numerical value; i.e., 8.2% -> 8.2; please round to one decimal place.]

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Sandeep Patel
Sandeep PatelLv3
24 Feb 2021

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