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A firm's WACC:

A. is a benchmark discount rate that is adjusted for the riskiness of each project.

B. is an informational value only and should never be used as a discount rate.

C. is used to value all of the firm's existing projects.

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Project Selection

Midwest Water Works estimates that its WACC is 10.40%. The company is considering the following capital budgeting projects. Assume that each of these projects is just as risky as the firm's existing assets and that the firm may accept all the projects or only some of them.

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Project Selection

Midwest Water Works estimates that its WACC is 10.60%. The company is considering the following capital budgeting projects.

Assume that each of these projects is just as risky as the firm's existing assets and that the firm may accept all the projects or only some of them. Which set of projects should be accepted?

Project Size Rate of Return
A $1 million 12.0%
B 2 million 11.5
C 2 million 11.2
D 2 million 11.0
E 1 million 10.7
F 1 million 10.3
G 1 million 10.2

OPTIMAL CAPITAL BUDGET

Hampton Manufacturing estimates that is WACC is 12 %.

The company is considering the following seven investment projects:

Project Size IRR

A $750,000 14.0%

B 1,250,000 13.5

C 1,250,000 13.2

D 1,250,000 13.0

E 750,000 12.7

F 750,000 12.3

G 750,000 12.2

A. 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?

B. Now assume that Projects C and D are mutually exclusive. Project D has an NPV of $400,000, whereas Project C has an NPV of $350,000. Which set of projects should be accepted, and what is the firm's optimal capital budget?

C. Ignore part b and now assume that each of the projects is independent but that management decides to incorporate project risk differentials. Management judges projects B,C,D, and E to have average risk, Project A to have high risk, and projects F and G to have low risk. The company adds 2 percent to the WACC of those projects that are significantly more risky than average, and it subtracts 2 percent from the WACC for those that are substantially less risky than average. Which set of projects should be accepted, and what is the firm's optimal capital budget?

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