Purpose of Assignment<\/b><\/p>\n
Students should understand the mechanics in calculating a company’s weighted average cost of capital using the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) and its use in making financial investments.<\/p>\n
Assignment Steps<\/b><\/p>\n
Resources: <\/b>Tutorial help on Excel\u00ae and Word functions can be found on the Microsoft\u00aeOffice website. There are also additional tutorials via the web that offer support for office products.<\/p>\n
Scenario:<\/b> You work for an investment banking firm and have been asked by management of Vestor Corporation (not real), a software development company, to calculate its weighted average cost of capital, to use in evaluating a new company investment. The firm is considering a new investment in a warehousing facility, which it believes will generate an internal rate of return of 11.5%. The market value of Vestor’s capital structure is as follows:<\/p>\n
To finance the investment, Vestor has issued 20 year bonds with a $1,000 par value, 6% coupon rate and at a market price of $950. Preferred stock paying a $2.50 annual dividend was sold for $25 per share. Common stock of Vestor is currently selling for $50 per share and has a Beta of 1.2. The firm’s tax rate is 34%. The expected market return of the S&P 500 is 13% and the 10-Year Treasury note is currently yielding 3.5%.<\/p>\n
Determine<\/b> what discount rate (WACC) Vestor should use to evaluate the warehousing facility project.<\/p>\n
Assess <\/b>whether Vestor should make the warehouse investment.<\/p>\n
Prepare<\/b> your analysis in a minimum of 700 words in Microsoft\u00ae Word.<\/p>\n
Use <\/b>Microsoft\u00ae Word tables in the presentation if you choose.<\/p>\n
Show<\/b> all calculations and analysis in the presentation.<\/p>\n
Format <\/b>your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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