Purpose of Assignment\tStudents 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.\tAssignment Steps\u00a0\tResources: 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.\u00a0\tScenario: 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:\u00a0\t\u00a0\tSource of Capital Market Value\tBonds $10,000,000\tPreferred Stock $2,000,000\tCommon Stock $8,000,000\tTo 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%.\u00a0\tDetermine what discount rate (WACC) Vestor should use to evaluate the warehousing facility project.\u00a0\tAssess whether Vestor should make the warehouse investment.\tPrepare your analysis in a minimum of 700 words in Microsoft\u00ae Word.\tUse Microsoft\u00ae Word tables in the presentation if you choose.\u00a0\tShow all calculations and analysis in the presentation.\u00a0\tFormat your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.\u00a0\tClick the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.\u00a0\tNote: Grades are awarded based upon individual contributions to the Learning Team assignment. Each Learning Team member receives a grade based upon his\/her contributions to the team assignment. Not all students may receive the same grade for the team assignment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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