During the past few years, Super Technologies has been too constrained by the high cost of capital to make many capital investments.  Recently, though, capital costs have been declining and the company has decided to look seriously at a major expansion program that had been proposed by the marketing department.  As the assistant to the financial vice-president, it is your task is to estimate Super’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC).  The VP has provided you with the following information:   The firms’ tax rate is 40%.             The current market price of Super’s outstanding bonds is $1,153.72.  The bonds have an annual coupon rate of 12% and make coupon payments semiannually.  The bonds mature in 15 years and have a par value of $1,000.             The current price of the firm’s preferred stock is $113.10 per share.  The stock has a $100 par value and a 10% annual dividend rate (paid annually).             The current price of the firm’s common stock is $50 per share.  Its last dividend was D0 = $4.19 per share.  Dividends are paid semiannually and are expected to grow at an annual rate of 5% into the foreseeable future.   2020 Balance Sheet (thousands of dollars) cash                                         102                  accounts payable                                 325 accounts receivable                 400                  notes payable                                      300 inventory                                 438                  accruals                                               110 current assets                         940                   current liabilities                                 735 gross fixed assets                    2550                long-term debt (bonds)                       500 accum. depreciation                550                  preferred stock                                    250 net fixed assets                       2000                common stock                                     125 total assets                             2940                 paid-in capital                                     650 retained earnings                     680                  total common equity                         1455  total liabilities and equity       2940

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During the past few years, Super Technologies has been too constrained by the high cost of capital to make many capital investments.  Recently, though, capital costs have been declining and the company has decided to look seriously at a major expansion program that had been proposed by the marketing department.  As the assistant to the financial vice-president, it is your task is to estimate Super’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC).  The VP has provided you with the following information:

 

  1. The firms’ tax rate is 40%.

           

  1. The current market price of Super’s outstanding bonds is $1,153.72.  The bonds have an annual coupon rate of 12% and make coupon payments semiannually.  The bonds mature in 15 years and have a par value of $1,000.

           

  1. The current price of the firm’s preferred stock is $113.10 per share.  The stock has a $100 par value and a 10% annual dividend rate (paid annually).

           

  1. The current price of the firm’s common stock is $50 per share.  Its last dividend was D0 = $4.19 per share.  Dividends are paid semiannually and are expected to grow at an annual rate of 5% into the foreseeable future.

 

2020 Balance Sheet (thousands of dollars)

cash                                         102                  accounts payable                                 325

accounts receivable                 400                  notes payable                                      300

inventory                                 438                  accruals                                               110

current assets                         940                   current liabilities                                 735

gross fixed assets                    2550                long-term debt (bonds)                       500

accum. depreciation                550                  preferred stock                                    250

net fixed assets                       2000                common stock                                     125

total assets                             2940                 paid-in capital                                     650

retained earnings                     680                  total common equity                         1455

 total liabilities and equity       2940

 

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