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Chapter 14
Q1
Consider two firms, With and Without, that have identical assets that generate identical cash
flows. Without is an all-equity firm, with 1 million shares outstanding that trade for a price of
$24 per share. With has 2 million shares outstanding and $12 million dollars in debt at an
interest rate of 5%.
Q2
Suppose that Taggart Transcontinental currently has no debt and has an equity cost of capital
of 10%. Taggart is considering borrowing funds at a cost of 6% and using these funds to
repurchase existing shares of stock. Assume perfect capital markets. If Taggart borrows
until they achieved a debt -to-value ratio of 20%, then Taggart's levered cost of equity would
be closest to:
A) 8.0%
B) 9.2%
C) 10.0%
D) 11.0%
Galt Industries has no debt, total equity capitalization of $600 million, and an equity beta of
1.2. Included in Galt's assets is $90 million in cash and risk-free securities. Assume the risk-
free rate is 4% and the market risk premium is 6%.
Q3)
Galt's enterprise value is closest to:
A) $90 million
B) $510 million
C) $600 million
D) $690 million
Q4)
The beta on Galt's operating assets is closest to:
A) 1.1
B) 1.2
C) 1.3
D) 1.4
Q5)
Galt's WbACC to be used to evaluate projects in the line of its current business activities is
closest to:
A) 10.6%
B) 11.2%
C) 11.8%
D) 12.5%
You are evaluating a new project and need an estimate for your project's beta. You have
identified the following information about three firms with comparable projects:
Q6)
Consider the following income statement for Kroger Inc. (all figures in $ Millions):
Q8)
The total amount available to payout to all the investors in Kroger in 2006 is closest to:
A) $990 million
B) $1,525 million
C) $1,500 million
D) $2,035 million
Shepard Industries expects free cash flow of $10 million each year. Shepard's corporate tax
rate is 35%, and its unlevered cost of equity is 10%. The firm also has outstanding debt of
$40 million and it expects to maintain amount of debt permanently.
Q9)
Q10)