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Wytec Corporation plans to raise 50,000,000 worth of fund to finance a research

ID: 2465677 • Letter: W

Question

Wytec Corporation plans to raise 50,000,000 worth of fund to finance a research center. It raises the money through the methods as below. What is the Weighted Average Cost of Capital. Source Funding Cost of Funding Bank Loan 10,000,000 12% per year payable monthly Bond 20,000,000 6% per year paid quarterly common Stock 10,000,000 2.00 dividend per year paid annually, price of stock is 20.00 per share, Retained Earnings 10,000,000 same as Common stock. Income tax rate is taken to be 40% paid annually. Ignore growth rate.

Explanation / Answer

Calculation of Weighted Average Cost of Capital :

Source

Funding

Weights

Cost of Funding

Weighted Cost

Calculation

%

A

W = A/50,000,000

B

B*W

Bank Loan

$10,000,000

0.20

Effective Annual Interest Rate after tax =(1+(12%/12))^12 -1 * (1-40%)

7.61%

1.52%

Bond

$20,000,000

0.40

Effective Annual Iinterest rate = (1+(6%/4))^4 -1 *(1-40%)

3.68%

1.47%

Common Stock

$10,000,000

0.20

Dividend / Price = 2/20

10.00%

2.00%

Retained earnings

$10,000,000

0.20

Same as common Stock

10.00%

2.00%

Total

$50,000,000

Weighted Average Cost of Capital

6.99%

Calculation of Weighted Average Cost of Capital :

Source

Funding

Weights

Cost of Funding

Weighted Cost

Calculation

%

A

W = A/50,000,000

B

B*W

Bank Loan

$10,000,000

0.20

Effective Annual Interest Rate after tax =(1+(12%/12))^12 -1 * (1-40%)

7.61%

1.52%

Bond

$20,000,000

0.40

Effective Annual Iinterest rate = (1+(6%/4))^4 -1 *(1-40%)

3.68%

1.47%

Common Stock

$10,000,000

0.20

Dividend / Price = 2/20

10.00%

2.00%

Retained earnings

$10,000,000

0.20

Same as common Stock

10.00%

2.00%

Total

$50,000,000

Weighted Average Cost of Capital

6.99%