Organic Produce Corporation has 8.3 million shares of common stock outstanding,

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Organic Produce Corporation has 8.3 million shares of common stock outstanding, 580,000 shares of 7.3 percent preferred stock outstanding, and 183,000 of 8.5 percent semiannual bonds outstanding, par value $1,000 each. The common stock currently sells for $64.80 per share and has a beta of 1.28, the preferred stock currently sells for $107.20 per share, and the bonds have 14 years to maturity and sell for 92 percent of par. The market risk premium is 6.95 percent, T-bills are yielding 5.65 percent, and the firm’s tax rate is 40 percent.

(a)

What is the firm's market value capital structure? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 4 decimal places (e.g., 32.1616).)

(b)

If the firm is evaluating a new investment project that has the same risk as the firm’s typical project, what rate should the firm use to discount the project’s cash flows? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Organic Produce Corporation has 8.3 million shares of common stock outstanding, 580,000 shares of 7.3 percent preferred stock outstanding, and 183,000 of 8.5 percent semiannual bonds outstanding, par value $1,000 each. The common stock currently sells for $64.80 per share and has a beta of 1.28, the preferred stock currently sells for $107.20 per share, and the bonds have 14 years to maturity and sell for 92 percent of par. The market risk premium is 6.95 percent, T-bills are yielding 5.65 percent, and the firm’s tax rate is 40 percent.

Explanation / Answer

Statement showing computationof WACC Particulars No of shares/Bonds Sales price Market Value Weight Cost of Capital Weighted Cost of capital Equity                8,300,000.00 64.80           537,840,000.00 0.7000 14.55% 10.18% Prefernce                    580,000.00 107.20              62,176,000.00 0.0809 6.81% 0.55% Debt                    183,000.00 920.00           168,360,000.00 0.2191 5.54% 1.21%           768,376,000.00 1.0000 11.95% Kp = 7.3/107.20 Kp = 7.3/107.20 kp = 6.81% Interest = 85 kd = 85(1-.40)/920 kd = 5.54% ke= Rf + Beta(MRP) ke = 5.65% + 1.28(6.95%) ke = 5.65% + 8.90% ke= 14.55%

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