Scanlin, Inc., is considering a project that will result in initial aftertax cas

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Scanlin, Inc., is considering a project that will result in initial aftertax cash savings of $1.83 million at the end of the first year, and these savings will grow at a rate of 2 percent per year indefinitely. The firm has a target debt–equity ratio of 0.80, a cost of equity of 12.3 percent, and an aftertax cost of debt of 5.1 percent. The cost-saving proposal is somewhat riskier than the usual project the firm undertakes; management uses the subjective approach and applies an adjustment factor of 1 percent to the cost of capital for such risky projects.

What is the maximum initial cost the company would be willing to pay for the project? (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, i.e. 1,234,567. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Scanlin, Inc., is considering a project that will result in initial aftertax cash savings of $1.83 million at the end of the first year, and these savings will grow at a rate of 2 percent per year indefinitely. The firm has a target debt–equity ratio of 0.80, a cost of equity of 12.3 percent, and an aftertax cost of debt of 5.1 percent. The cost-saving proposal is somewhat riskier than the usual project the firm undertakes; management uses the subjective approach and applies an adjustment factor of 1 percent to the cost of capital for such risky projects.

Explanation / Answer

The firm will be willing to pay the maximum amount at which the NPV of the project is zero

Debt / Equity = 0.80

Debt = 0.80 Equity

Debt + Equity =1

0.80 Equity + Equity = 1

1.80 Equity = 1

Equity = 1/1.80 i.e 0.5555

Debt = 1-0.5555 i.e 0.4445

WACC = Weight of debt * Cost of debt + Weight of EQuity * Cost of equity

= 0.4445*5.1+0.5555*12.3

= 2.2669+6.8326 i.e 9.0995

Present value of cash inflows = 1830000/0.090995-0.02

= 25776463

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