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Vang Enterprises, which is debt-free and finances only with equity from retained

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Question

Vang Enterprises, which is debt-free and finances only with equity from retained earnings, is considering 7 equal-sized capital budgeting projects. Its CFO hired you to assist in deciding whether none, some or all of the projects should be accepted. You have the following information: rRF-4.50%; RPM-5-50%; and b-o 98 The company adds or subtracts a specified percentage to the corporate WACC when it evaluates projects that have above- or below-average risk. Data on the 7 projects are shown below. If these are the only projects under consideration, how large should the capital budget be? Expected Pro Risk Very low Low Average High Very high Very high Very high Risk factor return Cost (millions $25.0 $25.0 -2.00% -1.00% 0.00% 1.00% 2.00% 2.00% 2.00% 9.15% 0.10% 10.40% 10.80% 10.90% 13.00% $25.0 $25.0 $25.0 $25.0 $25.0

Explanation / Answer

cost of equity or cost of capital

risk free rate+(market risk premium)*beta

4.5+(5.5)*.98

9.89

project cost of capital = cost of capital+ risk factor

Project

cost of capital

risk factor

project cost of capital

expected return

amount invested

A

9.89

-2

7.89

7.6

0

B

9.89

-1

8.89

9.15

25

C

9.89

0

9.89

10.1

25

E

9.89

1

10.89

10.4

0

F

9.89

2

11.89

10.8

0

G

9.89

2

11.89

10.9

0

H

9.89

2

11.89

13

25

total capital budget

75

cost of equity or cost of capital

risk free rate+(market risk premium)*beta

4.5+(5.5)*.98

9.89

project cost of capital = cost of capital+ risk factor

Project

cost of capital

risk factor

project cost of capital

expected return

amount invested

A

9.89

-2

7.89

7.6

0

B

9.89

-1

8.89

9.15

25

C

9.89

0

9.89

10.1

25

E

9.89

1

10.89

10.4

0

F

9.89

2

11.89

10.8

0

G

9.89

2

11.89

10.9

0

H

9.89

2

11.89

13

25

total capital budget

75