| Prob 18-1 | AQ&Q has EBIT of $2 million, total assets of $10 million, stockholders’ equity of $4 million, and pretax interest expense of 10 |
| | percent. |
| | a. What is AQ&Q’s indifference level of EBIT? |
| | Indifference level of EBIT |
| | b. Given its current situation, might it benefit from increasing or decreasing its use of debt? |
| | Current EBIT |
| | Explain. |
| | c. Suppose we are told AQ&Q’s average tax rate is 40 percent. |
| | How does this affect your answers to (a) and (b)? |
| Prob 18-9 | The following are balance sheets for the Genatron Manufacturing Corporation for the years 2010 and 2011: |
| | BALANCE SHEET | 2010 | 2011 |
| | Cash | $ 50,000 | $ 40,000 |
| | Accounts receivable | $ 200,000 | $ 260,000 |
| | Inventory | $ 450,000 | $ 500,000 |
| | Total current assets | $ 700,000 | $ 800,000 |
| | Fixed assets (net) | $ 300,000 | $ 400,000 |
| | Total assets | $ 1,000,000 | $ 1,200,000 |
| | Bank loan, 10% | $ 90,000 | $ 90,000 |
| | Accounts payable | $ 130,000 | $ 170,000 |
| | Accruals | $ 50,000 | $ 70,000 |
| | Total current liabilities | $ 270,000 | $ 330,000 |
| | Long-term debt, 12% | $ 300,000 | $ 400,000 |
| | Common stock, $10 par | $ 300,000 | $ 300,000 |
| | Capital surplus | $ 50,000 | $ 50,000 |
| | Retained earnings | $ 80,000 | $ 120,000 |
| | Total liabilities and equity | $ 1,000,000 | $ 1,200,000 |
| | a. Calculate the weighted average cost of capital based on book value weights. Assume an after-tax cost of new debt of 8.63 |
| | percent and a cost of common equity of 16.5 percent. |
| | WACC |
| | b. The current market value of Genatron’s long-term debt is $350,000. The common stock price is $20 per share and there |
| | are 30,000 shares outstanding. Calculate the WACC using market value weights and the component capital costs in (a). |
| | Total equity |
| | wd |
| | we |
| | WACC |
| | c. Recalculate the WACC based on both book value and market value weights assuming that the before-tax cost of debt will be |
| | 18 percent, the company is in the 40 percent income tax bracket, and the after-tax cost of common equity capital is 21 percent. |
| | kd |
| | ke |
| | Book value WACC |
| | Market value WACC |