Q 8
A stock pays an annual dividend of $2.50 and that dividend is not expected to change. Similar stocks pay a return of 10%. What is P0? (Show workings)
Q9
A stock has just paid a dividend and has declared an annual dividend of $3.00 to be paid one year from today. The dividend is expected to grow at a 5% annual rate. The return on equity for similar stocks is 14%. What is P0? (Show workings)
Q10
What is β and why is it important to investors and issuers of stock? Describe the behavior of stocks with βs of greater than one, less than one, and less than zero.
Q11
A company has 30 million shares outstanding trading for $8 per share. It also has $90 million in outstanding debt. If its equity cost of capital is 15%, and its debt cost of capital is 9%, and its effective corporate tax rate is 40%, what is its weighted average cost of capital? (Show workings)
Q12
What is the difference between capital structure and capital budgeting? Explain and give an example of a capital structure decision and an example of a capital budgeting decision.
(TCO E) A company has the opportunity to do any of the projects for which the net cash flows per year are shown below. The company has a cost of capital of 15%. Which should the company do and why? You must use at least two capital budgeting methods. Show your work.
| Year | A | B | C |
| 0 | -300 | -100 | -300 |
| 1 | 100 | 50 | 100 |
| 2 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 3 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 4 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 5 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 6 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 7 | 100 | 200 | 0 |