Consider a simple firm that has the following​ market-value balance​ sheet: Assets Liabilities end equity $1 020 Debt $4

Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Operations Management, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Algebra, Precalculus, Statistics and Probabilty, Advanced Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Nursing, Psychology, Certifications, Tests, Prep, and more.
Post Reply
answerhappygod
Site Admin
Posts: 899603
Joined: Mon Aug 02, 2021 8:13 am

Consider a simple firm that has the following​ market-value balance​ sheet: Assets Liabilities end equity $1 020 Debt $4

Post by answerhappygod »

Consider a simple firm that has the following​ market-value
balance​ sheet:
Assets
Liabilities end equity
$1 020
Debt
$400
Equity
620
Next​ year, there are two possible values for
its​ assets, each equally​ likely:
$1 190
and
$970.
Its debt will be due with
4.9%
interest. Because all of the cash flows from the assets must go
to either the debt or the​ equity, if you hold a portfolio of
the debt and equity in the same proportions as the​ firm's
capital​ structure, your portfolio should earn exactly the
expected return on the​ firm's assets. Show that a portfolio
invested
39%
in the​ firm's debt and
61%
in its equity will have the same expected return as the assets
of the firm. That​ is, show that the​ firm's pre-tax WACC
is the same as the expected return on its assets.
For a portfolio of
39%
debt and
61%
​equity, the expected return on the debt will be
enter your response here​%.
​ (Round to one decimal​ place.)
Join a community of subject matter experts. Register for FREE to view solutions, replies, and use search function. Request answer by replying!
Post Reply