Question

Calculating Weighted Average Cost of Capital and Economic Value Added (EVA)

Ignacio, Inc., had after-tax operating income last year of $1,196,500. Three sources of financing were used by the company: $2 million of mortgage bonds paying 4 percent interest, $4 million of unsecured bonds paying 6 percent interest, and $9 million in common stock, which was considered to be relatively risky (with a risk premium of 8 percent). The rate on long-term treasuries is 4 percent. Ignacio, Inc., pays a marginal tax rate of 30 percent.
Required:
Calculate the after-tax cost of each method of financing. Enter your answers as decimal values rounded to three places. For example, 4.36% would be entered as ".044".
Mortgage bonds __________
Unsecured bonds __________
Common stock __________

Answer 1

Mortgage bonds after-tax cost:

= Interest rate * (1 - tax rate)

= 4% * ( 1 - 30%)

= 4% * 70%

= 2.8%

Unsecured bonds after-tax cost:

= 6% * (1 - 30%)

= 6% * 70%

= 4.2%

Common stock:

= Long term treasury rate + risk premium

= 4% + 8%

= 12%