Question

Your company is considering a project that will cost $100. The project will generate after-tax cash flows of $37.50 per year for five years. The WACC is 10 percent and the firm's D/A ratio is 0.70. The flotation cost for equity is 6 percent, the flotation cost for debt is 3 percent, and your firm does not plan on issuing any preferred stock within its capital structure. If your firm follows the practice of incorporating flotation costs into the project's initial investment, what is the weighted average flotation cost for the firm

Answer 1

3.9%

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation to determine the weighted-average flotation cost for the firm

Using this formula

Weighted-average flotation cost =D/A ratio(Flotation cost for debt)+ Flotation cost for debt(Flotation cost for equity)

Let plug in the formula

Weighted-average flotation cost=.7(3%) + .3(6%)

Weighted-average flotation cost=.0021+.0018

Weighted-average flotation cost=.0039*100

Weighted-average flotation cost= 3.9%

Therefore the weighted-average flotation cost for the firm is 3.9%