Question

White Lion Homebuilders is considering investing in a one-year project that requires an initial investment of $500, 000. To do so, it will have issue new common stock and will incur a flotation cost of 2.00%. At the end of the year, the project is expected to produce a cash inflow of $595, 000. The rate of return that White Lion expects to earn on its project (net of its flotation costs) is _________ (rounded to two decimal places).

Alpha Moose Transporters has a current stock price of $22.35 per share, and is expected to pay a per-share dividend of $2.45 at the end of next year. The company's earnings' and dividends' growth rate are expected to grow at the constant rate of 9.40% into the foreseeable future. If Alpha Moose expects to incur flotation costs of 6.50% of the value of its newly-raised equity funds, then the flotation-adjusted (net) cost of its new common stock (rounded to two decimal places) should be _________.

White Lion Homebuilders Co.'s addition to earnings for this year is expected to be $745, 000. Its target capital structure consists of 35% debt, 5% preferred, and 60% equity.

Determine White Lion Homebuilders's retained earnings breakpoint:

a. $1, 552, 084

b. $1, 117, 500

c. $1, 241, 667

d. $1, 427, 917

Answer 1

C.

Step-by-step explanation:

a) Required around for investment is $500,000

Flotation cost is 2%

Total amount require to issue =

$500,000/ (1-2%)

= $510,204,08

After one year value of investment will be $595,000

Rate of return =

550000/(450000x(1+2%)-1 =19.8%

b) 2.03/(33.35x(1-3.75%) + 9.4 = 15.72%

c) 745000/60% = 1241666.67

That is C. $124,1666,67