Answer:
The firm's optimal capital structure is 80% Debt and 20% Equity.
The WACC at this optimal capital structure is 10.28%.
Explanation:
Note: See the attached excel file the computation of the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) at the optimal capital structure. Also note that the data in the question are merged together but they are sorted in the attached excel file before answering the question.
The optimal capital structure of a firm can be described as a combination of debt and equity financing that is the beat in which market value of the firm is maximized while its cost of capital is minimized.
Using the weighted average cost of capital (WACC), the optimal capital cost capital structure occurs at a point where the WACC is the lowest.
From the attached excel file, the lowest WACC is 0.1028, or 10.28%. At this firm Market Debt- to-Value Ratio (wd) which is debt is 0.80 (i.e. 80%), and Market Equity-to-Value Ratio (ws) which is equity is 0.20 (i.e. 20%).
Therefore, the firm's optimal capital structure is 80% Debt and 20% Equity.
The WACC at this optimal capital structure is 10.28%.
Answer: The correct answer is "a. the dollar will depreciate and the peso will appreciate.".
Explanation: If the inflation rate in the United States rises relative to the inflation rate in Mexico, it follows that the dollar will depreciate and the peso will appreciate.
As inflation in the United States is higher, the dollar is affected by a loss of purchasing power, therefore it depreciates with respect to the Mexican peso.
Answer:
- Compound Interest ⇒ FV = PV x (1 + I ) ^N
- Simple Interest ⇒ FV = PV x I x N
Explanation:
With compound interest the rate of growth needs to be compounded which is why the time period is used to exponentially adjust it.
With simple interest there is no compounding so the value is simply the interest that will be earned every period (which is a constant value) multiplied by the number of periods and the amount to be invested.
Answer:
B, 195750
Explanation:
Let's first figure out the manufacturing overhead per direct labor hour
175500/13000= 13.5
So we allocate 13.5 in manufacturing overhead per direct labor hour
Let's the mulitply this by the number of actual direct labor hours
14500*13.5=195750
