Question

BBQ Corporation has a target capital structure that is 70 percent equity, 30 percent debt. The flotation costs for equity issues are 15 percent of the amount raised; the flotation costs for debt are 8 percent. If BBQ needs $150 million for a new manufacturing facility, what is the cost when flotation costs are considered

Answer 1

Answer:

$172,215,844 is the cost when flotation costs are considered

Explanation:

flotation

Weighted average flotation cost = {(Flotation cost debt * Weight debt) + (Flotation cost equity * Weight equity)

= (8% * 0.30) + (15%  * 0.70)

=0.024 + 0.105

= 0.129

= 12.9%

Calculation of the cost of funds

Cost of funds = Amount raised / (1 - Weighted average floatation cost)

= $150,000,000 / (1-0.129)

= $150,000,000 / (0.871)

=$172,215,844

Therefore, the cost of raising fund is $172,215,844