Question

P9-1 (similar to) Question Help Concept of cost of capital Mace Manufacturing is in the process of analyzing its investment decision-making procedures. Two projects evaluated by the firm recently involved building new facilities in different regions, North and South. The basic variables surrounding each project analysis and the resulting decision actions are summarized in the following table: a. An analyst evaluating the North facility expects that the project will be financed by debt that costs the firm 4.4%. What recommendation do you think this analyst will make regarding the investment opportunity? b. Another analyst assigned to study the South facility believes that funding for that project will come from the firm's retained earnings at a cost of 17.7%. What recommendation do you expect this analyst to make regarding the investment? c. Explain why the decisions in parts a and b may not be in the best interest of the firm's investors. d. If the firm maintains a capital structure containing 40% debt and 60% equity, find its weighted average cost using the data in the table. e. If both analysts had used the weighted average cost calculated in part d, what recommendations would they have made regarding the North and South facilities? f. Compare and contrast the analysts' initial recommendations with your findings in part e. Which decision method seems more appropriate? Explain why.

Answer 1

A) Since analys is considering that project will be finance by debt only at cost of 4.4% and Return on investment is 7.8% therefore he will advice to invest.

B) Since analys is considering that project will be finance by retained earning only at cost of 17.7% and Return on investment is only 15.2% therefore he will advice not to invest.

C) Advice of analyst is not in the best interest of investor since we are selecting a lower return project which has only 7.8% return and rejecting higher return project i.e. 15.2%

D) Weighted average cost = Kd*Wd + Ke * We

= 4.4 *0.40 +17.7 *0.60

= 12.38%

E) If Return on investment > Weighted average cost then Accept the project, otherwise reject.

Accordingly south project is accepted and north project is rejected.

F) Analysis on the basis of weighted average cost is more feasible beacause it consider overall cost and in best interest to investor.