FM Lab Project
FM Lab Project
2. From the following information provided by MNO Ltd., you are required to calculate
the weighted average cost of capital (k0) using Market Value Weights. The present
book value capital structure of MNO Ltd. is:
(Amount in Rs.)
Debentures (Rs. 100 per debenture) 10,00,000
Preference Shares (Rs. 100 per share) 5,00,000
Equity Shares (Rs. 10 per share) 20,00,000
Retained Earnings 5,00,000
Total 40,00,000
All these securities are traded in the capital markets. Recent prices are: debentures @
Rs. 110, preference shares @ Rs. 120 and equity shares @ Rs. 22. Anticipated
external financing opportunities are:
(i) Rs. 100 per debentures redeemable at par: 20-year maturity, 8% coupon rate,
4% floating costs, sale price Rs. 100.
(ii) Rs. 100 preference shares redeemable at par: 15-year maturity, 10% dividend
rate, 5% floating costs, sale price Rs. 100.
(iii) Equity shares: Rs. 2 per share floating costs, sale price Rs. 22.
In addition, the dividend expected on the equity shares at the end of the year is Rs. 2
per share; the anticipated growth rate in dividends is 5% and the company has the
practice of paying all its earnings in the form of dividends. The corporate tax rate is
30%.
3. A firm whose cost of capital is 10% is considering two mutually exclusive projects X
and Y, the details of which are:
Year 0 1 2 3 4 5
Project X 100000 10000 20000 30000 45000 60000
Project Y 100000 50000 40000 20000 10000 10000
Compute the Net Present Value at 10%, Profitability Index, and Internal Rate of Return for the
two projects.
5. Calculate the degree of operating leverage (DOL), degree of financial leverage (DFL)
and the degree of combined leverage (DCL) for the following firms and interpret the
results.
Firm A Firm B Firm C
Output (units) 60000 15000 100000
Fixed Cost (Rs.) 7000 14000 1500
Variable cost per unit (Rs.) 0.2 1.5 0.02
Interest on borrowed funds (Rs.) 4000 8000 ---
Selling Price Per Unit 0.6 5.0 0.1