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School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Corporate Finance
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
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| For Theoretical Answer | For Numerical Answer | |||
| Assessment Parameter | Weightage | Assessment Parameter | Weightage | |
| Introduction | 20% | Understanding and usage of the formula | 20% | |
| Concepts and Application related to the question | 60% | Procedure / Steps | 50% | |
| Conclusion | 20% | Correct Answer & Interpretation | 30% |
1. Org Pvt. Ltd. is considering two mutually exclusive capital investments. The project’s expected net cash flows are as follows:
Expected Cash Flows
Year Project A Project B
0 -400 -575
1 95 150
2 110 200
3 118 250
4 125 275
5 140 230
6 150 180
a. If you were told that each project’s cost of capital was 10%, which project should be selected using the NPV criteria?
b. What is each project’s IRR?
c. What is the regular payback period for these two projects?
d. What is the profitability index for each project if the cost of capital is 12%?
(10 Marks)
SOLUTION:
Introduction:
The Capital of a company may comprise of both equity and debt. Each component of the Capital has its cost, and the Cost of Capital is the aggregate cost of acquiring them.
Net present value (NPV) is the difference between the discounted value of future cash inflows and the current cash outflow value
2. Assume that your father is now 55 years old and plans to retire after 5 years from now. He is expected to live for another 15 years after retirement. He wants a fixed retirement income of Rs. 1,00,000 per annum. His retirement income will begin the day he retires, 5 years from today, and then he will get 14 additional payments annually. He expects to earn a return on his savings @ 10% p.a., annually compounding. How much (to the nearest of rupee) must your father save today to meet his retirement goal? (10 Marks)
SOLUTION:
Introduction:
Every person intends to save for a rainy day. Most important is to save for the time after retirement. There are specific insurance plans like pension plans which take care of the policyholder after their retirement in the pension plan form. Just like investments, the goal of every individual is to get the maximum out of his savings. The savings can be done in any insurance scheme, financial institutions, etc. The given question is based on the concept of the annuity.
Concept and application:
3. Cummins India Ltd has the following capital structure, which it considers optimal:
Debt 25%
Preference Shares 10%
Equity shares 65%
Total 100%
Applicable tax rate for the company is 25%. Risk free rate of return is 6%, average equity market investment has expected rate of return of 12%. The company’s beta is 1.10.
Following terms would apply to new securities being issued as follows:
1. New preference can be issued at a face value of Rs. 100 per share, dividend and cost of issuance will be Rs. 10 per share and Rs. 2 per share respectively.
2. Debt will bear an interest rate of 9%.
Calculate
a. component cost of debt, preference shares and equity shares assuming that the company does not issue any additional equity shares. (5 Marks)
SOLUTION:
Introduction:
A company needs funds to operate. These funds are woven into different forms in its capital. A company’s capital structure is a mix of its various long and short-term components, viz. equity, reserves, preference shares, and debts. These funds are acquired at a cost.
Debt is a cheaper source of finance, but it is to be repaid. Equity is not to be repaid, but it leads to dilution of ownership.
Concept and application:
1. Cost of debt:
Debt is an external source of finance
b. WACC. (5 Marks)
Introduction:
The different components of capital may be present in the capital in a different proposition. WACC is the Cost of capital based on the weights of these components. These weights can be found either on the book value of the capital components or the market value. Weighted Average Cost of capital (WACC) may be called a financial metric used to measure capital’s value to a firm.
Concept and Application:
The company’s capital may consist of some internally raised funds, and some funds may be borrowed from outside. All these funds have some cost, and WACC refers to calculating the Total Cost of capital as per such the Weight of different sources of capital. Thus, the weighted average Cost of capital is the cost of raising the capital apportioned to respective weights of various capital elements. The concept
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