• 2021-04-14
    Company A’s capital employed and its adjusted profit is $800m and $500m respectively. Its target capital structure is 75% equity 25% debt. The cost of equity is 18% and pre-tax cost of debt is 12%. What is the value of EVA using Economic Value Added approach?
  • $368m

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      Companies can raise capital through debt financing and equity financing.

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      Economic value added can be improved by A: Increasing profit without using more capital. B: Using less capital to earn the same amount of profit. C: Investing capital in high-return projects. D: Investing capital in low-return projects.

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      Cost of capital isthe company’s cost of capital multiplied by the amount of the investment.

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      If a firm has a debt to owners' equity ratio of .75 (or 75%) we can conclude that A: it has relied more on debt than equity to finance its operations. B: the firm is likely to have trouble paying its short-term debts when they come due. C: its total liabilities are less than its owners' equity. D: the firm has expenses that are exactly 75% of its gross profit.

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      For example, if a company has 1.5 million shares outstanding at a share price of $25, its ‌ ___________ is $37.5 million.‌‍‌ A: market cap B: profit C: maximum value D: capital