CFA CFA Level 1 Question of the Week – Corporate Finance

Question of the Week – Corporate Finance

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        The formula to use is:

        WACC = w_d * r_d * (1 – t) + w_p * r_p + w_e * r_e

        And we have:

        w_d = 0.4

        w_p = 0.2

        w_e = 0.4

        r_d = 0.04

        r_p = 0.05

        r_e = 0.09

        t = 0.4

        So, the WACC before the change in tax rate is:

        WACC = 0.4 * 0.04 * (1 – 0.4) + 0.2 * 0.05 + 0.4 * 0.09 =
        5.56%

        At the new rate, we have t = 0.35, so the WACC after the
        change in tax rate is:

        WACC = 0.4 * 0.04 * (1 – 0.35) + 0.2 * 0.05 + 0.4 * 0.09 =
        5.64%

        The WACC increases by 0.08%.


        Note that we don’t need to do this entire calculation twice
        if we didn’t want to, since the only variable is the change in the debt
        component. All we needed to do is calculate:

        Change in WACC = w_d * r_d * (t_old – t_new) = 0.4 * 0.04 *
        (0.40 – 0.35) = 0.08%.

        We know that this is an increase because taxes decrease the
        cost of capital, so a tax cut would increase the cost of capital.

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