Retained earnings questions | Business Finance homework help
The following data applies to Crunch Cookie Company:
Income Statement
Sales: $1,000,000
Operating Expenses: (626,000)
EBIT: 374,000
Interest: (24,000)
EBT: 350,000
Taxes @40%: (140,000)
Net Income: 210,000
Year Net Income Per Share
1988 $210,000 3.50
1987 195,000 3.25
1986 180,000 3.00
1985 167,000 2.75
1984 155,000 2.60
1983 143,500 2.40
1982 132,500 2.20
Assets
Current $300,000
Fixed $600,000
Total $900,000
Liabilities and Owners Equity
Bonds ($1000 par) $300,000
Common Stock ($20par) $300,000
Retained Earnings $300,000
Total $900,000
Bond Price $687 Common Stock Price $54
Common Stock costs $5 per share to issue, floatation cost for bonds is 5% and the bonds have ten years to maturity. Assume the growth rate in earnings and dividends to be constant over time and the payout rate to be the same as in the previous year.
A. What is the expected earnings and expected retained earnings for 1989?
B. What is Crunchs weighted average cost of capital with retained earnings? Without retained earnings?
C. At what level of total financing will the WACC increase?
D. In order to estimate the weighted average cost of capital we need to make certain assumptions. What are these assumptions and explain why we need to make them.
