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Adjusting cost of capital for risk
Ziege Systems is considering the following independent projects for the coming year.
Project | Required Investment |
Rate of Return |
Risk |
A | $4 million | 14.5% | High |
B | 5 million | 12 | High |
C | 3 million | 10 | Low |
D | 2 million | 10 | Average |
E | 6 million | 13 | High |
F | 5 million | 13 | Average |
G | 6 million | 8 | Low |
H | 3 million | 11.75 | Low |
Ziege's WACC is 10.50%, but it adjusts for risk by adding 2% to the WACC for high-risk projects and subtracting 2% for low-risk projects.
Which projects should Ziege accept if it faces no capital constraints?
Project A | Item 1 accept or reject |
Project B | Item 2 accept or reject |
Project C | Item 3 accept or reject |
Project D | Item 4 accept or reject |
Project E | Item 5 accept or reject |
Project F | Item 6 accept or reject |
Project G | Item 7 accept or reject |
Project H | Item 8 accept or reject |
If Ziege can only invest a total of $13 million, which projects should it accept?
Project A | accept or reject Item 9 |
Project B | Item 10 accept or reject |
Project C | Item 11 accept or reject |
Project D | Item 12 accept or reject |
Project E | Item 13 accept or reject |
Project F | Item 14 accept or reject |
Project G | Item 15 accept or reject |
Project H | Item 16 accept or reject |
If Ziege can only invest a total of $13 million, what would be the dollar size of its capital budget? Round your answer to two decimal places. Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $10,550,000 should be entered as 10.55.
$ million
Suppose Ziege can raise additional funds beyond the $13 million, but each new increment (or partial increment) of $5 million of new capital will cause the WACC to increase by 1%. Assuming that Ziege uses the same method of risk adjustment, which projects should it now accept?
Project A | Item 18 accept or reject |
Project B | Item 19 accept or reject |
Project C | Item 20 accept or reject |
Project D | Item 21 accept or reject |
Project E | Item 22 accept or reject |
Project F | Item 23 accept or reject |
Project G | Item 24 accept or reject |
Project H | Item 25 accept or reject |
What would be the dollar size of its capital budget? Round your answer to two decimal places. Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $10,550,000 should be entered as 10.55.
$ million
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