Chapter 15
Chapter 16: Capital Structure: Basic Concepts
16.1 a. Since Alpha Corporation is an all-equity firm, its value is equal to the market value of its outstanding shares. Alpha has 5,000 shares of common stock outstanding, worth $20 per share. Therefore, the value of Alpha Corporation is $100,000 (= 5,000 shares * $20 per share). b. Modigliani-Miller Proposition I states that in the absence of taxes, the value of a levered firm equals the value of an otherwise identical unlevered firm. Since Beta Corporation is identical to Alpha Corporation in every way except its capital structure and neither firm pays taxes, the value of the two firms should be equal. Modigliani-Miller Proposition I (No Taxes): VL =VU Alpha Corporation, an unlevered firm, is worth $100,000 = VU. Therefore, the value of Beta Corporation (VL) is $100,000. c. The value of a levered firm equals the market value of its debt plus the market value of its equity. VL = B + S The value of Beta Corporation is $100,000 (VL), and the market value of the firm’s debt is $25,000 (B). The value of Beta’s equity is: S = VL – B = $100,000 - $25,000 = $75,000 Therefore, the market value of Beta Corporation’s equity (S) is $75,000. d. Since the market value of Alpha Corporation’s equity is $100,000, it will cost $20,000 (= 0.20 * $100,000) to purchase 20% of the firm’s equity. Since the market value of Beta Corporation’s equity is $75,000, it will cost $15,000 (= 0.20 * $75,000) to purchase 20% of the firm’s equity. e. Since Alpha Corporation expects to earn $350,000 this year and owes no interest payments, the dollar return to an investor who owns 20% of the firm’s equity is expected to be $70,000 (= 0.20 * $350,000) over the next year. While Beta Corporation also expects to earn $350,000 before interest this year, it must pay 12% interest on
16.1 a. Since Alpha Corporation is an all-equity firm, its value is equal to the market value of its outstanding shares. Alpha has 5,000 shares of common stock outstanding, worth $20 per share. Therefore, the value of Alpha Corporation is $100,000 (= 5,000 shares * $20 per share). b. Modigliani-Miller Proposition I states that in the absence of taxes, the value of a levered firm equals the value of an otherwise identical unlevered firm. Since Beta Corporation is identical to Alpha Corporation in every way except its capital structure and neither firm pays taxes, the value of the two firms should be equal. Modigliani-Miller Proposition I (No Taxes): VL =VU Alpha Corporation, an unlevered firm, is worth $100,000 = VU. Therefore, the value of Beta Corporation (VL) is $100,000. c. The value of a levered firm equals the market value of its debt plus the market value of its equity. VL = B + S The value of Beta Corporation is $100,000 (VL), and the market value of the firm’s debt is $25,000 (B). The value of Beta’s equity is: S = VL – B = $100,000 - $25,000 = $75,000 Therefore, the market value of Beta Corporation’s equity (S) is $75,000. d. Since the market value of Alpha Corporation’s equity is $100,000, it will cost $20,000 (= 0.20 * $100,000) to purchase 20% of the firm’s equity. Since the market value of Beta Corporation’s equity is $75,000, it will cost $15,000 (= 0.20 * $75,000) to purchase 20% of the firm’s equity. e. Since Alpha Corporation expects to earn $350,000 this year and owes no interest payments, the dollar return to an investor who owns 20% of the firm’s equity is expected to be $70,000 (= 0.20 * $350,000) over the next year. While Beta Corporation also expects to earn $350,000 before interest this year, it must pay 12% interest on