Demonstrate your understanding of financial concepts by completing the following problems. Where appropriate, show or explain your work. You may use Excel to work on the problems.
Using the capital asset pricing model (CAPM): A stock has a beta of 1.65, and the projected return on the market is 12.25 percent, with a risk-free rate of 4.75 percent. Calculate the projected return on this stock.
Calculating cost of equity: The Denton Corporation's common stock has a beta of 1.45 and a risk-free rate of 5.75 percent. What is Denton's cost of equity if the projected return on the market is 13 percent?
Calculating the weighted average cost of capital (WACC): If Metro Company has the following features, what is its WACC?
A target capital structure of 65 percent common stock.
A target of 35 percent debt.
Cost of equity is 14 percent.
Cost of debt is 6 percent.
The tax rate is 35 percent.