10. Assume that Angostura had not entered the US marketplace yet but is considering establishing both...

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10. Assume that Angostura had not entered the US marketplace yet but is considering establishing both manufacturing and distribution facilities in the United States through a wholly owned subsidiary. It has approached two different investment banking advisors, Goldman Sachs and Bank of New York, for estimates of what its costs of capital would be several years into the future when it planned to list its American subsidiary on a U.S. stock exchange. Using the following assumptions by the two different advisors, calculate the prospective costs of debt, equity, and the WACC for Angostura USA. Assumptions Beta: Risk-free rate of interest Estimate of cost of debt in US market Estimate of market return, forward- looking Corporate tax rate Proportion of debt Proportion of equity Goldman Sachs Bank of New York 3.0% 3.0% 7.5% 7.8% 9.0% 12.0% 35.0% 35.0% 35% 40% 65% 60% 10. Assume that Angostura had not entered the US marketplace yet but is considering establishing both manufacturing and distribution facilities in the United States through a wholly owned subsidiary. It has approached two different investment banking advisors, Goldman Sachs and Bank of New York, for estimates of what its costs of capital would be several years into the future when it planned to list its American subsidiary on a U.S. stock exchange. Using the following assumptions by the two different advisors, calculate the prospective costs of debt, equity, and the WACC for Angostura USA. Assumptions Beta: Risk-free rate of interest Estimate of cost of debt in US market Estimate of market return, forward- looking Corporate tax rate Proportion of debt Proportion of equity Goldman Sachs Bank of New York 3.0% 3.0% 7.5% 7.8% 9.0% 12.0% 35.0% 35.0% 35% 40% 65% 60%