answer QUESTION:2

QUESTION-2 Adams Corporation is considering four average-risk projects with the following costs and rates of return: Project 1 2 Cost 2000 3000 5000 2000 EXPECTED RATE OF RETURN 16.00% 15.00 13.75 12.5 3 4 The company estimates that it can issue debt at a rate of rd 14 10%, and its tax rate is 30%. It can issue preferred stock that pays a constant dividend of $5.00 per year at $49.00 per share. Also, its common stock currently sells for $36.00 per share; the next expected dividend, D1, is $3.50; and the dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 6% per year. The target capital structure consists of 75% common stock, 15% debt, and 10% preferred stock. a) What is the cost of each of the capital components? b) What is Adams' WACC? c) Only projects with expected returns that exceed WACC will be accepted. Which projects should Adams accept