Question: FINA Inc. considers a project with the following information: Initial Outlay: 1,500 After-tax cash flows: Year 1: -$100 Year 2: $1000 Year 3: $700 FINAs

FINA Inc. considers a project with the following information:

Initial Outlay: 1,500

After-tax cash flows:

Year 1: -$100

Year 2: $1000

Year 3: $700

FINAs assets are $500 million, financed through bank loans, bonds, preferred stocks, and common stocks. The amounts are as follows:

Bank loans: $ 100 million borrowed at 10%

Bonds: $180 million, paying 9% coupon with quarterly payments, and maturity of 5 years. FINA sold its $1,000 par-value bonds for $1,070 and had to incur $20 flotation cost per bond.

Preferred Stocks: $20 million, paying $15 dividends per share. FINA sold its preferred shares for $210 and had to incur a $10/share flotation cost.

Common Stocks: $200 million, the beta of FINA stocks is 1.5, the 90 day Treasury yield is 5%, and the return on the market portfolio is 15 %. FINA is subject to a 20% tax rate.

Assuming the company uses WACC to compute the present value of the future cash flows, please find the following:

1) What is the after-tax cost of the loans?

2) What is the after-tax cost of the bonds?

3) What is the after-tax cost of preferred stock?

4) What is the after-tax cost of common stock?

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