Question: The Constructo Construction Company is a real estate developer and building contractor. The company has two sources of long-term capital, debt and equity. The cost

The Constructo Construction Company is a real estate developer and building contractor. The company has two sources of long-term capital, debt and equity. The cost of issuing debt is the after-tax cost of the interest that relates to the debt. (Interest paid on debt is tax deductible.) The cost of the companys equity capital is the investment opportunity rate of Constructo investors. This is the rate that investors could earn on investments that are of similar risk to Constructo Construction. The interest rate on the companys $90 million of long-term debt is 10 per cent per annum, and the companys tax rate is 40 per cent. The market value of the long-term debt is the same as the carrying amount of the debt. The cost of the companys equity capital is 15 per cent, and the market value (and book value) of the companys equity is $135 million.

The following data relate to the two divisions of the Constructo Construction Company for the past year:

Total assets

Current liabilities

Operating profit before tax

Real estate division

$150 000 000

$9 000 000

$30 000 000

Construction division

90 000 000

6 000 000

27 000 000

Required:

  1. Calculate the weighted average cost of capital of Constructo Construction Company.
  2. Use the weighted average cost of capital to calculate the EVA for each of the two divisions.

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