Orange Ltd is a AAA credit rating company and plans to raise new capital for its new project. The company will use both debt and equity instruments to fund the new project.  Orange Ltd will issue 100 new units, 10-year bonds, each bond with a face value of $1000. Each bond will pay a 10% per annum coupon to be paid semi-annually. Currently each bond can be purchased at a price of $950. Previously, Orange Ltd had never issue bonds. Orange Ltd will issue 100 new units of ordinary shares to add to the current 900 units. The current share has a price of $30 each with last year’s dividend at $1.50 per share. The growth rate for earnings and dividends is estimated to be 10% per annum. Orange Ltd will issue 200 new units of preference shares is currently selling at $45 per share to add to the current 800 shares. The preference shares carry a yearly dividend of $4.00 per share. The flotation costs are 1% of the selling price for the preference shares.  The relevant corporate tax rate is 30%.   List and explain the three steps involved in the calculation of cost of capital for the company.

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Orange Ltd is a AAA credit rating company and plans to raise new capital for its new project. The company will use both debt and equity instruments to fund the new project. 

Orange Ltd will issue 100 new units, 10-year bonds, each bond with a face value of $1000. Each bond will pay a 10% per annum coupon to be paid semi-annually. Currently each bond can be purchased at a price of $950. Previously, Orange Ltd had never issue bonds.

Orange Ltd will issue 100 new units of ordinary shares to add to the current 900 units. The current share has a price of $30 each with last year’s dividend at $1.50 per share. The growth rate for earnings and dividends is estimated to be 10% per annum.

Orange Ltd will issue 200 new units of preference shares is currently selling at $45 per share to add to the current 800 shares. The preference shares carry a yearly dividend of $4.00 per share. The flotation costs are 1% of the selling price for the preference shares. 

The relevant corporate tax rate is 30%.

 

List and explain the three steps involved in the calculation of cost of capital for the company. 

 

 

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