Reading Qs
Cost of Capital Basics
WACC
Debt + Taxes
100

What company was this case study about?

What is Walmart 

100

Define the cost of capital.

What is the minimum return a company must earn to satisfy lenders and shareholders

100

Why should Walmart NOT use the same WACC for all divisions?

What is risk

100

What was Walmart's tax rate?

What is 27%

200

What are the names of the senior managers?

Who are Dale and Lee

200

What does the cost of capital determine?

What is what projects to invest in

200
If only given WACC and a project's return, when would you accept a project?

What is if the project's return is higher than the WACC

200

What was Walmart's coupon rate for their 2030 bonds? 

What is 7.55%

300

What year was the case study set in?

When is 2019

300

What is another term for cost of capital?

What is hurdle rate

300

If interest rates go down, what happens to WACC?

What is it decreases
300

What was Walmart's after-tax cost of debt?

What is 2.58%

400

What state was Walmart founded in?

What is Arkansas

400

If Walmart had preferred stock, how would this affect the cost of capital?

What is increase

400

How do you calculate WACC?

What is the weighted cost of equity + after tax weighted cost of debt
400

T/F: Preferred stock is tax deductible

What is false