Reference no: EM133135846

Question - Landman Corporation (LC) manufactures time series photographic equipment. It is currently at its target debt-equity ratio of .8. It's considering building a new $72 million manufacturing facility. This new plant is expected to generate after tax cash flows of $8.4 million in perpetuity. The company raises all equity from outside financing. There are three financing options:

1. A new issue of common stock: The flotation costs of the new common stock would be 6.7 percent of the amount raised. The required return on the company's new equity is 15 percent.

2. A new issue of 20-year bonds: The flotation costs of the new bonds would be 2.6 percent of the proceeds. If the company issues these new bonds at an annual coupon rate of 6 percent, they will sell at par.

3. Increased use of accounts payable financing: Because this financing is part of the company's ongoing daily business, It has no flotation costs, and the company assigns it a cost that is the same as the overall firm WACC. Management has a target ratio of accounts payable to long-term debt of .20. (Assume there is no difference between the pretax and after tax accounts payable cost.)

Required - What is the NPV of the new plant? Assume the company has a 25 percent tax rate.