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Neon Ltd, operates in the commercial painting industry. They have reluctantly come to the conclusion that some of their older equipment is reaching the end of its productive life and will need to be replaced sooner or later. They have asked for your assistance in determining their cost of capital in order to make this decision.

Their present capital structure is as follows:

1 200 000 R2 ordinary shares now trading at R2,20 per share.

80 000 preference shares trading at R1.80 per share (issued at R2 per share). Interest at 10% p.a.

A bank loan of R 1 000 000 at 10.5% p.a. (payable in 3 years time)

Additional data a. The companys beta is 1.4. A return on market of 12% is accepted and a risk free rate of 7% is applicable. b. The current tax rate is 30% c. The companys current dividend is 43c per share and they expect their dividends to grow by 7% p.a. Required: 2.1. Assuming that the company uses the Capital Asset Pricing Model to calculate its cost of equity. Calculate its weighted average cost of capital. (22) 2.2. A further R950 000 is needed to finance the expansion. Which option should they use (from ordinary shares, preference shares or loan financing)? Provide reasons for your answer.

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