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Chapter15:

InternationalCapitalBudgeting

Chapter 15

InternationalCapitalBudgeting

QUESTIONS

1.Cananinvestmentprojectofaforeignsubsidiarythathasapositivenetpresentvaluewhenevaluatedasastand-alonefirmeverberejectedbytheparentcorporation?

Assumethattheparentacceptsallprojectswithpositiveadjustednetpresentvalues.

Answer:

Yes,weknowthatcountriesimposewithholdingtaxesonthedividendsthatarerepatriatedfromsubsidiariestoparentcorporations.Thesetaxeslowerthevalueoftheprojecttotheparent.Theparentmustalsobeawareofthepossibilityoffutureproblemsaccessingtheforeignexchangemarketfromthesubsidiary’scountry.Ingeneral,politicalriskcouldbedifferentforasubsidiaryofamultinationalcorporationversusalocalstand-alonefirm.

2.Howdolicensingagreements,royalties,andoverheadallocationfeesaffectthevalueofaforeignproject?

Answer:

Licensingagreements,royalties,andoverheadallocationfeesaretruecoststothesubsidiaryortothestand-alonefirmthatwouldbeoperatingintheforeigncountryproducingandsellingtheproductsofthemultinationalcorporation.Thus,licensingagreements,royalties,andoverheadallocationfeesreducetheincomeintheforeigncountry.Nevertheless,thesecashflowsprovideprofittotheparentcorporation.Licensingagreementsandroyaltiesprovidepureprofittotheparentasnocostsareincurred,andoverheadfeesprovidenetprofitastheycovercostsincurredbytheparent.Thus,thesecashflowsarequitevaluabletotheparent.

3.Whydoesanadjustednetpresentvalueanalysistreatthepresentvalueoffinancialsideeffectsasaseparateitem?

Isn’tinterestexpensealegitimatecostofdoingbusiness?

Answer:

Theadjustednetpresentvalueapproachtocapitalbudgetingstartsbyvaluingthefreecashflowstotheall-equitycashfirm.Itthenaddsothersourcesofvalueassociatedwithhowthefirmisfinanced.Asintheweightedaveragecostofcapital（WACC）approachinChapter16,thenumeratorcashflowsarethefreecashflowstotheallequityfirm.IncontrasttoWACCanalysis,whichdiscountsthesecashflowswithadiscountratethatisaweightedaverageoftheafter-taxrequiredreturnonthedebtandtherateofreturnontheleveredequity,theANPVanalysisusestherateofreturnontheunleveredassetstogettheall-equityvalue.Studentssometimesthinkthatthedeductibilityofinterestasabusinessexpenseisthereforemissing,andtheywanttoreducetheall-equityfreecashflowsbytheafter-taxinterestpayments.ThismissesthefactthatthevalueoftheinteresttaxshieldsisbeingaddedasaseparatesourceofvalueinANPV,whereasitisincludedinWACC.Also,itmissesthefactthatwhentheequityholdersleverthefirm,theygettheprincipalonthedebtupfrontanddon’thavetoputasmuchequityintothefirmforitsinvestments.Thepresentvalueofthefuturecashoutflowsforinterestpaymentsandrepaymentofprincipalequaltheinitialvalueoftheprincipal,inwhichcaseitisonlythetaxshieldthatneedstobevalued.ANPVdoesthisseparately.

4.Whatismeantbythenetpresentvalueofthefinancialsideeffectsofaproject?

Answer:

Generally,theseeffectsarisefromthecostsofissuingsecurities,thetaxesortaxdeductionsassociatedwiththetypeoffinancinginstrumentused（includingthetaxdeductibilityoftheinterestpaidonthedebt）,thecostsoffinancialdistress,andtheavailabilityofsubsidizedfinancingfromgovernments.

5.Whyisitcostlytoissuesecurities?

Answer:

Theinvestmentbankerswhohandletheissuingofsecuritieseithertothepublicortoprivateinvestorsarefinancialintermediaries,andtheymustbecompensatedfortheuseoftheirscarceresources.Thiscompensationincludesamonetaryfee,butitalsooftenincludesanunderwritingdiscount,orspread.Theunderwritingdiscountbetweenwhatthecorporationreceivesfromissuingthesecuritiesandwhatthepublicpaysforthesecuritiesisoftenalargepartofthecompensationoftheinvestmentbankthatunderwritestheissue.

6.Whatisaninteresttaxshield?

Howdoyoucalculateitsvalue?

Answer:

Theinteresttaxshieldonadebtisthevalueoftheabilitytodeductinterestasabusinessexpense.Therefore,atapointintimeitisequaltothecorporatetaxratetimestheamountofinterest,.Thistaxdeductionisdiscountedatthestateddebtrate,whichisthemarketdebtrateassociatedwiththatdebt.Thus,thediscountedpresentvalueofaperpetualinteresttaxshieldis

7.Whatisaninterestsubsidy?

Howdoyoucalculateitsvalue?

Answer:

Interestsubsidiesarisewhengovernmentsarewillingtolendtocorporationsatbelowmarketinterestrates.Suchsubsidiesaddvaluetoaproject.Theappropriatediscountrateforaninterestsubsi