If a firm changes its capital structure in such a way that t…

If a firm changes its capital structure in such a way that the firm now has relatively more debt and less equity than it did before, but the change is not large enough to affect the required returns on the debt or on the equity, the firm’s weighted average cost of capital should increase.

Carlita’s Tasty Tacos is considering opening a new location…

Carlita’s Tasty Tacos is considering opening a new location in the large city that currently has two other locations.  The combined sales at the other two locations are $1,245,000 annually.  The new location is expected to generate sales of $450,000 in the first year with 4% sales growth per year for the next 7 years.  If the operating profit margin is 40% and the tax rate is 10%, what is the net after-tax cash flow for the new unit for the first year of operations?