Solved: PT Inc is an integrated oil company headquartered

in Dallas

PT Inc. is an integrated oil company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The company has three
operating divisions: oil exploration and production (commonly referred to as E& P), pipelines,
and refining. Historically, LPT did not spend a great deal of time thinking about the opportunity
costs of capital for each of its divisions and used a company- wide weighted average cost of
capital of 14 percent for all new capital investment projects. Recent changes in its businesses
have made it abundantly clear to LPT’s management that this is not a reasonable approach.
For example, investors demand a much higher expected rate of return for exploration and
production ventures than for pipeline investments. Although LPT’s management agrees, in
principle at least, that different operating divisions should face an opportunity cost of capital that
reflects their individual risk characteristics, they are not in agreement about whether a move
toward divisional costs of capital is a good idea based on practical considerations.

a. Pete Jennings is the chief operating officer for the E& P division, and he is concerned that
going to a system of divisional costs of capital may restrain his ability to undertake very
promising exploration opportunities. He argues that the firm really should be concerned about
finding those opportunities that offer the highest possible rate of return on invested capital. Pete
contends that using the firm’s scarce capital to take on the most promising projects would lead
to the greatest increase in shareholder value. Do you agree with Pete? Why or why not?

b. The pipeline division manager, Donna Selma, has long argued that charging her division the
company- wide cost of capital of 14 percent severely penalizes her opportunities to increase
shareholder value. Do you agree with Donna? Explain.

PT Inc is an integrated oil company headquartered in Dallas

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