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Part 1
15.2
a) ½
b) 0.16
c) 0.16
15.9
a) False.
o Only a change in capital structure
o No effect on market value MM Proposition 1)
o Stock price remains constant
b) False.
o MM Proposition 2:
A higher debt to equity ratio increases firm’s cost of equity. However, firm’s cost of capital remains unchanged.
o rs = r0 + (r0 – rB)B/S
Cost of equity is positively related to firm’s debt to equity ratio
15.16
a) $7,375,000
b) 33.90%
c) It depends.
In reality, there is likelihood of financial distress and bankruptcy costs which will increase the cost of debt. Moreover, the percentage of debt use by firms differs by the nature of the industry the firm is in. Thus, without additional information, it is hard to determine whether the amount of debt reflects reality.
15.19
a) 36.25%
b) 19.98%
c) 16.98%, 15.78%
16.13
a) $15,000
b) 1. $15,000
2. $7,500
3. 0.30
4. 0.2
c) 1. It depends.
The value of the firm will increase by the tax shield when using debt since corporations can deduct interest payments but not dividend payments. Thus, corporate leverage lowers tax payments. However, if the value of unlevered firm is higher when there is no corporate tax, the value of the firm will decrease despite the tax shield since the tax shield is not sufficient enough to cover the tax already incurred by the firm.
2. Case 1:
$18,000 (increase in firm’s value)
Case 2:
$12,000 (decrease in firm’s value)
Part 2
Question 1
Profitable firms tend to...
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