4) Bowie Enterprises, is currently valued at $145,700 in a boom and $75,200 in a recession. The chance of either economic state occurring is 50 percent. The firm owes $85,000 to its debtholders. What is the value of the firm to the shareholders in a recession? A) SO B) $55.00 C) $22.50 D) $27.50 E) -$10.00

4) Bowie Enterprises, is currently valued at $145,700 in a boom and $75,200 in a recession. The chance of either economic state occurring is 50 percent. The firm owes $85,000 to its debtholders. What is the value of the firm to the shareholders in a recession? A) SO B) $55.00 C) $22.50 D) $27.50 E) -$10.00

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Micolash Industries plans to reduce the use of debt financing and increase the use of equity financing (for example, move from a 70% Debt-to-Capital Ratio to 50%). Assume that the company, which does not pay any dividends, takes this action, and that total assets, operating income (EBIT), and its tax rate (say 40%) all remain constant. Which of the following would occur? Group of answer choices The company’s interest expense would remain constant. The company would have less common equity than before. The company’s taxable income (EBT) would fall. The company would have to pay more taxes. The company’s net income would decrease.
3. Emphasis plc. is a levered firm with £0.5 million debt value, and its current market value is £3 million. The company pays tax at a corporate tax rate of 20%. Assume EBIT and the debt are perpetuities, the debt level is expected to remain constant and there are no bankruptcy costs. What is the present value of the tax shield? O O O O O 0. 1 0. 2 0. 5 1 2
3. Toran plc. is an all-equity financed firm and generates earnings of £200 per year. Its current required rate of return on equity is 10% per annum. It is planning to issue corporate debt at a rate of 8% to achieve a debt-equity ratio of 50%. Toran plc. Assume that debt and earnings are perpetuities. What happens to the firm value after the debt issuance? Assume there are perfect capital markets. 100 0 200 0 250 0 400 0 450 0
Your company has a 34% tax rate and has $510 million in assets, currently financed entirely with equity. Equity is worth $41.00 per share, and book value of equity is equal to market value of equity. Also, let's assume that the firm's expected values for EBIT depend upon which state of the economy occurs this year, with the possible values of EBIT and their associated probabilities as shown below: State Recession Average Boom Probability of State .25 .55 .20 Expect EBIT in State $60 million $110 million $180 million The firm is considering switching to a 15-percent debt capital structure, and has determined that they would have to pay a 11 percent yield on perpetual debt in either event. What will be the level of expected EPS if they switch to the proposed capital structure? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places except calculation of number of shares which should be rounded to nearest whole number.)
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# 5 Fujita, Incorporated, has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $369,600. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be $51,000 if economic conditions are normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 15 percent higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 24 percent lower. The company is considering a $185,000 debt issue with an interest rate of 6 percent. The proceeds will be used to repurchase shares of stock. There are currently 8,400 shares outstanding. The company has a tax rate of 24 percent, a market-to-book ratio of 1.0 before recapitalization, and the stock price changes according to M&M. a-1. Calculate earnings per share (EPS) under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) a-2. Calculate the percentage changes in EPS when the economy expands or enters a recession. (A…
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