The market values the assets of the firm Olaf as either $78 million in the 'high'state (probability 0.25), $63 million in the 'medium' state (probability 0.50), or $48million in the 'low state (probability 0.25), depending on the success of the firm'scapital investment projects. The firm is financed entirely by equity.Olafs CEO holds a large block of the firm's shares. He knows that the intrinsicvalue of the firm's assets is either $83 million in the 'high' state (probability 0.25),$68 million in the 'medium' state (probability 0.50), or $53 million in the 'low state(probability 0.25). The market is aware that the CEO knows the firm's intrinsicvalue in each state.The CEO plans to issue debt and use the cash to repurchase equity. In the eventof financial distress, the loss of firm value would be $7 million.Assume that the CEO's debt issue decision places equal weighting on the firm'smarket price and intrinsic value. The market is semi-strong form efficient andthere are no taxes.a) Assume that the CEO can choose to issue debt with a face value of $55 million.What change will there be in the intrinsic value of the firm's assets, if.(i) the CEO's valuation is correct?(ii) the market's valuation is correct?Will this debt issue give a credible signal to the market about the firm's intrinsicvalue? Explain.b) Rework your answers for (a), assuming now that the CEO can choose to issuedebt with a face value of $65 million.

Repurchasing equity means buying back the equity. In this a firm buys the shares which are available…

a) Assume that the CEO can choose to issue debt with a face value of $55 million. What change will there be in the intrinsic value of the firm's assets, if: (i) the CEO's valuation is correct? (ii) the market's valuation is correct? Will this debt issue give a credible signal to the market about the firm's intrinsic value? Explain. b) Rework your answers for (a), assuming now that the CEO can choose to issue debt with a face value of $65 million.

a) Assume that the CEO can choose to issue debt with a face value of $55 million. What change will there be in the intrinsic value of the firm's assets, if: (i) the CEO's valuation is correct? (ii) the market's valuation is correct? Will this debt issue give a credible signal to the market about the firm's intrinsic value? Explain. b) Rework your answers for (a), assuming now that the CEO can choose to issue debt with a face value of $65 million.

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Which of the following statements is CORRECT? * Assume a corporation has less debt than what is ideal. Increasing the use of debt to reach its optimum capital structure would lower the cost of both debt and equity financing. There is no reason to believe that changes in the personal tax rate will have an effect on firms' capital structure decisions. Assuming everything else is equal, a firm with high business risk is more likely to increase the use of financial leverage than a firm with low business risk. In general, a company with low operating leverage has a small percentage of its total costs in the form of fixed costs. If a company's after-tax cost of equity exceeds its after-tax cost of debt, it can still lower its WACC by using more debt.
Galaxy Corporation is proposing a recapitalization that would increase its debt level and interest cost. The company will sell new bonds and repurchase shares of its common stock with the proceeds. According to the company's CFO, the initiative will not affect net assets or operating profits, but it will raise earnings per share (EPS). Which of the following statements is CORRECT, assuming the CFO's calculations are correct? * Since the proposed plan raises Galaxy's financial risk, the company's stock price can fall even if EPS rises. More bonds will be issued under the plan, increasing their liquidity and, as a result, lowering the interest rate on the bonds that are currently outstanding. Since the plan is expected to raise EPS, net income is also expected to grow. If the strategy succeeds in increasing EPS, the stock price would rise at the same rate. If the plan decreases the WACC, the stock price is likely to fall as well.
When a firm conducts a seasoned equity offering and uses the proceeds to purchase a portion of the firm's outstanding debt, then the firm's Group of answer choices business risk increases. financial risk decreases. financial risk increases. business risk increases.
describe and compare alternative ways to estimate the probability of company defaulting on its debt obligations. Explain the difference between real-world and risk-neutral estimates
Which statement is most correct? * A. Since debt financing raises the firm’s financial risk, increasing debt ratio will increase WACC. B. Since debt financing is cheaper than equity financing, increasing debt ratio will reduce WACC. C. Increasing a firm’s debt ratio will typically reduce the marginal costs of both debt and equity financing; however, it still may raise the firm’s WACC. D. Statements a and c are correct. E. None of the above
which one is correct please confirm? Q24: In determining the cost of debt, several factors must be considered. All of the following are those factors EXCEPT ____. a. flotation costs b. the firm’s growth rate of dividends c. the firm’s before-tax cost of debt d. the firm’s tax rate
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Which of the following will increase the WACC for a tax-paying company? Decrease the proportion of equity financing Decrease the proportion of debt financing Decrease the market value of the equity Increase the market value of the debt
Which of the following would reduce a firm's WACC after tax? a. A firm invests in an average-risk project using equity, rather than debt financing. b. A supermarket chain decides to establish hardware stores which increases its systematic risk. c. A firm issues shares and uses the proceeds to pay off a bank loan. d. A firm issues bonds and uses the proceeds to repurchase stock. e. A firm significantly improves its operating cost control to boost profits.
Suppose managers of a firm know that the company is approaching financial distress. Should the managers borrow from creditors and issue a large one-time dividend to shareholders? How might creditors control this potential transfer of wealth?
The equity versus debt decision relies on a large number of factors such as the existing capital structure of the business, the current economic state and the business life cycle stage (CFI,2019). And the best capital structure for a business is the capital structure that minimizes the business’s WACC. To be more specific, the cost of equity is higher compared to the cost of debt since the investors take more risk when purchasing a company’s stock compared to purchasing a company’s bond. Thus, financing purely with equity will lead to high WACC. In that case which one do you think will be more efficient in maximizing the firm value?
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