Assume that personal and corporate taxes are given by: TC = (corporate tax rate) = 30 percent; TPS= personal tax rate on equity income = 25 percent; and TPB = personal tax rate on interest income = 40 percent. By how much will the value of the firm change if it issues $1 million in debt and uses the proceeds to repurchase equity? а. 0.875 b. 0.125 С. 0.30 d. 1.00 е. None of the above
Assume that personal and corporate taxes are given by: TC = (corporate tax rate) = 30 percent; TPS= personal tax rate on equity income = 25 percent; and TPB = personal tax rate on interest income = 40 percent. By how much will the value of the firm change if it issues $1 million in debt and uses the proceeds to repurchase equity? а. 0.875 b. 0.125 С. 0.30 d. 1.00 е. None of the above
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![Assume that personal and corporate taxes
are given by: TC = (corporate tax rate) = 30
percent; TPS= personal tax rate on equity
income = 25 percent; and TPB = personal
tax rate on interest income = 40 percent. By
how much will the value of the firm change
if it issues $1 million in debt and uses the
proceeds to repurchase equity?
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а.
0.875
b.
0.125
С.
0.30
d.
1.00
е.
None of the above](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F258f67bd-acd1-4d54-a652-37f8a8e05ffe%2Fbde02618-112d-4237-9275-a89e660e6489%2Flnn898j_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Assume that personal and corporate taxes
are given by: TC = (corporate tax rate) = 30
percent; TPS= personal tax rate on equity
income = 25 percent; and TPB = personal
tax rate on interest income = 40 percent. By
how much will the value of the firm change
if it issues $1 million in debt and uses the
proceeds to repurchase equity?
%3D
%3D
а.
0.875
b.
0.125
С.
0.30
d.
1.00
е.
None of the above
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