Jimmy Shoes Inc. has 10,000 shares outstanding with a stock price of $40 per share. The current weighted average cost of capital is 7%. It also carries long-term debt of $200,000 at an interest rate of 7% p.a. One of the agenda items in its AGM is to switch to a D/E of 1. Based on this information, answer the following questions: a) What will be the number of outstanding shares for Jimmy Shoes Inc. if it switches to a D/E ratio of 1? (Hint: Current Debt = $200,000, current equity = 10,000 shares x $40 = $400,000, current D/E = 2/4 = 0.5/1. If the firm seeks to
Jimmy Shoes Inc. has 10,000 shares outstanding with a stock price of $40 per
share. The current weighted average cost of capital is 7%. It also carries
long-term debt of $200,000 at an interest rate of 7% p.a. One of the agenda
items in its AGM is to switch to a D/E of 1. Based on this information,
answer the following questions:
a) What will be the number of outstanding shares for Jimmy Shoes Inc. if
it switches to a D/E ratio of 1? (Hint: Current Debt = $200,000,
current equity = 10,000 shares x $40 = $400,000, current D/E = 2/4 =
0.5/1. If the firm seeks to increase its D/E to 1, it can think of
borrowing more)
b) What is the level of EBIT at which shareholders will be indifferent
between the two capital structures, the one with a D/E = 0.5/1 and the
other with a D/E of 1?
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