Sand Key Development Company has a capitalstructure consisting of $20 million of 10% debt and$30 million of common equity. The firm has500,000 shares of common stock outstanding.Sand Key is planning a major expansion and willneed to raise $15 million. The firm must decidewhether to finance the expansion with debt orequity. If equity financing is selected, commonstock will be sold at $75 per share. If debt financingis chosen, 8% coupon bonds will be sold. The firm'smarginal tax rate is 34%. Determine the level ofoperating income at which Sand Key would beindifferent between debt financing and equityfinancing. $4, 625,000 $6,200,000 $5,150,000 $5,675,000 $6,725,000

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Sand Key Development Company has a capital structure consisting of $20 million of 10% debt and $30 million of common equity. The firm has 500,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Sand Key is planning a major expansion and will need to raise $15 million. The firm must decide whether to finance the expansion with debt or equity. If equity financing is selected, common stock will be sold at $75 per share. If debt financing is chosen, 5% coupon bonds will be sold. The firm's marginal tax rate is 34%. Determine the level of operating income at which Sand Key would be indifferent between debt financing and equity financing.
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