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Suppose that Papa Bell Inc. equity is currently selling for $41 per share, with 3.6 million shares outstanding. The firm also has 8000 bonds outstanding, which are selling at 95% of par. Assume Papa Bell was considering an active change to its capital structure so as to have a D/E ratio of 0.5. 

Which type of security (stocks or bonds) would the firm need to sell to accomplish this? 

How much would it have to sell? (Enter your answer in dollars not in millions. Do not round immendiage calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.) 

E.
Share price
Shares outstanding
Bonds outstanding
Bond price (% of par)
Proposed new D/E ratio
41.00
3,600,000
8,000
95.00%
0.50
Complete the following analysis. Do not hard code values in your calculations, and do
not round intermediate calculations.
Current equity ratio
Current debt ratio
Current D/E ratio
Sell bonds or stock?
New debt ratio
Amount of securities to buy and sell
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Transcribed Image Text:E. Share price Shares outstanding Bonds outstanding Bond price (% of par) Proposed new D/E ratio 41.00 3,600,000 8,000 95.00% 0.50 Complete the following analysis. Do not hard code values in your calculations, and do not round intermediate calculations. Current equity ratio Current debt ratio Current D/E ratio Sell bonds or stock? New debt ratio Amount of securities to buy and sell %24
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