Terrell Trucking Company is in the process of setting its target capital structure.  The CFO believes that the optimal debt-to-capital ratio is somewhere between 20% and 50%, and her staff has compiled the following projections for EPS and the stock price at various debt levels: Debt/Capital Ratio Projected EPS Projected Stock Price 20% $3.10 $34.24 30% 3.55 36.00 40% 3.7 35.50 50% 3.55 34.00 Assuming that the firm uses only debt and common equity, what is Terrell's optimal capital structure?  At what debt-to-capital ratio is the company's WACC minimized?

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Terrell Trucking Company is in the process of setting its target capital structure.  The CFO believes that the optimal debt-to-capital ratio is somewhere between 20% and 50%, and her staff has compiled the following projections for EPS and the stock price at various debt levels:

Debt/Capital Ratio Projected EPS Projected Stock Price
20% $3.10 $34.24
30% 3.55 36.00
40% 3.7 35.50
50% 3.55 34.00

Assuming that the firm uses only debt and common equity, what is Terrell's optimal capital structure?  At what debt-to-capital ratio is the company's WACC minimized?

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