The Redwood Company is financed entirely with equity. The company is considering a loan of $20 million. The loan will be repaid in equal principal instalments over the next two years and has an interest rate of 8 percent. The company's tax rate is 24 percent. Assume there is no default risk. According to MM Proposition I with taxes, show how much firm value increase is attributed to the interest tax shield of the loan? Select an answer that is closest to yours.  Group of answer choices $0.520 million $1.6 million $2.4 million $0.576 million

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The Redwood Company is financed entirely with equity. The company is considering a loan of $20 million. The loan will be repaid in equal principal instalments over the next two years and has an interest rate of 8 percent. The company's tax rate is 24 percent. Assume there is no default risk. According to MM Proposition I with taxes, show how much firm value increase is attributed to the interest tax shield of the loan? Select an answer that is closest to yours. 

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$0.520 million
$1.6 million
$2.4 million
$0.576 million
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