Foundations of Finance (9th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance)
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Author: Arthur J. Keown, John D. Martin, J. William Petty
Publisher: PEARSON
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On the part of last step in the interview process for an assistant financial analyst at company C includes test of applicants understanding of fundamental financial concepts. Person X given a memorandum for applicant’s responses. The position offered is based on the accuracy of responses.
To determine: The suitable goal for the firm and its reasons.
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Refer to the data for Eccles Inc. earlier. If the effective personal tax rates on debt income and stock income are Td = 25% and TS = 20% respectively, what is the value of the firm according to the Miller model (Based on the same unlevered firm value in the earlier question)?
a. $475,875
b. $536,921
c. $587,750
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a. 33.84%
b. 37.50%
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Eccles Inc., a zero-growth firm, has an expected EBIT of $100.000 and a corporate tax rate of 30%. Eccles uses $500,000 of 12.0% debt, and the cost of equity to an unlevered firm in the same risk class is 16.0%.
What is the firm's cost of equity according to MM with corporate taxes?
Ο 32.0%
Ο 25.9%
Ο 21.0%
Ο 28.8%
Ο 23.3%
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