EBK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: THEORY & PRAC
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Author: EHRHARDT
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
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Chapter 21, Problem 2P
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To calculate: The value of the levered firm using MM model with corporate taxes model.
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