GreenBack Landscapers produces an enormous amount of cash flow each year. The stockholders of the firm believe

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GreenBack Landscapers produces an enormous amount of cash flow each year. The stockholders of the firm believe that this level of cash flow has left the managers without much motivation for finding new projects. The stockholders have hired a financial consultant to give them estimates concerning the value of the tax shield, agency costs, and financial distress costs of the firm, given four alternative scenarios. Use the following table to make a recommendation for the proportion of debt that GreenBack should utilize for its capital structure.

Capital Structure
Capital structure refers to a company’s outstanding debt and equity. The capital structure is the particular combination of debt and equity used by a finance its overall operations and growth. Capital structure maximizes the market value of a...