A firm uses 20% Debt and 80% Equity in its capital structure. Beta for the equity of
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A firm uses 20% Debt and 80% Equity in its capital structure. Beta for the equity of the firm in this regard is 1.5. If the same firm increases its Debt financing to 80%, consider these questions:
- What is the Beta of the firm now: greater than 1.5, 1.5, or less than 1.5?
- Would the cost of debt capital likely rise as Debt levels rise in the capital structure? Why or why not?
- What happens in your opinion to the overall WACC for the firm as the firm uses a reasonable amount of debt financing? What is the firm uses very little debt? What if the firm uses a lot of debt?
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Foundations Of Finance
ISBN: 9781292318738
10th Global Edition
Authors: Arthur Keown, John Martin, J. Petty
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