Increasing financial leverage increases both the cost of debt (debt) and the cost of equity (requity)....

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"Increasing financial leverage increases both the cost of debt (debt) and the cost of equity (requity). So the overall cost of capital cannot stay constant." This problem is designed to show that the speaker is confused. Buggins Incorporated is financed equally by debt and equity, each with a market value of $1 million. The cost of debt is 4%, and the cost of equity is 9%. The company now makes a further $500,000 issue of debt and uses the proceeds to repurchase equity. This causes the cost of debt to rise to 5% and the cost of equity to rise to 11%. Assume the firm pays no taxes. a. After the debt issue, what percent of the firm is financed with debt? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a whole percent. Percentage of debt % b. After the debt issue, what percent of the firm is financed with equity? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a whole percent. Percentage of equity % c. What is the overall cost of capital? Note: Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place. Cost of capital % "Increasing financial leverage increases both the cost of debt (debt) and the cost of equity (requity). So the overall cost of capital cannot stay constant." This problem is designed to show that the speaker is confused. Buggins Incorporated is financed equally by debt and equity, each with a market value of $1 million. The cost of debt is 4%, and the cost of equity is 9%. The company now makes a further $500,000 issue of debt and uses the proceeds to repurchase equity. This causes the cost of debt to rise to 5% and the cost of equity to rise to 11%. Assume the firm pays no taxes. a. After the debt issue, what percent of the firm is financed with debt? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a whole percent. Percentage of debt % b. After the debt issue, what percent of the firm is financed with equity? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a whole percent. Percentage of equity % c. What is the overall cost of capital? Note: Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place. Cost of capital %