Question: Q2. How does different debt levels change CPK S Beta? Debt/Total Capital Actual 10% 20% 30% Interest rate 6.16% 6.16% 6.16% 6.16% Tax rate 32.5%

Q2. How does different debt levels change CPK S Beta?

Debt/Total Capital
Actual 10% 20% 30%
Interest rate 6.16% 6.16% 6.16% 6.16%
Tax rate 32.5% 32.5% 32.5% 32.5%
Earnings before income taxes and interest 30,054 30,054 30,054 30,054
Interest expense 0 1,391 2,783 4,174
Earnings before taxes 30,054 28,663 27,271 25,880
Income taxes 9,755 9,315 8,863 8,411
Net income 20,299 19,347 18,408 17,469
Book value:
Debt 0 22,589 45,178 67,766
Equity 225,888 203,299 180,710 158,122
Total capital 225,888 225,888 225,888 225,888
Return on equity 9.0% 9.5% 10.2% 11.0%
Market value:
Debt 0 22,589 45,178 67,766
Equity 643,773 628,526 613,278 598,031
Market value of capital 643,773 651,114 658,456 665,797
Market value of Debt/MV of Capital 0% 3%

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