Stone has $2 million in earnings before interest and taxes. Currently it is all-equity financed. It...

 

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Stone has $2 million in earnings before interest and taxes. Currently it is all-equity financed. It may issue $5,000,000 in perpetual debt at 14% interest in order to repurchase stock, thereby recapitalizing the corporation. There are no personal taxes. A) If the corporate tax rate is 35%, what is the income available to all security holders if the company remains all-equity-financed? If it is recapitalized? B) What is the value of the debt tax-shield benefits? C) The equity capitalization rate for the company's common stock is 20% while it remains all-equity-financed. What is the value of the firm if it remains all-equity- financed? What is the firm's value if it is recapitalized? Stone has $2 million in earnings before interest and taxes. Currently it is all-equity financed. It may issue $5,000,000 in perpetual debt at 14% interest in order to repurchase stock, thereby recapitalizing the corporation. There are no personal taxes. A) If the corporate tax rate is 35%, what is the income available to all security holders if the company remains all-equity-financed? If it is recapitalized? B) What is the value of the debt tax-shield benefits? C) The equity capitalization rate for the company's common stock is 20% while it remains all-equity-financed. What is the value of the firm if it remains all-equity- financed? What is the firm's value if it is recapitalized?

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