The market value of an unlevered firm is 400M and its debt value is 100M. The corporate
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- The market value of an unlevered firm is 400M and its debt value is 100M. The corporate tax rate is 40%, the taxes on the equity earnings is 35% and the taxes of the debt earnings are 40%.
- What is the value of the firm? And the value of its equity?
- If the firm buys back shares with the proceedings of a debt issue of 200M, what is the new value of the firm? Is it a good idea for firms to increase debt in this case?
- Suppose the government wants to change the tax regime to alleviate charges to shareholders, so that now corporate taxes are 25%, the personal tax on dividends from equity are 10%, and the personal tax on interest from debt are 45%. If the company issues the 200M in debt under the new tax regime, what is the new value of the firm? Is it a good idea for firms to increase debt in this case? Compare it to its value in case b) and explain.
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