Question: Wolverine Corp. currently has 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 in equity outstanding and 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0

Wolverine Corp. currently has 5,000,000 in equity outstanding and 1,000,000 in debt outstanding. The firm currently has 500,000 shares of common stock outstanding. The firm is contemplating issuing an additional 1,000,000 in debt and using the proceeds to repurchase shares. The corporate tax rate is 40%. Assume perfect markets except for the above corporate taxes.
Calculate the total market value of the firm's (i) debt and (ii) equity immediately after the refinancing plan is announced (but before it is actually executed).

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