15–8. (Computing interest tax savings) Presently, H. Swank, Inc., does not use any finan- cial leverage and has total financing equal to $1 million. It is considering refinancing and issuing $500,000 of debt that pays 5 percent interest and using that money to buy back half the firm's common stock. Assume that the debt has a 30-year maturity and that Swank will have no principal payments for 30 years. Swank currently pays all of its net income to common shareholders in the form of cash dividends and intends to continue to do this in the future. The corporate tax rate on the firm's earnings is 35 percent. Swank's current income statement (before the debt issue) is as follows: $100,000 Net operating income (EBIT) Interest expense Earnings before taxes $100,000 (35,000) $ 65,000 Income taxes Net income a. If Swank issues the debt and uses it to buy back common stock, how much money can the firm distribute to its stockholders and bondholders next year if the firm's EBIT remains equal to $100,000? b. What are Swank's interest tax savings from the issuance of the debt? c. Are Swank's stockholders better off after the debt issue? Why or why not?

Fujita, Incorporated, has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $250,000. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be $42,000 if economic conditions are normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 18 percent higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 30 percent lower. The company is considering a $100,000 debt issue with an interest rate of 8 percent. The proceeds will be used to repurchase shares of stock. There are currently 10,000 shares outstanding. Ignore taxes for this problem. a-1. Calculate earnings per share, EPS, under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. a-2. Calculate the percentage changes in EPS when the economy expands or enters a recession. Note: A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded…

Nielson Motors (NM) has no debt. Its assets will be worth $600 million in one year if the economy is strong, but only $300 million if the economy is weak. Both events are equally likely. The market value today of Nielson's assets is $400 million. Suppose the risk-free interest rate is 3%. If Nielson borrows $157 million today at this rate and uses the proceeds to pay an immediate cash dividend, then according to MM, the expected return of Nielson's stock just after the dividend is paid would be closest to (%) (2 decimal places):

Tool Manufacturing has an expected EBIT of $74,000 in perpetuity and a tax rate of 21 percent. The company has $131,500 in outstanding debt at an interest rate of 6.8 percent and its unlevered cost of capital is 13 percent. What is the value of the company according MM Proposition I with taxes? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Company value

Viserion, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 16 years to maturity that is quoted at 107 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual payments and has an embedded cost of 4 percent annually. a. What is the company's pretax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. If the tax rate is 25 percent, what is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) а. Pretax cost of debt % b. Aftertax cost of debt %

Sandyhorse Corp. has $370 million of debt outstanding at an interest rate of 14 percent. What is the present value of the interest tax shield if the debt has no maturity and if Sandyhorse is subject to a 30 percent marginal tax rate? $_________

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Target Corporation (TGT) has $2.14 million in assets that are currently financed with 100% equity. TGT’s EBIT is $385,000, and its tax rate is 25%. If TGT changes its capital structure to include 50% debt, its return on equity will increase. Assume the interest rate on debt is free. (justify your answer with numerical calculation) True False

Hunter Corporation expects an EBIT of $30,000 every year forever. The company currently has no debt and its cost of equity is 14 percent. The tax rate is 20 percent. The company is able to borrow at 8 percent. What will the value of the company be if it takes on debt equal to 60 percent of its levered value? [Note: the proceeds from issuing new debt are used to repurchase Hunter's equity.] O $251,488.1 $194,805.2 O $274,285.8 O $171,428.6

Marcus Inc., a manufacturing firm with no debt outstanding and a market value of $100 million is considering borrowing $ 40 million and buying back stock. Assuming that the interest rate on the debt is 9% and that the firm faces a tax rate of 21%, answer the following question: Estimate the present value of all future interest tax savings, assuming that the debt change is permanent. Group of answer choices a. 21m b. 8.4m c. 0.756m d. 1.89m