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Bigbee Company currently has no debt; it is 100% equity financed. With its current capital structure, the stockAc€?cs beta is 1.5. The company is looking to take on some debt to buy back some stock, but management is unsure of how much debt to issue. You have been asked to calculate the optimal capital structure.
The company is experiencing zero growth, and that will continue
for the foreseeable future; therefore, there is no immediate need
to
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