Clam Shack is a seafood company based in Wellington. It currently has debt with a market value of $100,000. The company has a WACC of 9 percent and has EBIT of $9,000 in the next year. The tax rate is 20%. What is the growth rate of EBIT if the debt-value ratio is 50%? 7.2% 5.4% 8.4% 8.5%

Clam Shack is a seafood company based in Wellington. It currently has debt with a market value of $100,000. The company has a WACC of 9 percent and has EBIT of $9,000 in the next year. The tax rate is 20%. What is the growth rate of EBIT if the debt-value ratio is 50%? 7.2% 5.4% 8.4% 8.5%

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Clam Shack is a seafood company based in Wellington. It currently has debt with a market value of $100,000. The company has a WACC of 9 percent and has EBIT of
$9,000 in the next year. The tax rate is 20%. What is the growth rate of EBIT if the debt-value ratio is 50%?
7.2%
5.4%
8.4%
8.5%

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