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Transcribed Image Text:Light Speed plc requires £2,000,000 to fund a new project. The firm expects to earn an EBIT of £250,000 p.a.
in perpetuity. Assume the project does not affect the operating risk of the company. The company intends to
finance the project by issuing £1 million of 5% debentures at par and £1 million's worth of ordinary shares. The
current capital structure of the company is as follows:
MV (£'000)
Debt (riskless)
4,000
16,000
Required Return (%)
5
Equity
The corporation tax rate is 25%. There is no time lag between taxable flows and the tax payments or receipts
arising from those flows. Assume the required return on the market portfolio is 15% and the risk-free rate is 5%.
Ignore income tax.
15
Required:
Evaluate how the change of capital structure affects the company value and dividends. You should clearly specify
your choice of gearing model and comment on how different models/assumptions made would/would not affect
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