Ma1. Please give only typed answer.   Wail Inc. is currently a firm that has 2 million shares of stock outstanding with a market price of $25 a share and outstanding debt of $30 million. The debt interest rate is 10%. Its cost of equity is 17 percent and the tax rate is 35 percent. For some reason related to one of the controlling shareholders' preference, the company wants to get rid of all its debt. Before recapitalization, what is the valu

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Question: Barette Consulting currently has no debt in its capital structure, has $500 million of total assets, and its basic earning power is 15%. The CFO is contemplating a recapitalization where it will issue debt at a cost of 10% and use the proceeds to buy back shares of the company's common stock, paying book value. If the company proceeds with the recapitalization, its operating income, total assets, and tax rate will remain unchanged. Which of the following is most likely to occur as a result of the recapitalization? a. The ROA would remain unchanged. b. The basic earning power ratio would decline. c. The basic earning power ratio would increase. d. The ROE would increase. e. The ROA would increase.

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