Financial Management: Theory & Practice
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Chapter 21, Problem 2MC
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Case summary: The Person DL is the CEO of the Company LST has debt financing concerns. The Company LST uses temporary debt rather than permanent or long-term debt. The person wonders the reason of using debt sources for financing and its impact on the value of stocks. Due to this, the person raised some question to the assistant which was hired recently.
To determine: The value of V, s, r and WACC for firm U and L.
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To draw: A graph showing relationship between capital cost and leverage and also relationship between value of the firm and debt.
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Assume the following data for two firms (U = unlevered firm) and (L = levered firm). Assume the two firms are in the same risk class when it comes to business risk. Both firms have EBIT = €1000 000. Firm U has zero debt and its required rate of return (KsU = 12%). Firm L has €2000 000 debt and pays 10% interest rate.
Based on the data provided, answer the following questions and show all your computations and interpret your results.
Find the value of unlevered (U) and levered (L) firms under zero corporate tax assumption.
Find the market value of the firm’s L’s debt and equity.
Do 1 and 2 under the assumption of corporate tax = 60%
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A firm's equity beta is 1.2 and its debt is risk free. Given a 0.7 debt to equity ratio, what is the firm's asset beta? (Assume no taxes.)
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A) 0.7
B) 0
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