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question 85

Multiple Choice

Use the information for the question(s) below.
Big Blue Banana (BBB) is a clothing retailer with a current share price of $10.00 and with 25 million shares outstanding.Suppose that Big Blue Banana announces plans to lower its corporate taxes by borrowing $100 million and using the proceeds to repurchase shares.
-Suppose that BBB pays corporate taxes of 21% and that shareholders expect the change in debt to be permanent.Assume that capital markets are perfect except for the existence of corporate taxes and financial distress costs.If the price of BBB's stock rises to $10.29 per share following the announcement,then the present value of BBB's financial distress costs is closest to:

• A)$21.25 million.
• B)$35.00 million.
• C)$11.40 million.
• D)$13.75 million.

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Definitions:

Salvage Value

The estimated residual value of an asset at the end of its useful life.

Capital Budgeting

The process of planning significant investments in projects that have long-term implications such as the purchase of new equipment or the introduction of a new product.

Internal Rate

Commonly identified as the internal rate of return (IRR), this is the discount rate that sets the net present value (NPV) of all cash flows associated with a specific project to zero.

Discounted Cash Flow

A valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its expected future cash flows, adjusted for time value of money.