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question 19

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KD Industries has 30 million shares outstanding with a market price of $20 per share and no debt.KD has had consistently stable earnings,and pays a 35% tax rate.Management plans to borrow $200 million on a permanent basis through a leveraged recapitalization in which they would use the borrowed funds to repurchase outstanding shares.
-Assume the following tax schedule:
Personal Tax Rates Considering the effect of personal taxes,calculate the PV of the interest tax shield provided by KD's recapitalization in 2005.

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