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Assume that Rose Corporation's (RC) EBIT is not expected to grow in the future and that all earnings are paid out as dividends.RC is currently an all-equity firm.It expects to generate earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of $6 million over the next year.Currently RC has 5 million shares outstanding and its stock is trading for a price of $12.00 per share.RC is considering borrowing $12 million at a rate of 6% and using the proceeds to repurchase shares at the current price of $12.00.
-Following the borrowing of $12 million and subsequent share repurchase,the number of shares that RC will have outstanding is closest to:

• A)4.0 million.
• B)6.0 million.
• C)4.9 million.
• D)4.5 million.

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