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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.
-Show mathematically that the stock price of RC won't change following the debt issuance and share repurchase.

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Definitions:

Bonds

Fixed income investments representing loans made by an investor to a borrower, typically corporate or governmental, which pay interest at predetermined intervals.

Notes Payable

A written agreement where the borrower promises to pay back a certain amount of money, under specific terms, to the lender at a future date.

Unamortized Discount

The portion of a bond's issue price that is below its face value and has not yet been amortized over the life of the bond.

Unamortized Premium

The portion of a bond premium that has not yet been amortized or gradually written off over the life of the bond.