Lauterbach Corporation Uses No Debt, Its Beta Is 1

question 42

Multiple Choice

Lauterbach Corporation uses no debt, its beta is 1.10, and its tax rate is 40%. However, the CFO is considering moving to a capital structure with 30% debt and 70% equity. If the risk-free rate is 5.0% and the market risk premium is 6.0%, by how much would the capital structure shift change the firm's cost of equity?

• A) 1.53%
• B) 1.70%
• C) 1.87%
• D) 2.05%
• E) 2.26%

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Definitions:

Firm's Output

The overall amount of products or services generated by a company over a specific timeframe.

Short Run

A period in economics during which the quantities of one or more production inputs cannot be changed, making some costs fixed.

Long Run

A period in economics during which all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing full adjustment to any change in the economic environment.

Break-Even Point

This is the point at which total revenues equal total costs, and the business or project makes neither a profit nor a loss.