LaGuerre Computer Animation Ltd

question 6

Multiple Choice

LaGuerre Computer Animation Ltd. has a tax rate of 30%, has been trading around $44.50 for three years and has a consistent dividend payout of 35%. Last year, it had common shares outstanding of 4.2 million, no preferred shares, interest payments of $8 million and an EBIT of $29 million. Over the following year, the company repurchased 1.2 million shares with a bond issue that increased its interest payments by $2.7 million. If its EBIT rose to $32 million, what is the degree of financial leverage for LaGuerre?

• A) Insignificant at (0.36)
• B) Insignificant at .27
• C) Low at 3.2
• D) High at .25
• E) High at 4.06.

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Definitions:

Deadweight Loss

A reduction in total welfare or economic efficiency, typically resulting from inefficiencies such as taxes or monopolies.

Mutually Beneficial Transactions

Economic exchanges where both parties gain value or benefit from the transaction.

No-Tax Equilibrium

A market situation where goods or services are exchanged without the imposition of taxes, leading to an unaltered allocation of resources.

Elastic Demand

The case in which the price elasticity of demand is greater than 1.