Gail's Dance Studio Is Currently an All Equity Firm That

question 13

Multiple Choice

Gail's Dance Studio is currently an all equity firm that has 80,000 shares of stock outstanding with a market price of $42 a share.The current cost of equity is 12% and the tax rate is 34%.Gail is considering adding $1.25 million of debt with a coupon rate of 8% to her capital structure.The debt will be sold at par value.What is the levered value of the equity?

• A)$2.5 million
• B)$2.7 million
• C)$3.3 million
• D)$3.7 million
• E)$3.9 million

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