Kline Construction Is an All-Equity Firm That Has Projected Perpetual

question 77

Multiple Choice

Kline Construction is an all-equity firm that has projected perpetual earnings before interest and taxes of $879,000.The current cost of equity is 18.3 percent and the tax rate is 34 percent.The company is in the process of issuing $6.2 million of 8.5 percent annual coupon bonds at par.What is the levered value of the firm?

• A)$5,278,164
• B)$5,541,085
• C)$6,422,225
• D)$6,713,185
• E)$7,385,695

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