Hanover Tech Is Currently an All Equity Firm That Has

question 43

Multiple Choice

Hanover Tech is currently an all equity firm that has 320,000 shares of stock outstanding with a market price of $19 a share. The current cost of equity is 15.4 percent and the tax rate is 36 percent. The firm is considering adding $1.2 million of debt with a coupon rate of 8 percent to its capital structure. The debt will be sold at par value. What is the levered value of the equity?

• A)$5.209 million
• B)$5.312 million
• C)$5.436 million
• D)$6.512 million
• E)$6.708 million

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Definitions:

Cash in Hand

Refers to the amount of currency and negotiable instruments that are immediately available for business transactions or expenses, not deposited in a bank or invested.

Total Debts

The sum of all liabilities, or the total amount of money that a person or entity owes to creditors.

Inventory Turnover

A measure of how quickly a company sells and replaces its inventory over a certain period, indicating the efficiency of inventory management.

Net Income

Net income represents the total earnings of a company after subtracting all expenses, taxes, and costs from its total revenue, indicating the actual profit made during a specified period.