Bruno's Is Considering a Change from Its Current Capital Structure

question 47

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Bruno's is considering a change from its current capital structure.Bruno's currently has an all-equity capital structure and is considering a capital structure with 30 percent debt.There are currently 6,500 shares outstanding at a price per share of $46.EBIT is expected to remain constant at $43,000.The interest rate on new debt is 8.5 percent and there are no taxes.Tracie owns $20,700 worth of stock in the company.The firm has a 100 percent payout.What would Tracie's cash flow be under the new capital structure assuming that she keeps all of her shares?

• A)$1,998
• B)$2,227
• C)$2,815
• D)$3,027
• E)$3,499

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