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The Nantucket Nugget Is Unlevered and Is Valued at €640,000

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The Nantucket Nugget is unlevered and is valued at €640,000.Nantucket is currently deciding whether including debt in its capital structure would increase its value.The current of cost of equity is 12%.Under consideration is issuing €300,000 in new debt with an 8% interest rate.Nantucket would repurchase €300,000 of equity with the proceeds of the debt issue.There are currently 32,000 shares outstanding and its effective marginal tax bracket is 34%.What will Nantucket's new WACC be?


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Market Price

The ongoing cost for buying or selling an asset or service within a market setting.

Acid-Test Ratio

A stringent indicator of a company's liquidity, calculated by dividing liquid assets excluding inventories by current liabilities.

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Acid-Test Ratio

A liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay off its current liabilities with quick assets (cash, marketable securities, and accounts receivable).

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