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Big Blue Banana (BBB)is a clothing retailer with a current share price of $10.00 and with 25 million shares outstanding.Suppose that Big Blue Banana announces plans to lower its corporate taxes by borrowing $100 million and using the proceeds to repurchase shares.
-Suppose that BBB pays corporate taxes of 40% and that shareholders expects the change in debt to be permanent.Assume that capital markets are perfect except for the existence of corporate taxes and financial distress costs.If the price of BBB's stock rises to $10.80 per share following the announcement,then the present value of BBB's financial distress costs is closest to:

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Definitions:

Excise Tax

A tax imposed on specific goods, services, and activities, such as gasoline, alcohol, and tobacco, often included in the purchase price, used by governments to generate revenue or discourage consumption.

Regressive

A term especially used in taxation to describe a situation where the tax rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases.

Progressive

A political and social philosophy advocating for reforms and changes that aim to address inequality and improve the social welfare of the population.

National Debt

The complete monetary sum borrowed by a nation's executive body through various sources.