The Dance Studio Is Currently an All-Equity Firm That Has

question 27

Multiple Choice

The Dance Studio is currently an all-equity firm that has 22,000 shares of stock outstanding with a market price of $27 a share.The current cost of equity is 12 percent and the tax rate is 23 percent.The firm is considering adding $225,000 of debt with a coupon rate of 6.25 percent to its capital structure.The debt will sell at par.What will be the levered value of the equity?

• A)$325,500
• B)$420,750
• C)$521,250
• D)$472,750
• E)$594,000

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