Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s)below

question 71

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Google Corporation has no debt on its balance sheet in 2008,but paid $1.6 billion in taxes.Assume that Google's marginal tax rate is 35% and Google's borrowing cost is 7%.
-Assume that investors in Google pay a 15% tax rate on income from equity and a 35% tax rate on interest income.If Google were to issue sufficient debt to reduce its taxes by $1 billion per year permanently,then the effective tax advantage of this debt would be closest to:

• A)10%.
• B)15%.
• C)25%.
• D)30%.

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Definitions:

Gross Margin Ratio

A profitability metric that measures the difference between sales and the cost of goods sold, expressed as a percentage of sales.

Favorable Ratio

A ratio that indicates a positive outcome, often related to financial performance, such as higher revenue or lower expenses compared to previous periods.

Acid-Test Ratio

A financial metric used to evaluate a company's ability to pay off its current liabilities with its quick assets.

Year-End Information

Financial and operational data summarizing a company's performance over the course of a fiscal year, often used for analysis and reporting purposes.