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

question 60

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 corporate taxes by $1 billion per year permanently,then the value that would be created is closest to:

• A)$6.1 billion.
• B)$10.2 billion.
• C)$12.2 billion.
• D)$14.3 billion.

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Definitions:

Marginal Tax Rate

The rate at which the last dollar of a person's income is taxed.

Personal Income

The total amount of income earned by individuals, including wages, salaries, investments, and other sources before taxes.

Excise Tax

A tax applied to specific goods, services, or activities, often with the intention of reducing consumptions, such as taxes on tobacco or alcohol.

Tax Incidence

The study of who ultimately bears the economic burden of a tax, whether producers or consumers.