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KD Industries has 30 million shares outstanding with a market price of $20 per share and no debt. KD has had consistently stable earnings, and pays a 15% tax rate. Management plans to borrow $200 million on a permanent basis through a leveraged recapitalization in which they would use the borrowed funds to repurchase outstanding shares.
-The Grant Corporation is considering permanently adding $500 million of debt to its capital structure.Grant's corporate tax rate is 15% and investors pay a tax rate of 29% on their interest income and 20% on their income from capital gains and dividends.Calculate the present value of the interest tax shield provided by this new debt.

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External Sex Organs

Refer to the parts of the reproductive system located outside of the body, which are involved in sexual reproduction and function.

Internal Sex Organs

Refers to the organs within the body responsible for reproduction, including the uterus, ovaries, testes, and prostate.

Genital Ambiguity

A condition in which the external genitalia do not have the typical appearance of either a male or a female.

Androgens

A group of hormones that play a role in male traits and reproductive activity; testosterone is a primary androgen.