The JumpStart Corporation Is Unlevered and Valued at $500,000

question 33

Essay

The JumpStart Corporation is unlevered and valued at $500,000. JumpStart has 200,000 shares outstanding. The company announces that in the near future it will issue $200,000 of debt and buy back $200,000 of stock. If the firm is in the 34% tax bracket, how many shares of stock will be repurchased?

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