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

question 55

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 hold Google stock in retirement accounts that are free from personal taxes.If Google were to issue sufficient debt to reduce its taxes by $1 billion per year permanently,then the value that would be created is closest to:

• A)$14.25 billion.
• B)$22.00 billion.
• C)$24.50 billion.
• D)$40.75 billion.

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Definitions:

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production (fixed plus variable costs) divided by the quantity of output produced.

Marginal Cost

The increase in expense from creating one more unit of a product or service.

Total Cost

The total cost of production, encompassing both variable and fixed expenses.

Average Cost

The total cost of production divided by the number of goods produced, representing the cost on average of producing each unit of output.