The Studio Is Currently an All Equity Firm That Has

question 63

Multiple Choice

The Studio is currently an all equity firm that has 80,000 shares of stock outstanding with a market price of $42 a share.The current cost of equity is 12 percent and the tax rate is 34 percent.The firm is considering adding $1.25 million of debt with a coupon rate of 8 percent to its capital structure.The debt will be sold at par value.What is the levered value of the equity?

• A)$2,535,000
• B)$5,035,000
• C)$3,785,000
• D)$3,015,000
• E)$4,015,000

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