Marley's Is an Unlevered Firm with a Total Market Value

question 65

Multiple Choice

Marley's is an unlevered firm with a total market value of $180,000 with 4,000 shares of stock outstanding.The firm has expected EBIT of $6,500 if the economy is normal and $8,000 if the economy booms.The firm is considering a $67,500 bond issue with an attached interest rate of 6.5 percent.The bond proceeds will be used to repurchase shares.Ignore taxes.What will the earnings per share be after the repurchase if the economy booms?

• A)$1.552
• B)$1.610
• C)$1.445
• D)$3.200
• E)$2.905

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process where the consequences of a behavior affect the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

UCR

Unconditioned Response, which is an automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus in classical conditioning theory.

UCS

Unconditioned Stimulus, an aspect of classical conditioning theory, referring to a stimulus that naturally triggers a reflexive or involuntary response without prior learning.

CS

Stands for Conditioned Stimulus in classical conditioning; a neutral stimulus that, after being repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus, becomes able to elicit a conditioned response.