Use the Table for the Question(s) Below

question 46

Multiple Choice

Use the table for the question(s) below.
Banco Industries expect sales to grow at a rapid rate over the next 3 years, but settle to an industry growth rate of 5% in year 4. The spreadsheet above shows a simplified pro forma for Banco Industries. Banco industries has a weighted average cost of capital of 11%, $40 million in cash, $70 million in debt, and 18 million shares outstanding. If Banco Industries can reduce its operating expenses so that EBIT becomes 12% of sales, by how much will its stock price increase?

• A) $3.27
• B) $3.92
• C) $5.72
• D) $9.80

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Substitution Effect

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Income Effect

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