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RAK, Inc., has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $240,000. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be $28,000 if economic conditions are normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 10 percent higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 25 percent lower. RAK is considering a $48,000 debt issue with an interest rate of 4 percent. The proceeds will be used to repurchase shares of stock. There are currently 20,000 shares outstanding. Ignore taxes for questions a and b. Assume the company has a market-to-book ratio of 1.0. |
a-1 |
Calculate return on equity (ROE) under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
ROE | ||
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a-2 |
Calculate the percentage changes in ROE when the economy expands or enters a recession. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
% change in ROE | ||
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Assume the firm goes through with the proposed recapitalization. |
b-1 |
Calculate the return on equity (ROE) under each of the three economic scenarios. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
ROE | ||
Recession | % | |
Normal | % | |
Expansion | % | |
b-2 |
Calculate the percentage changes in ROE when the economy expands or enters a recession. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
% change in ROE | ||
Recession | % | |
Expansion | % | |
Assume the firm has a tax rate of 35 percent. |
c-1 |
Calculate return on equity (ROE) under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
ROE | ||
Recession | % | |
Normal | % | |
Expansion | % | |
c-2 |
Calculate the percentage changes in ROE when the economy expands or enters a recession. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
% change in ROE | ||
Recession | % | |
Expansion | % | |
c-3 |
Calculate the return on equity (ROE) under each of the three economic scenarios assuming the firm goes through with the recapitalization. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
ROE | ||
Recession | % | |
Normal | % | |
Expansion | % | |
c-4 |
Given the recapitalization, calculate the percentage changes in ROE when the economy expands or enters a recession. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) |
% change in ROE | ||
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