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Meyer & Co. currently has no debt, but it can borrow at 8 percent. The firm value is $415,000, and its cost of equity is 13 percent. The tax rate is 35 percent.
a. What will be the firm value if Meyer & Co. borrows $125,000 and uses the proceeds to repurchase shares?
b. What is the cost of equity after recapitalization?
c. What is the WACC after recapitalization?