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Firms HD and LD Are Identical Except for Their Use

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Firms HD and LD are identical except for their use of debt and the interest rates they pay HD has more debt and thus must pay a higher interest rate. Based on the data given below, how much higher or lower will HD's ROE be versus that of LD, i.e., what is ROEHD ? ROELD?
80)  Applicable to Both Firms  Capital $3,000,000 EBIT $500,000 Tax rate 35% Firm HD’s Data wd70% Int. rate 12% Firm LD’s Data wd20% Int. rate 10%\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{lr}\underline{\text { Applicable to Both Firms }}\\ \text { Capital } \quad \$ 3,000,000 \\\text { EBIT } \quad \$ 500,000 \\\text { Tax rate } \quad 35 \%\end{array}\begin{array}{lll}\underline{\text { Firm HD's Data }}\\ \mathrm{w}_{\mathrm{d}} \quad\quad\quad\quad 70 \% \\\text { Int. rate } \quad 12 \% \\\\\end{array}\begin{array}{lll}\underline{\text { Firm LD's Data }} \\\mathrm{w}_{\mathrm{d}} \quad\quad\quad\quad 20 \% \\\text { Int. rate } \quad 10 \%\\\\\end{array}\end{array}


A) 5.41%
B) 5.69%
C) 5.99%
D) 6.29%
E) 6.61%

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