Question 1

Windsor Company's debtholders are promised payments of $45 if the firm does well,but will receive only $20 if the firm does poorly.Bondholders are willing to pay $35.The promised return to the bondholders is approximately

Accepted Answer

The promised return is calculated as (Promised Payment - Price Paid) / Price Paid. If the firm does well, bondholders receive $45. Thus, the return is ($45 - $35) / $35 = 28.6%.

Question 2

Given the following information,leverage will add how much value to the unlevered firm per dollar of debt?
Corporate tax rate:
34%
Personal tax rate on income from bonds:
50%
Personal tax rate on income from stocks:
12%

Accepted Answer

The value of leverage per dollar of debt can be calculated as follows:

Value of leverage = (1 - corporate tax rate) x [personal tax rate on income from bonds - personal tax rate on income from stocks]
                  = (1 - 0.34) x [0.5 - 0.12]
                  = 0.66 x 0.38
                  = 0.2508

Therefore, leverage will add $0.2508 of value to the unlevered firm per dollar of debt. However, this value is negative, indicating that leverage will actually hurt the firm's value. Option B is the only answer that reflects this negative value.

Question 3

Given the following information,leverage will add how much value to the unlevered firm per dollar of debt?
Corporate tax rate:
34%
Personal tax rate on income from bonds:
30%
Personal tax rate on income from stocks:
30%

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Question 4

Growth opportunities _______ the _____ of debt financing.

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Question 5

Loveland Enterprises will earn $70 in one year if it does well.The debtholders are promised payments of $40 in one year if the firm does well.If the firm does poorly,expected earnings in one year will be $35 and the repayment will be $25 because of the dead weight cost of bankruptcy.The probability of the firm performing poorly or well is 50%.If bondholders are fully aware of these costs what will they pay for the debt? The interest rate on the bonds is 9%.

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is D because the present value of the debt is $29.82. The present value of the debt is calculated as follows:PV = (0.5 * $40) / (1 + 0.09) + (0.5 * $25) / (1 + 0.09) = $29.82

Question 6

Issuing debt instead of new equity in a closely held firm more likely:

Accepted Answer

Issuing debt creates an obligation to make regular interest payments and repay the principal amount at maturity, which requires the firm to generate a steady cash flow. This can motivate the owner-manager to work harder to ensure the firm's success and generate the cash flow needed to meet debt payments. Additionally, excess cash flow must be used to meet debt payments, which can limit the owner-manager's ability to consume perquisites or shirk their duties. As a result, issuance of debt can reduce agency costs and improve firm performance.

Question 7

The free cash flow hypothesis states:

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Question 8

What are the advantages of a prepackaged bankruptcy for a firm?
 What are the disadvantages?

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Question 9

The pecking order states how financing should be raised.In order to avoid asymmetric information problems and misinterpretation of whether management is sending a signal on security overvaluation the firm's first rule is to:

Accepted Answer

Financing with internally generated funds avoids the need to issue new securities, thus avoiding the asymmetric information problem and the possibility of misinterpretation by the market. Additionally, this option allows the firm to maintain control over its ownership structure and avoid potential adverse effects on the firm's credit rating caused by taking on additional debt or issuing new equity.

Question 10

The TrunkLine Company will earn $60 in one year if it does well.The debtholders are promised payments of $35 in one year if the firm does well.If the firm does poorly,expected earnings in one year will be $30 and the repayment will be $20 because of the dead weight cost of bankruptcy.The probability of the firm performing poorly or well is 50%.If bondholders are fully aware of these costs what will they pay for the debt? The interest rate on the bonds is 10%.

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Question 11

Given the following information,leverage will add how much value to the unlevered firm per dollar of debt?
Corporate tax rate:
34%
Personal tax rate on income from bonds:
20%
Personal tax rate on income from stocks:
0%

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Question 12

An investment is available that pays a tax-free 5%.Ignoring risk,what is the pre-tax return on taxable bonds? The corporate tax rate is 30%.

Accepted Answer

The pre-tax return on taxable bonds is 7.14%. This is because the after-tax return on the tax-free investment is 5%, and the corporate tax rate is 30%. Therefore, the pre-tax return on the taxable bonds must be 7.14% in order to provide the same after-tax return as the tax-free investment.

Question 13

When firms issue more debt,the tax shield on debt ____,the agency costs on debt (i.e.,costs of financial distress)____,and the agency costs on equity ____.

Accepted Answer

When firms issue more debt, the tax shield on debt increases as interest paid on debt is tax-deductible. However, the agency costs on debt (i.e., costs of financial distress) also increase as the probability of default increases with higher debt levels. On the other hand, the agency costs on equity decrease as debt holders' monitoring and discipline reduces the risk of management taking excessive risks that could harm equity holders.

Question 14

Given the following information,leverage will add how much value to the unlevered firm per dollar of debt?
Corporate tax rate:
34%
Personal tax rate on income from bonds:
10%
Personal tax rate on income from stocks:
40%

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Which of the following industries would tend to have the highest leverage?

Accepted Answer

The paper industry tends to have high leverage due to the capital-intensive nature of its operations, requiring significant investment in machinery and equipment, leading to higher levels of debt.

Question 16

Your firm has a debt-equity ratio of .40.Your cost of equity is 12% and your after-tax cost of debt is 6%.What will your cost of equity be if the target capital structure becomes a 50/50 mix of debt and equity?

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Question 17

The Aggie Company has EBIT of $50,000 and market value debt of $100,000 outstanding with a 9% coupon rate.The cost of equity for an all equity firm would be 14%.Aggie has a 35% corporate tax rate.Investors face a 20% tax rate on debt receipts and a 15% rate on equity.Determine the value of Aggie.

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Question 18

Your firm has a debt-equity ratio of .60.Your cost of equity is 11% and your after-tax cost of debt is 7%.What will your cost of equity be if the target capital structure becomes a 50/50 mix of debt and equity?

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Question 19

An investment is available that pays a tax-free 6%.Ignoring risk,what is the pre-tax return on taxable bonds? The corporate tax rate is 35%.

Accepted Answer

Since the investment that pays a tax-free 6% is tax-free, we need to find the taxable bond that pays an equivalent pre-tax return after accounting for taxes.

Let's assume that the pre-tax return on taxable bonds is x%.

After paying 35% in corporate taxes, the after-tax return would be:

(1 - 0.35) * x% = 0.65x%

We want to find the x% that will give us an after-tax return of 6%. So:

0.65x% = 6%

x% = 6% / 0.65

x% = 9.23%

Therefore, the pre-tax return on taxable bonds would need to be 9.23% to achieve the same after-tax return as the tax-free investment that pays 6%.

So, the best choice is D) 9.23%.

Question 20

The TrunkLine Company's debtholders are promised payments of $30 if the firm does well,but will receive only $20 if the firm does poorly.Bondholders are willing to pay $25.The promised return to the bondholders is approximately

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Quiz 15: Capital Structure: Limits to the Use of Debt

Windsor Company's debtholders are promised payments of $45 if the firm does well,but will receive only $20 if the firm does poorly.Bondholders are willing to pay $35.The promised return to the bondholders is approximately

Given the following information,leverage will add how much value to the unlevered firm per dollar of debt? Corporate tax rate: 34% Personal tax rate on income from bonds: 50% Personal tax rate on income from stocks: 12%

Given the following information,leverage will add how much value to the unlevered firm per dollar of debt? Corporate tax rate: 34% Personal tax rate on income from bonds: 30% Personal tax rate on income from stocks: 30%

Growth opportunities ___ the _ of debt financing.

Issuing debt instead of new equity in a closely held firm more likely:

The free cash flow hypothesis states:

What are the advantages of a prepackaged bankruptcy for a firm? What are the disadvantages?

The pecking order states how financing should be raised.In order to avoid asymmetric information problems and misinterpretation of whether management is sending a signal on security overvaluation the firm's first rule is to:

Given the following information,leverage will add how much value to the unlevered firm per dollar of debt? Corporate tax rate: 34% Personal tax rate on income from bonds: 20% Personal tax rate on income from stocks: 0%

An investment is available that pays a tax-free 5%.Ignoring risk,what is the pre-tax return on taxable bonds? The corporate tax rate is 30%.

When firms issue more debt,the tax shield on debt ,the agency costs on debt (i.e.,costs of financial distress) ,and the agency costs on equity .

Given the following information,leverage will add how much value to the unlevered firm per dollar of debt? Corporate tax rate: 34% Personal tax rate on income from bonds: 10% Personal tax rate on income from stocks: 40%

Which of the following industries would tend to have the highest leverage?

Your firm has a debt-equity ratio of .40.Your cost of equity is 12% and your after-tax cost of debt is 6%.What will your cost of equity be if the target capital structure becomes a 50/50 mix of debt and equity?

The Aggie Company has EBIT of $50,000 and market value debt of $100,000 outstanding with a 9% coupon rate.The cost of equity for an all equity firm would be 14%.Aggie has a 35% corporate tax rate.Investors face a 20% tax rate on debt receipts and a 15% rate on equity.Determine the value of Aggie.

Your firm has a debt-equity ratio of .60.Your cost of equity is 11% and your after-tax cost of debt is 7%.What will your cost of equity be if the target capital structure becomes a 50/50 mix of debt and equity?

An investment is available that pays a tax-free 6%.Ignoring risk,what is the pre-tax return on taxable bonds? The corporate tax rate is 35%.

The TrunkLine Company's debtholders are promised payments of $30 if the firm does well,but will receive only $20 if the firm does poorly.Bondholders are willing to pay $25.The promised return to the bondholders is approximately

Quiz 15: Capital Structure: Limits to the Use of Debt

Windsor Company's debtholders are promised payments of $45 if the firm does well,but will receive only $20 if the firm does poorly.Bondholders are willing to pay $35.The promised return to the bondholders is approximately

Given the following information,leverage will add how much value to the unlevered firm per dollar of debt? Corporate tax rate: 34% Personal tax rate on income from bonds: 50% Personal tax rate on income from stocks: 12%

Given the following information,leverage will add how much value to the unlevered firm per dollar of debt? Corporate tax rate: 34% Personal tax rate on income from bonds: 30% Personal tax rate on income from stocks: 30%

Growth opportunities _______ the _____ of debt financing.

Issuing debt instead of new equity in a closely held firm more likely:

The free cash flow hypothesis states:

What are the advantages of a prepackaged bankruptcy for a firm? What are the disadvantages?

The pecking order states how financing should be raised.In order to avoid asymmetric information problems and misinterpretation of whether management is sending a signal on security overvaluation the firm's first rule is to:

Given the following information,leverage will add how much value to the unlevered firm per dollar of debt? Corporate tax rate: 34% Personal tax rate on income from bonds: 20% Personal tax rate on income from stocks: 0%

An investment is available that pays a tax-free 5%.Ignoring risk,what is the pre-tax return on taxable bonds? The corporate tax rate is 30%.

When firms issue more debt,the tax shield on debt ____,the agency costs on debt (i.e.,costs of financial distress) ____,and the agency costs on equity ____.

Given the following information,leverage will add how much value to the unlevered firm per dollar of debt? Corporate tax rate: 34% Personal tax rate on income from bonds: 10% Personal tax rate on income from stocks: 40%

Which of the following industries would tend to have the highest leverage?

Your firm has a debt-equity ratio of .40.Your cost of equity is 12% and your after-tax cost of debt is 6%.What will your cost of equity be if the target capital structure becomes a 50/50 mix of debt and equity?

The Aggie Company has EBIT of $50,000 and market value debt of $100,000 outstanding with a 9% coupon rate.The cost of equity for an all equity firm would be 14%.Aggie has a 35% corporate tax rate.Investors face a 20% tax rate on debt receipts and a 15% rate on equity.Determine the value of Aggie.

Your firm has a debt-equity ratio of .60.Your cost of equity is 11% and your after-tax cost of debt is 7%.What will your cost of equity be if the target capital structure becomes a 50/50 mix of debt and equity?

An investment is available that pays a tax-free 6%.Ignoring risk,what is the pre-tax return on taxable bonds? The corporate tax rate is 35%.

The TrunkLine Company's debtholders are promised payments of $30 if the firm does well,but will receive only $20 if the firm does poorly.Bondholders are willing to pay $25.The promised return to the bondholders is approximately

Growth opportunities ___ the _ of debt financing.

When firms issue more debt,the tax shield on debt ,the agency costs on debt (i.e.,costs of financial distress) ,and the agency costs on equity .