Exam 16: Capital Structure

Assume that MM's perfect capital markets conditions are met and that you can borrow and lend at the same 5% rate as With.You have $5000 of your own money to invest and you plan on buying Without stock.Using homemade leverage you borrow enough in your margin account so that the payoff of your margined purchase of Without stock will be the same as a $5000 investment in With stock.The number of shares of Without stock you purchased is closest to:

Suppose Blank Company has only one project,as forecast above,and an unlevered cost of equity of 8%.If the company borrows $10,000 at 5% to make the investment,what is expected return to equity holders?

Asymmetric information implies that ________ may have better information about a firm's cash flows than other stakeholders.

Suppose Blank Company has only one project,as forecast above,and an unlevered cost of equity of 8%.If the company borrows $10,000 at 5% to make the investment,what is the return to equity holders if demand is weak?

Leverage can ________ a firm's expected earnings per share,but does not necessarily increase the share price.

Managers should not change the capital structure unless it departs significantly from the optimal level because such a change would:

A new business requires a $20,000 investment today,and will generate a one-time cash flow of $25,000 after one year.The business will be financed with 50% equity and 50% debt.If the firm can borrow at 7%,what is the pre-tax WACC?

Suppose Blank Company has only one project,as forecast above,and an unlevered cost of equity of 8%.If the company borrows $10,000 at 5% to make the investment,what is the return to equity holders if demand is strong?

A bankruptcy process is complex,time-consuming,and costly.The costs of bankruptcy include:

Assume that MM's perfect capital markets conditions are met and that you can borrow and lend at the same 5% rate as With.You have $5000 of your own money to invest and you plan on buying With stock.Using homemade (un)leverage you invest enough at the risk-free rate so that the payoff of your account will be the same as a $5000 investment in Without stock.The number of shares of With stock you purchased is closest to:

A new business will generate a one-time cash flow of $22,000 after one year.The business will be financed with 60% equity and 40% debt.If the firm's unlevered equity cost of capital is 11%,what is the levered value of the firm with perfect capital markets?

The presence of a large amount of debt can encourage shareholders to take excessive risk because:

A firm undertakes an investment that is financed with $10,000 of equity and $30,000 of debt.If the return on equity is 14%,the cost of debt is 7% and the tax rate is 25%,what is the firm's WACC?

The V^U in the equation above represents: