Exhibit 16.1 Pennewell Publishing Inc. (PP) Is a Zero Growth Company. It

Exhibit 16.1
Pennewell Publishing Inc. (PP) is a zero growth company. It currently has zero debt and its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) are $80,000. PP's current cost of equity is 10%, and its tax rate is 40%. The firm has 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding selling at a price per share of $48.00.
-Refer to Exhibit 16.1.Assume that PP is considering changing from its original capital structure to a new capital structure with 35% debt and 65% equity.This results in a weighted average cost of capital equal to 9.4% and a new value of operations of $510,638.Assume PP raises $178,723 in new debt and purchases T-bills to hold until it makes the stock repurchase.What is the stock price per share immediately after issuing the debt but prior to the repurchase?

A) $45.90
B) $48.12
C) $51.06
D) $53.33
E) $58.75

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