Aceline Corp is currently all equity financed. The cost of capital is 15% and the firm value is 10 million. The company is considering a 4 million debt issue with an 8% interest rate. The money is to repurchase shares. The marginal tax rate is 35%. According to the Modigliani-Miller proposition, what is Aceline's return on equity after the debt issue?
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This is done by multiplying the interest rate by (1 - tax rate). So, 8% * (1 - 0.35) = 5.2%. Show more…
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