1. A firm is currently an all equity firm. It is planning on borrowing $10,000 at an interst rate of 20% and using the proceeds to repurchase shares. The corporate tax rate is 35%. If the firm goes ahead with its plans, by how much will firm value increase by?
A) no change
B) $350
C) $700
D) $3,500
E) none of the above
2. A firm has $100 million in stock and $300 million in bonds. The firms borrwoing rate is 8% and the expected return on the stock is 20%. The corporate tax rate is 30%. What is the firms weighted average cost of capital?
A) 8%
B) 8.8%
C) 9.2%
D) 12%
E) 16%
F) 20%