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Companies U and L are identical in every respect except that U is unlevered while L has $16 million of 7% bonds outstanding. Assume: (1) All of the MM assumptions are met. (2) Both firms are subject to a 25% federal-plus-state corporate tax rate. (3) EBIT is $2 million. (4) The unlevered cost of equity is 10%.

Required:
a. What value would MM now estimate for each firm?
b. What is rs for Firm U? For Firm L?
c. Find SL, and then show that SL + D= VL results in the same value as obtained in part a.
d. What is the WACC for Firm U? For Firm L?

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Answer:

a. Firm U value = $15 million; and Firm L value = $19 million.

b. rs for Firm U = 10%; and rs for Firm L = 22%.

c. Value of levered firm = VL = SL + D => $19 million = $3 million + $16 million

d. WACC for Firm U = 10%; and WACC for Firm L = 7.89%

Explanation:

rd = cost of debt = 7%

r0 = Unlevered cost of equity = 10%

a. What value would MM now estimate for each firm?

Firm U value = Value of unlevered firm = EBIT(1 – Tax rate ) / Unlevered cost of equity = (2 * (1 – 0.25)) / 0.1 = $15 million

Firm L value = Value of levered firm = Value of unlevered firm + (Debt * Tax rate) = 15 + (16 * 25%) = $19 million

This implies that:

SL = Value of equity = Value of levered firm – Debt = $19 – 16 = $3 million

b. What is rs for Firm U? For Firm L?

rs for Firm U = r0 = Unlevered cost of equity = 10%

rs for Firm L = r0 + (r0 – rd)(D / S)(1 – Tax rate) = 10% + (10% - 7%)*(16 / 3)*(1 - 0.25) = 22%

c. Find SL, and then show that SL + D= VL results in the same value as obtained in part a.

Interest = ($16 * 7%) = $1.12 million

Earning before tax = EBIT – Interest = $2 – $1.12 = $0.88 million

Tax = 0.88 * 25% = $0.22 million

Net income = Earning before tax – Tax = $0.88 - $0.22 = $0.66 million

SL = Value of equity = Net income / rs for Firm L = 0.66 / 22% = $3 million

D = $16 million

Value of levered firm = VL = SL + D => $19 million = $3 million + $16 million

d. What is the WACC for Firm U? For Firm L?

WACC for Firm U = r0 = 10%

WACC for Firm L = rs * (SL / VL) + rd * (D / VL) * (1 – Tax rate) = (22% * (3 / 19)) + (7% * (16 / 19) * (1-0.25)) = 7.89%

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