Question: Money, Inc., has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $180,000. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be $25,000 if economic conditions are normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 10 percent higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 20 percent lower. Money is considering a $60,000 debtMoney, Inc., has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $180,000. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be $25,000 if economic conditions are normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 10 percent higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 20 percent lower. Money is considering a $60,000 debt issue with an interest rate of 5 percent. The proceeds will be used to repurchase shares of stock. There are currently 6,000 shares outstanding. Ignore taxes for questions a and b. Assume the company has a market-to-book ratio of 1.0.a-1.Calculate return on equity (ROE) under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))ROERecession%Normal%Expansion%a-2.Calculate the percentage changes in ROE when the economy expands or enters a recession. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations.)% change in ROERecession%Expansion%Assume the firm goes through with the proposed recapitalization.b-1.Calculate the return on equity (ROE) under each of the three economic scenarios. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))ROERecession%Normal%Expansion%b-2.Calculate the percentage changes in ROE when the economy expands or enters a recession. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))% change in ROERecession%Expansion%Assume the firm has a tax rate of 35 percent.c-1.Calculate return on equity (ROE) under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))ROERecession%Normal%Expansion%c-2.Calculate the percentage changes in ROE when the economy expands or enters a recession. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations.)% change in ROERecession%Expansion%c-3.Calculate the return on equity (ROE) under each of the three economic scenarios assuming the firm goes through with the recapitalization. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))ROERecession%Normal%Expansion%c-4.Given the recapitalization, calculate the percentage changes in ROE when the economy expands or enters a recession. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))% change in ROERecession%Expansion%
Answer
Recession
Normal
Expansion
EBIT
20,000
25,000
27,500
Less: Interest
0
0
0
Earnings before taxes
20,000
25,000
27,500
Less: Taxes
0
0
0
Net Income
20,000
25,000
27,500
Equity
180,000
180,000
180,000
ROE
11.11%
13.89%
15.28%
% change
Recession
-2.78%
Expansion
1.39%
b-1
Recession
Normal
Expansion
EBIT
20,000
25,000
27,500
Less: Interest
3000
3000
3000
Earnings before taxes
17,000
22,000
24,500
Less: Taxes
0
0
0
Net Income
17,000
22,000
24,500
Equity
120,000
120,000
120,000
ROE
14.17%
18.33%
20.42%
% change
Recession
-4.17%
Expansion
2.08%
c-1
Recession
Normal
Expansion
EBIT
20,000
25,000
27,500
Less: Interest
0
0
0
Earnings before taxes
20,000
25,000
27,500
Less: Taxes
7,000
8,750
9,625
Net Income
13,000
16,250
17,875
Equity
180,000
180,000
180,000
ROE
7.22%
9.03%
9.93%
% change
Recession
-1.81%
Expansion
0.90%
c-3
Recession
Normal
Expansion
EBIT
20,000
25,000
27,500
Less: Interest
3000
3000
3000
Earnings before taxes
17,000
22,000
24,500
Less: Taxes
5,950
7,700
8,575
Net Income
11,050
14,300
15,925
Equity
120,000
120,000
120,000
ROE
9.21%
11.92%
13.27%
% change
Recession
-2.71%
Expansion
1.35%
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