Dye Industries currently uses no debt, but its new CFO is considering changing the capital structure to 51.5% debt (wd) by issuing bonds and using the proceeds to repurchase and retire some common shares so the percentage of common equity in the capital structure (wc) = 1 – wd. Given the data shown below, by how much would this recapitalization change the firm's cost of equity, i.e., what is rL - rU? Do not round your intermediate calculations.   Risk-free rate, rRF 5.00%   Tax rate, T 25% Market risk prem, RPM 4.00%   Current wd 0% Current beta, bU 1.20   Target wd 51.5% ​   4.78%   3.06%   4.40%   3.63%   3.82%

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Dye Industries currently uses no debt, but its new CFO is considering changing the capital structure to 51.5% debt (wd) by issuing bonds and using the proceeds to repurchase and retire some common shares so the percentage of common equity in the capital structure (wc) = 1 – wd. Given the data shown below, by how much would this recapitalization change the firm's cost of equity, i.e., what is rL - rU? Do not round your intermediate calculations.

 

Risk-free rate, rRF

5.00%

 

Tax rate, T

25%

Market risk prem, RPM

4.00%

 

Current wd

0%

Current beta, bU

1.20

 

Target wd

51.5%

 
  1. 4.78%

     
  2. 3.06%

     
  3. 4.40%

     
  4. 3.63%

     
  5. 3.82%

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