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You are a consultant who has been hired to evaluate a new product line for Markum Enterprises. The upfront investment required to launch the product line is

You are a consultant who has been hired to evaluate a new product line for Markum Enterprises. The upfront investment required to launch the product line is

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You are a consultant who has been hired to evaluate a new product line for Markum Enterprises. The upfront investment required to launch the product line is
$8
million. The product will generate free cash flow of
$0.70
million the first​ year, and this free cash flow is expected to grow at a rate of
6%
per year. Markum has an equity cost of capital of
10.8%​,
a debt cost of capital of
6.38%​,
and a tax rate of
25%.
Markum maintains a​ debt-equity ratio of
0.50.
a. What is the NPV of the new product line​ (including any tax shields from​ leverage)?
b. How much debt will Markum initially take on as a result of launching this product​ line?
c. How much of the product​ line's value is attributable to the present value of interest tax​ shields?
 
 
 

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Part 1
a. What is the NPV of the new product line​ (including any tax shields from​ leverage)?
 
The NPV of the new product line is
 
million.  ​(Round to two decimal​ places.)
Part 2
b. How much debt will Markum initially take on as a result of launching this product​ line?
 
Debt will be
​$enter your response here
million.  ​(Round to two decimal​ places.)
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