Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book

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ISBN: 9780134083278

Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 16, Problem 25P

Empire Industries forecasts net income this coming year as shown below (in thousands of dollars):

EBIT	$1000
Interest expense	0
Income before tax	1000
Taxes	–350
Net income	$650

Approximately $200,000 of Empire’s earnings will be needed to make new, positive-NPV investments. Unfortunately, Empire’s managers are expected to waste 10% of its net income on needless perks, pet projects, and other expenditures that do not contribute to the firm. All remaining income will be returned to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.

a. What are the two benefits of debt financing for Empire?
b. By how much would each $1 of interest expense reduce Empire’s dividend and share repurchases?
c. What is the increase in the total funds Empire will pay to investors for each $1 of interest expense?

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