Principles of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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ISBN: 9781259144387
Author: Richard A Brealey, Stewart C Myers, Franklin Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17, Problem 4PS
Corporate leverage* Suppose that Macbeth Spot Removers issues only $2,500 of debt and uses the proceeds to repurchase 250 shares.
- a. Rework Table 17.2 to show how earnings per share and share return now vary with operating income.
- b. If the beta of Macbeth’s assets is .8 and its debt is risk-free, what would be the beta of the equity after the debt issue?
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Principles of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
Ch. 17 - Homemade leverage Ms. Kraft owns 50,000 shares of...Ch. 17 - MM proposition 2 Spam Corp. is financed entirely...Ch. 17 - Prob. 3PSCh. 17 - Corporate leverage Suppose that Macbeth Spot...Ch. 17 - MMs propositions True or false? a. MMs...Ch. 17 - MM proposition 2 Look back to Section 17-1....Ch. 17 - Prob. 8PSCh. 17 - Homemade leverage Companies A and B differ only in...Ch. 17 - Prob. 10PSCh. 17 - Prob. 11PS
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