Corporate Finance
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780132992473
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 21, Problem 10P
Consider the setting of Problem 9. Suppose that in the event Hem a Corp, defaults, $90 million of its value will be lost to bankruptcy costs. Assume there are no other market imperfections.
- a. What is the
present value of these bankruptcy costs, and what is their delta with respect to the firm’s assets? - b. In this case, what is the value and yield of Hema’s debt?
- c. In this case, what is the value of Hema’s equity before the dividend is paid? What is the value of equity just after the dividend is paid?
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Which of the following would increase the likelihood that a company would increase its debt ratio, other things held constant?
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An increase in the corporate tax rate.
b.
An increase in the personal tax rate.
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The Federal Reserve tightens interest rates in an effort to fight inflation.
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Assume that a firm had such serious financial problems that it was about to be liquidated after a bankruptcy. All of the firm's assets are about to be sold in order to pay the following claims against the firm: bondholders, preferred stockholders, common stockholders, and federal income taxes. Of the claims mentioned, what priority would common stockholders have?
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Which of the following statements is most correct? Why?*
choices:
a. The expected return on corporate bonds will generally exceed the yield to maturity.
b. Firms that are in financial distress are forced to declare bankruptcy.
c. All else equal, senior debt will generally have a lower yield to maturity than subordinated debt.
d. Statements a and c are correct.
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