QUESTION 35
Pennewell Publishing Inc. (PP)
Pennewell Publishing Inc. (PP) is a zero growth company. It currently has zero debt and its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) are $80,000. PP's current cost of equity is 10%, and its tax rate is 25%. The firm has 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding selling at a price per share of $48.00.
Refer to the data for Pennewell Publishing Inc. (PP). Assume that PP is considering changing from its original capital structure to a new capital structure with 35% debt and 65% equity. This results in a weighted average cost of capital equal to 9.125% and a new value of operations of $657,534. Assume PP raises $230,137 in new debt and purchases T-bills to hold until it makes the stock repurchase. What is the stock price per share immediately after issuing the debt but prior to the repurchase?
a. |
$71.01 |
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b. |
$61.15 |
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c. |
$74.56 |
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d. |
$55.04 |
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e. |
$65.75 |
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