Hornqvist, Inc., has debt outstanding with a face value of $2.65 million. The value of the firm

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Hornqvist, Inc., has debt outstanding with a face value of $2.65 million. The value of the firm if it were entirely financed by equity would be $11.4 million. The company also has 195,000 shares of stock outstanding that sell at a price of $47 per share. The corporate tax rate is 35 percent. What is the decrease in the value of the company due to expected bankruptcy costs?

Face Value
Face value is a financial term used to describe the nominal or dollar value of a security, as stated by its issuer. For stocks, the face value is the original cost of the stock, as listed on the certificate. For bonds, it is the amount paid to the...