1. Anderson Aeronautics currently has a capital structure made entirely of equity with total invested capital of $ 14 million. They are considering issuing new debt to replace some of this equity. Anderson currently has a beta of .8, and is considering replacing either $4 million in equity or $8 million in equity with new debt. Andersons current corporate tax rate is 25%. The interest rate (r_d) on $4 million of debt is 12%. The interest rate (r_d) on $8 million in debt is 18%. The risk-free rate is 3% and the return on the market is 16%. Anderson has an EBIT of $2,250,000.

a. What will be Andersonss new levered beta if it replaces $4 million in equity with debt?

b. What will be Andersons new levered beta if it replaces $8 million in equity with debt?

c. What will be Andersons weighted average cost of capital (WACC) if it utilizes no debt, $4 million, and $8 million in debt?

d. What is Andersons ROE under the 3 different scenarios (no debt, $4 million debt, $8 million debt)?