Ajax has a tax rate of 30% and an EBIT of $50 million. The unlevered cost of capital is 14%.

a) What is the value of the unlevered firm? What is the cost of equity for the unlevered firm? What is the WACC of the unlevered firm?

b) Now suppose that Ajax issues $90 million in debt to buy back stock. The cost of debt is 8%. For the levered firm, find the value of the levered firm, the cost of equity, and the WACC.

c) A senior manager argues that it is in the best interest of the shareholders to choose the capital structure that leads to the highest expected return for the stock. How would you respond to this argument?