Assume you have just been hired as a business manager of PizzaPalace, a regional pizza restaurant chain. The companys EBIT was $120 million last year and is not expected to grow. PizzaPalace is in the 25% state-plus-federal tax bracket, the risk-free rate is 6 percent, and the market risk premium is 6 percent. The firm is currently financed with all equity, and it has 10 million shares outstanding. When you took your corporate finance course, your instructor stated that most firms owners would be financially better off if the firms used some debt. When you suggested this to your new boss, he encouraged you to pursue the idea.

unlevered beta = 1.0

Percent Financed with Debt, wd	rd
0%
20	8.0%
30	8.5
40	10.0
50	12.0

If the company were to recapitalize, then debt would be issued, and the funds received would be used to repurchase stock. As a first step, assume that you obtained from the firms investment banker the following estimated costs of debt for the firm at different capital structures:

1)For each capital structure under consideration, calculate the levered beta, the cost of equity, and the WACC.

(2)Now calculate the corporate value for each capital structure.