Assume you have just been hired as a business manager of Pizza Palace, a regional pizza restaurant chain. The companys EBIT was $50 million last year and is not expected to grow. 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. 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:

Percent financed: w/Debt rd

0% -

20 8.0%

30 8.5

40 10.0

50 12.0

Assignment: Write a 250-500-word recommendation of the financial decision you propose for this company based on an analysis of its capital structure and capital budgeting techniques. (please do not copy previous answer. Thank you for you help )