Complete PART B,C,D,E

Backcountry Adventures is a Colorado-based outdoor travel agent that operates a series of backcountry huts. Currently, the value of the firm is $3.9 million. But profits will depend on the amount of snowfall: If it is a good year, the firm will be worth $5.4 million, and if it is a bad year it will be worth $2.1 million. Suppose managers always keep the debt to equity ratio of the firm at 30%, and the debt is riskless. a. What is the initial amount of debt? b. Calculate the percentage change in the value of the firm, its equity and its debt once the level of snowfall is revealed, but before the firm adjusts the debt level to achieve its target debt to equity ratio. c. Calculate the percentage change in the value of outstanding debt once the firm adjusts to its target debt-equity ratio. d. What does this imply about the riskiness of the firm's tax shields. Explain. a. What is the initial amount of debt? (Select the best choice below.) O A. Initially the firm's debt is $0.9 million, and the equity is $1.615 million. B. Initially the firm's debt is $2.4 million, and the equity is $3 million. C. Initially the firm's debt is $2.4 million, and the equity is $4.154 million. D. Initially the firm's debt is $0.9 million, and the equity is $3 million. b. Calculate the percentage change in the value of the firm, its equity and its debt once the level of snowfall is revealed, but before the firm adjusts the debt level to achieve its target debt to equity ratio. Calculate the changes in values before recapitalization: (Round to one decimal place.) Good state Bad state 38.5 -46.2 Change in firm value (%) Change in equity value (%)