Fims use recapitalization for different reasons. Recapitalization is the process through which firms make desired changes in their capital structure by using debt to repurchase equity. Firms may decide to recapitalize for various reasons, such as to maintain an optimal capital structure, to use as a defense mechanism against a hostile takeover to minimize taxes, or to use in an exit strategy for venture capitalists. As an analyst, you are tracking the financial performance of Landon and Jayne Inc. (L&J) The company has been 100% equity owned but recently made changes to its capital structure. You have collected the following information about the recaptalization: issued $12,000,000 in new debt to buy back stock. The firm had no short-term investments before or after the recapitalization. LA, had 1,500,000 shares outstanding before the recapitalization ws capital structure now has 20% debt. The company's operations are valued at $60 mlion after recapitalization. Based on the information available, solve for the values in the following table. Click on the dropdown menus and then select the best answer. Assume that you are in a Modigliani and Miler (M8M) world with no taxes Value Stock price before the repurchase Number of shares repurchased value of equity post repurchase [ Based on your analysis, you prepared a report with several inferences. while proofreading, you come across the following inference. Consider this case: Ir Landon and layne Inc (L&J) decides to deleverage in the future, the total number of shares outstanding will keep decreasing unti creditors own 100% of the company Fs F9 0 FIO