Fujita, Incorporated, has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $222,000. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be $18,000 if economic conditions are normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 25 percent higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 30 percent lower. The company is considering a $60,000 debt issue with an interest rate of 7 percent. The proceeds will be used to repurchase shares of stock. There are currently 7,400 shares outstanding. Ignore taxes for questions (a) and (b). Assume the company has a market-to-book ratio of 1.0 and the stock price remains constant.

a-1. Calculate return on equity, ROE, under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued, assuming no taxes.

Recession ROE

Normal ROE

Expansion ROE

a-2. Calculate the percentage changes in ROE for economic expansion and recession, assuming no taxes

% change in recession ROE

% change in expansion ROE

b-1. Calculate return on equity, ROE, under each of the three economic scenarios after the recapitalization

Recession ROE

Normal ROE

Expansion ROE

b-2. Calculate the percentage changes in ROE for economic expansion and recession after the recapitalization

% change in recession ROE

% change in expansion ROE

Assume the firm has a tax rate of 21 percent.

c-1. Calculate return on equity, ROE, under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued. Also, calculate the percentage changes in ROE for economic expansion and recession.

Recession ROE

Normal ROE

Recession% change in ROE

Expansion %change in ROE

c-2. Calculate return on equity, ROE, under each of the three economic scenarios after the recapitalization. Also, calculate the percentage changes in ROE for economic expansion and recession, assuming the firm goes through with the proposed recapitalization.

Recession ROE

Normal ROE

Recession % change in ROE

Expansion %change in ROE