Hardmon Enterprises is currently an all-equity firm with an expected return of 10%. It is considering a leveraged recapitalization in which it would borrow and repurchase existing sharee. (Assume perfect capital markets) a. Suppose Hardmon borrows to the point that its debt-equity ratio is 0.50. With this amount of debt, the debt cost of capital is 6%. What will the expected return of equity be after this transaction? b. Suppose instead Hardman borrows to the point that its debl-equity ratio is 1.50. With this amount of debt, Hardmon's debt will be much riskier. As a result, the debt cost of capital will be 8%. What will the expected retum of equity be in this case? c. A senior manager argues that it is in the best interest of the shareholders to choose the capital structure that leads to the highest expected return for the stock. How would you respond to this argument? Suppose Hardmon borrows to the point that its debt-equity ratio is 0.50. With this amount of debt, the debt cost of capital is 6%. What wit the expected return of equity be after this transaction? if Hardmon borrows to the point that its debt-equity ratio is 0.50 and the debt cost of capital is 6%, the expected retum is % (Round to one decimal place)