Kaelea, Inc., has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $120,000. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be $9,200 if economic conditions are normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 22 percent higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 33 percent lower. Kaelea is considering a $37,000 debt issue with a 6 percent interest rate. The proceeds will be used to repurchase shares of stock. There are currently 4,800 shares outstanding. Assume Kaelea has a market-to-book ratio of 1.0.

Requirement 1:

(a)	Calculate return on equity, ROE, under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued, assuming no taxes. (Do not include the percent signs (%). Round your answers to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

	ROE
Recession	%
Normal	%
Expansion	%

(b)	Calculate the percentage changes in ROE when the economy expands or enters a recession, assuming no taxes. (Do not include the percent signs (%). Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)

	%?ROE
Recession	%
Expansion	%

Requirement 2:

Assume the firm goes through with the proposed recapitalization and no taxes.

(a)	Calculate return on equity, ROE, under each of the three economic scenarios after the recapitalization.(Do not include the percent signs (%). Round your answers to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

	ROE
Recession	%
Normal	%
Expansion	%

(b)	Calculate the percentage changes in ROE for economic expansion and recession. (Do not include the percent signs (%). Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

	%?ROE
Recession	%
Expansion	%

Requirement 3:

Assume the firm has a tax rate of 35 percent.

(a)

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. (Do not include percent (%) signs. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

	ROE
Recession	%
Normal	%
Expansion	%

	%?ROE
Recession	%
Expansion	%

(b)

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. (Do not include the percent (%) signs. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

	ROE
Recession	%
Normal	%
Expansion	%

	%?ROE
Recession	%
Expansion	%