Katz is an all$-$equity development company that has $52,000$ shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $$40$ a share. The firm's earnings before interest and taxes are $$46,000.$ Katz has decided to issue $$176,000$ of debt at a rate of $8$ percent and use the proceeds to repurchase shares. What should Leslie do if she owns $500$ shares of Katz stock and wants to use homemade leverage to offset the leverage being assumed by the firm?