MM with Corporate Taxes

Companies U and L are identical in every respect except that U is unlevered while L has $14 million of 7% bonds outstanding. Assume that (1) all of the MM assumptions are met, (2) both firms are subject to a 35% federal-plus-state corporate tax rate, (3) EBIT is $2 million, and (4) the unlevered cost of equity is 10%.

What value would MM now estimate for each firm? (Hint: Use Proposition I.) Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Round your answers to two decimal places.

Company U	$ million
Company L	$ million

What is rs for Firm U? Round your answer to one decimal place. % What is rs for Firm L? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to one decimal place. %

Find SL, and then show that SL + D = VL results in the same value as obtained in part a. Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. SL = $ million SL + D = $ million

What is the WACC for Firm U? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. % What is the WACC for Firm L? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. %