Money, Inc., has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $240,000. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be $36,000 if economic conditions are normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 20 percent higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 25 percent lower. Money is considering a $155,000 debt issue with an interest rate of 6 percent. The proceeds will be used to repurchase shares of stock. There are currently 6,000 shares outstanding. Ignore taxes for questions a and b. Assume the company has a market-to-book ratio of 1.0. a-1. Calculate return on equity (ROE) under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) ROE Recession 11.25 % Normal 15.00% Expansion 18.00 % a- Calculate the percentage changes in ROE when the economy expands or enters a 2. recession. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations.) Recession % change in ROE -25.00% 20.001% Expansion Assume the firm goes through with the proposed recapitalization. b- Calculate the return on equity (ROE) under each of the three economic scenarios. 1. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) ROE 20.82 Recession % Normal 31.41 % Expansion 39.88 % b- Calculate the percentage changes in ROE when the economy expands or enters a 2. recession. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) % change in ROE -33.71% Recession Expansion 26.97 % Assume the firm has a tax rate of 35 percent. 1 Assume the firm has a tax rate of 35 percent. C-1. Calculate return on equity (ROE) under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) ints ROE 20.82 X % Recession Normal Expansion 31.41 % % 39.88 X % C- Calculate the percentage changes in ROE when the economy expands or enters a 2. recession. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations.) % change in ROE -25.00 % Recession Expansion 20.00 % C- Calculate the return on equity (ROE) under each of the three economic scenarios 3. assuming the firm goes through with the recapitalization. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) ROE 11.25 X % Recession Normal 15.00 X % Expansion 18.00 X % C- Given the recapitalization, calculate the percentage changes in ROE when the 4. economy expands or enters a recession. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal aces. (e.g., 32.16)) % change in ROE -33.71% Recession Expansion 26.97%
