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Homework: Debt Policy Assignment i Saved 3 The common stock and debt of Northern Sludge are valued at $65 million and $35 million, respectively. Investors currently require a 15.9% return on the common stock and a/an 7.8% return on the debt. If Northern Sludge issues an additional $14 million of common stock and uses this money to retire debt, what happens to the expected return on the stock? Assume that the change in capital 3.5 structure does not affect the interest rate on Northern's debt and that there are no taxes. (Do not round intermediate calculations. points Enter your answer as a percent rounded to two decimal places.) New return on equity % eBook Hint Print