The Rivoli Company has no debt outstanding, and its financial position is given by the following data: Assets (Market value 5 book value) $2,000,000 EBIT $400,000 Cost of equity, rs 12% Stock price, P0 $20 Shares outstanding, n0 100,000 Tax rate, T (federal-plus-state) 40% The firm is considering selling bonds and simultaneously repurchasing some of its stock. If it moves to a capital structure with 40% debt based on market values, its cost of equity, rs , will increase to 14% to reflect the increased risk. Bonds can be sold at a cost, rd , of 8%. Rivoli is a no-growth firm. Hence, all its earnings are paid out as dividends. Earnings are expected to be constant over time.

a. What effect would this use of leverage have on the value of the firm?

b. What would be the price of Rivolis stock?

c. What happens to the firms earnings per share after the recapitalization?

d. The $500,000 EBIT given previously is actually the expected value from the following probability distribution:

What is the probability of not covering the interest payment at the 40% debt level?

Probability EBIT 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 (100000) 50,000 425,000 600,000 1,100,000