You are considering a stock investment in one of two firms (NoEquity, Inc. and NoDebt, Inc.), both of which operate in the same industry and have identical operating income of $7.0 million. NoEquity, Inc. finances its $35 million in assets with $34 million in debt (on which it pays 10 percent interest annually) and $1 million in equity. NoDebt, Inc. finances its $35 million in assets with no debt and $35 million in equity. Both firms pay a tax rate of 30 percent on their taxable income.

	AllDebt		AllEquity
Income available for asset funders		million		million
Return on asset-funders' investment