Your all equity firm has a price per share of $18 and has 7M shares outstanding. Suppose the firm issue $12M worth of debt. The debt has a face value of $12M, a coupon rate of 7 percent, and 8 years until maturity. The expected return on the debt is 7 percent. Assume a corporate tax rate of 35%.

What is the value of tax shield for issuing this debt?

A.2.06M

B.1.76M

C.4.20M