Your boss would like you to examine the impact of two different scenarios, adding a modest level of debt and adding a higher level of debt. In particular, your boss would like to consider issuing $1 billion in new debt or $5 billion in new debt. In either case, Home Depot would use the proceeds to repurchase stock. 1. Using the financial statements for Home Depot that you downloaded in Chapter 14, determine the average corporate tax rate for Home Depot over the last four years by dividing Income Tax by Earnings before Tax for each of the last four years. How does this compare to the current federal tax rate? Note: For all future projections, use the current federal corporate tax rate (21%) enacted as part of the 2017 TCJA. 2. Begin by analyzing the scenario with $1 billion in new debt. Assuming the firm plans to keep this new debt outstanding forever, determine the present value of the tax shield of the new debt. What additional assumptions did you need to make for this calculation? 3. Determine the new stock price if the $1 billion in debt is used to repurchase stock. a. Use the current market value of Home Depot's equity that you calculated in Chapter 14 Your boss would like you to examine the impact of two different scenarios, adding a modest level of debt and adding a higher level of debt. In particular, your boss would like to consider issuing $1 billion in new debt or $5 billion in new debt. In either case, Home Depot would use the proceeds to repurchase stock. 1. Using the financial statements for Home Depot that you downloaded in Chapter 14, determine the average corporate tax rate for Home Depot over the last four years by dividing Income Tax by Earnings before Tax for each of the last four years. How does this compare to the current federal tax rate? Note: For all future projections, use the current federal corporate tax rate (21%) enacted as part of the 2017 TCJA. 2. Begin by analyzing the scenario with $1 billion in new debt. Assuming the firm plans to keep this new debt outstanding forever, determine the present value of the tax shield of the new debt. What additional assumptions did you need to make for this calculation? 3. Determine the new stock price if the $1 billion in debt is used to repurchase stock. a. Use the current market value of Home Depot's equity that you calculated in Chapter 14