and Taxes Tempest Corporation expects an EBIT of $37,700 every year forever. The company currently has no debt and its cost of equity is 11 percent. The tax rate is 22 percent. What is the current value of the company? Suppose the company can borrow at 6 percent. What will the value of the company be if it takes on debt equal

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MM and Taxes Tempest Corporation expects an EBIT of $37,700 every year forever. The company

currently has no debt and its cost of equity is 11 percent. The tax rate is 22 percent.

  1. What is the current value of the company?
  2. Suppose the company can borrow at 6 percent. What will the value of the company be if it takes on debt equal to 50 percent of its unlevered value? What if it takes on debt equal to 100 percent of its unlevered value?
  3. What will the value of the company be if it takes on debt equal to 50 percent of its levered value? What if the company takes on debt equal to 100 percent of its levered value?
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