my Shoes Inc. has 10,000 shares outstanding with a stock price of $40 per share. The current weighted average cost of capital is 7%. It also carries long-term debt of $200,000 at an interest rate of 7% p.a. One of the agenda items in its AGM is to switch to a D/E of 1. What will be the number of outstanding shares for Jimmy Shoes Inc. if it switches to a D/E ratio of 1? (Hint: Current Debt = $200,000, current equity = 10,000 shares x $40 = $400,000, current D/E = 2/4 = 0.5/1. If the firm seeks to increase its D/E to 1, it can think of borrowing more)  What is the level of EBIT at which shar

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Jimmy Shoes Inc. has 10,000 shares outstanding with a stock price of $40 per share. The current weighted average cost of capital is 7%. It also carries long-term debt of $200,000 at an interest rate of 7% p.a. One of the agenda items in its AGM is to switch to a D/E of 1.

  1. What will be the number of outstanding shares for Jimmy Shoes Inc. if it switches to a D/E ratio of 1? (Hint: Current Debt = $200,000, current equity = 10,000 shares x $40 = $400,000, current D/E = 2/4 = 0.5/1. If the firm seeks to increase its D/E to 1, it can think of borrowing more
  2. What is the level of EBIT at which shareholders will be indifferent between the two capital structures, the one with a D/E = 0.5/1 and the other with a D/E of 1? 
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