Ridge Runner Industrial Supply was financed solely with equity until this week. Presently, the firm is financed with 30 percent debt. What will a shareholder need to do if he or she prefers the old capital structure? Multiple Choice borrow money and purchase 30 percent more shares sell 70 percent of his or her shares and lend out the proceeds borrow money and purchase 70 percent more shares sell 30 percent of his or her shares and lend out the proceeds
Which one of the following is NOT stated by nor implied by M\&M Proposition I, without taxes? Multiple Choice The value of the firm remains constant even as the debt-equity ratio rises. A firm's WACC is unaffected by changes in the firm's debt-equity ratio. The optimal capital structure of a firm is a debt-equity ratio of \( 1.0 \). The capital structure of a firm is irrelevant.
A firm's cost of equity is NOT dependent upon which one of the following according to M\&M Proposition II, without taxes? Multiple Choice firm's earnings per share required rate of return on the firm's assets firm's cost of debt firm's debt-equity ratio
Huntington Stores has a target debt-equity ratio of 38 . The firm's cost of debt is \( 10.10 \) percent and its weighted average cost of capital, ignoring taxes, is \( 14.10 \) percent. What is the firm's cost of equity? Multiple Choice \( 15.62 \) percent 15.22 percent \( 16.12 \) percent 14.48 percent
Which one of the following is most closely related to a firm's use of debt in its capital structure? Multiple Choice financial risk inflation risk operations risk business risk