Assume the marginal corporate tax rate is 21 percent. The firm has no debt in its capital structure. It is valued at $100 million. What would be the value of the firm if it issued $50 million in perpetual debt and repurchased the same amount of equity?   $65 million   $150 million   $110.5 million   $100 million

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Assume the marginal corporate tax rate is 21 percent. The firm has no debt in its capital structure. It is valued at $100 million. What would be the value of the firm if it issued $50 million in perpetual debt and repurchased the same amount of equity?

 
  1. $65 million

     
  2. $150 million

     
  3. $110.5 million

     
  4. $100 million

     

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