Question - Beranek Corp. has $410,000 of assets, and it uses no debt-it is financed only with common equity. The new CFO wants to employ enough debt to bring the debt/assets ratio to 40%, using the proceeds from the borrowing to buy back common stock at its book value. How much must the firm borrow to achieve the target debt ratio?
$155,800
$164,000
$172,200
$180,810
$189,851