Question: Reese, Inc., has debt outstanding with a face value of $7 million. The value of the firm if it were entirely financed by equity would be $19.75 million. The company also has 350,000 shares of stock outstanding that sell at a price of $40 per share. The corporate tax rate is 35 percent. What is the decrease in the value of the company due to expected bankruptcy costs?
Portnoy Corp. has a target capital structure of 60 percent common stock and 40 percent debt. Its cost of equity is 12 percent, and the cost of debt is 7 percent. The relevant tax rate is 35 percent. What is Portnoy's WACC?