Which one of the following will occur if a firm borrows its optimal amount of debt?...
Which one of the following will occur if a firm borrows its optimal amount of debt?
- The firm’s WACC will equal the firm’s unlevered cost of
capital, RU.
- The levered value of the firm will exceed its unlevered
value.
- The firm’s WACC will be maximized.
- The levered and the unlevered values of the firm will be
equal.
Homework Answers
The levered value of the firm will exceed its unlevered value.
because in this case debt will increase the value of the firm
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