Your firm is considering issuing​ one-year debt, and has come up with the following estimates of the value of the intere

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Your firm is considering issuing​ one-year debt, and has come up with the following estimates of the value of the intere

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Your firm is considering issuing​ one-year debt, and hascome up with the following estimates of the value of the interesttax shield and the probability of distress for different levelsof​ debt:
Suppose the firm has a beta of​ zero, so that theappropriate discount rate for financial distress costs isthe​ risk-free rate of 5%.
Which level of debt above is optimal​ if, in the eventof​ distress, the firm will have distress costs equal to
a. ​$3 ​million?
b. ​$7 ​million?
c. ​$24 ​million?
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