A firm faces a 30% tax rate and has $200M in assets, currently financed entirely with equity. Equity is worth $10 per share, and book value of equity is equal to market value of equity. Also, let's assume that the firm's expected EBIT is $10M. The firm is considering switching to a 25 percent debt capital structure, and has determined that they would have to pay a 10 percent yield on perpetual debt. What will be the firm's new ROE if they switch to the proposed capital structure?
A) 2.33%
B) 2.86%
C) 2.39%
D) 1.04%
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