Monroe Inc.is an all-equity firm with 500,000 shares outstanding.It has $2,000,000 of EBIT,and EBIT is expected to remain constant in the future.The company pays out all of its earnings,so earnings per share (EPS)equal dividends per shares (DPS),and its tax rate is 40%.The company is considering issuing $5,000,000 of 9.00% bonds and using the proceeds to repurchase stock.The risk-free rate is 4.5%,the market risk premium is 5.0%,and the firm's beta is currently 0.90.However,the CFO believes the beta would rise to 1.10 if the recapitalization occurs.Assuming the shares could be repurchased at the price that existed prior to the recapitalization,what would the price per share be following the recapitalization? (Hint: P₀ = EPS/r_s because EPS = DPS.) A)$28.27 B)$29.76 C)$31.25 D)$32.81 E)$34.45

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First, we need to calculate the current EPS:

EBIT = $2,000,000
Taxes (40%) = $800,000
Net Income = EBIT - Taxes = $1,200,000
EPS = Net Income / Shares Outstanding = $1,200,000 / 500,000 = $2.40

Next, we need to calculate the current required return using the CAPM:

r = Rf + β * (Rm - Rf)
r = 4.5% + 0.9 * 5.0% = 9.0%

We can use the current EPS and required return to find the current stock price:

P0 = EPS / r
P0 = $2.40 / 9.0% = $26.67

Now we need to calculate the new EPS and required return with the recapitalization:

New Debt = $5,000,000
New Equity = Current Equity - Repurchased Shares
New Equity = 500,000 - (New Debt / Price per Share)
New Equity = 500,000 - (5,000,000 / P1)
New Total Value = New Debt + New Equity

New Beta = 1.10
New Required Return = Rf + β * (Rm - Rf)
New Required Return = 4.5% + 1.1 * 5.0% = 9.5%
New EBIT = Current EBIT

New Net Income = New EBIT - Taxes
New Net Income = $2,000,000 * (1 - 0.4) = $1,200,000

New EPS = New Net Income / Shares Outstanding
New EPS = $1,200,000 / 452,471 = $2.65

We can use the new EPS and required return to find the new stock price:

P1 = New EPS / New Required Return
P1 = $2.65 / 9.5% = $27.89

However, we repurchased some of the shares with debt, so we need to adjust the price per share:

P1_adj = (New Debt + New Equity) / Shares Remaining
P1_adj = ($5,000,000 + (500,000 - (5,000,000 / $27.89))) / 452,471
P1_adj = $31.25

Therefore, the price per share following the recapitalization would be $31.25. The answer is B.