Debt versus Equity Financing You are considering a stock investment in one of two firms
(AllDebt, Inc. and AllEquity, Inc.), both of which operate in the same industry and have
identical operating income of $400,000. AllDebt, Inc. finances its $800,000 in assets with
$600,000 in debt (on which it pays 5 percent interest annually) and $200,000 in equity.
AllEquity, Inc. finances its $800,000 in assets with no debt and $800,000 in equity. Both
firms pay a tax rate of 30 percent on their taxable income. What are the asset funders’ (the
debt holders and stockholders) resulting return on assets for the two firms?