Total capital for both firms $20,000
Tax rate for both firms 25%
TOTAL CAPITAL $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000
EQUITY $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
PROBABILITY 0.25 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.50 0.25
SALES $6,000 $9,000 $12,000 $6,000 $9,000 $12,000
Consider two small hypothetical firms, Firm U, with zero debt financing, and Firm L, with $10,000 of 12% debt.
Both firms have $20,000 in invested capital and a 25% federal-plus-state tax rate.
This spreadsheet model is designed to be used in conjunction with the chapter’s integrated case and the related
PowerPoint slide presentation.