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"Increasing financial leverage increases both the cost of the debt and the cost of the equity. So the overall cost of capital cannot stay constant." This problem is designed to show that the speaker is confused. Buggins Inc. is financed equally by debt and equity with a market value of $1 milllion. The cost of the debt is 5%, and the cost of the equity is 10%. The company now makes a further $250,000 issue of debt and uses the proceeds to repurchase equity. This causes the cost of debt to rise to 5.5% and the cost of the equity to rise to 10.83%. Assume the firm pays no taxes.

1. How much debt does the company now have?

2. How much equity does it now have?

3. What is the overall cost of capital?

4. What is the percentage increase in earnings per share after the refinancing?

5. What is the new price earnings multiple?

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