Attached Screenshot just in caseUsing the mini case information, write a 250-500 word recommendation of the financial decisions you propose for this company based on an analysis of its capital structure and capital budgeting techniques. Explain why you chose this recommendation.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.The ProblemAssume you have just been hired as a business manager of Pizza Palace, a regional pizza restaurant chain. The company’s EBIT was $120 million last year and is not expected to grow. Pizza Palace is in the 25% state-plus-federal tax bracket, the risk-free rate is 6 percent, and the market risk premium is 6 percent. The firm is currently financed with all equity, and it has 10 million shares outstanding.When you took your corporate finance course, your instructor stated that most firms’ owners would be financially better off if the firms used some debt. When you suggested this to your new boss, he encouraged you to pursue the idea. If the company were to recapitalize, then debt would be issued, and the funds received would be used to repurchase stock. As a first step, assume that you obtained from the firm’s investment banker the following estimated costs of debt for the firm at different capital structures:Percent Financed
with Debt, wd rd
0% —
20 8.0%
30 8.5
40 10.0
50 12.0Questionsa. Using the free cash flow valuation model, show the only avenues by which capital
structure can affect value.
b. (1) What is business risk? What factors influence a firm’s business risk?
(2) What is operating leverage, and how does it affect a firm’s business risk? Show
the operating break-even point if a company has fixed costs of $200, a sales price
of $15, and variable costs of $10.
