Best Bagels, Inc. (BB) Best Bagels, Inc. (BB) currently has zero debt. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) are $130,000, and it is a zero growth company. BB's current cost of equity is 13%, and its tax rate is 25%. The firm has 30,000 shares of common stock outstanding selling at a price per share of $25. Refer to the data for Best Bagels, Inc. (BB). Now assume that BB is considering changing from its original capital structure to a new capital structure with 40% debt and 60% equity. This results in a weighted average cost of capital equal to 11.7% and a new value of operations of $833,333. Assume BB raises $333.333 in new debt and purchases T-bills to hold until it makes the stock repurchase. BB then sells the T-bills and uses the proceeds to repurchase stock. How many shares remain after the repurchase, and what is the stock price per share immediately after the repurchase? Remaining shares; Stock price after repurchase O a. 23,500; $35.71 Ob. 21,800; $34.34 O c. 18,000; $27.78 O d. 20,800; $31.51 Oe. 19,400; $29.44

Best Bagels, Inc. (BB) Best Bagels, Inc. (BB) currently has zero debt. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) are $130,000, and it is a zero growth company. BB's current cost of equity is 13%, and its tax rate is 25%. The firm has 30,000 shares of common stock outstanding selling at a price per share of $25. Refer to the data for Best Bagels, Inc. (BB). Now assume that BB is considering changing from its original capital structure to a new capital structure with 40% debt and 60% equity. This results in a weighted average cost of capital equal to 11.7% and a new value of operations of $833,333. Assume BB raises $333.333 in new debt and purchases T-bills to hold until it makes the stock repurchase. BB then sells the T-bills and uses the proceeds to repurchase stock. How many shares remain after the repurchase, and what is the stock price per share immediately after the repurchase? Remaining shares; Stock price after repurchase O a. 23,500; $35.71 Ob. 21,800; $34.34 O c. 18,000; $27.78 O d. 20,800; $31.51 Oe. 19,400; $29.44

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