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　　13. (11 points) You are the CFO for Montague Debt Management. Montague’s balance
　　sheet currently consists of $700 million in assets financed in part by $650 million of
　　equity. The after-tax return on assets is normally distributed with a mean of 13% and
　　standard deviation of 7%. Assume the corporate tax rate is 30%.
　　Debt financing is currently provided by a single source, the Bank of Verona (BOV), at a
　　pretax rate of 10%. BOV requires a positive return on equity (ROE) with a probability of
　　at least 95%.
　　Montague is considering restructuring its capital by increasing the debt financing from
　　BOV. R & J Capital, a regional investment bank, recently suggested to Montague’s
　　senior management that preferred stock or public debt issuance may be more attractive
　　options than additional bank debt.
　　You are given the following statistics with respect to the Standard Normal Distribution:
　　( Pr X ≤ z) z
　　0.50 0.000
　　0.67 0.431
　　0.75 0.674
　　0.80 0.842
　　0.90 1.282
　　0.95 1.645
　　0.99 2.326
　　(a) (3 points) Determine the maximum leverage for Montague that satisfies BOV’s
　　constraints. Show all work.
　　(b) (1 point) Identify the factors that impact the debt capacity decision for Montague
　　and for BOV as they contemplate the debt financing decision.
　　(c) (2 points) Montague’s Board has asked you to differentiate public debt and
　　preferred stock in relation to the following points:
　　? Priority of claim
　　? Control rights
　　? Corporate tax shields
　　? Tax liability for individual and corporate claim holders
　　Outline your reply.
　　COURSE 8: Fall 2004 - 15 - STOP
　　Finance Segment
　　Afternoon Session
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　　(d) (3 points) Assume Montague has decided not to raise additional debt at this time.
　　R & J Capital has performed an analysis of Montague’s equity using the Equity
　　Cashflow Valuation method and has determined that Montague’s equity is
　　currently overvalued. As a result, R & J Capital has recommended a public equity
　　offering.
　　Identify how R & J Capital’s chosen valuation method may bias their conclusion.
　　(e) (2 points) Assume the risk-free rate is 4% at all maturities and the current market
　　price of the debt is 90%. Calculate the amount by which R & J Capital has
　　misestimated the value of Montague’s equity.
　　14. (4 points) You are the CFO for the small life insurance subsidiary of a large, publiclytraded
　　diversified financial services organization. The subsidiary is fairly new and is
　　growing rapidly by expanding into newer products and markets. The CEO of the life
　　subsidiary has just told you the parent company has been acquired by a competitor.
　　While the acquisition was friendly, the acquirer does not intend to continue operating the
　　life subsidiary.
　　(a) Assume that the life subsidiary becomes a stand-alone organization. Recommend
　　an appropriate capital structure for the life subsidiary. Support your answer.
　　(b) The CEO invites you to join a partnership of senior executives considering a
　　leveraged buyout (LBO) of the life subsidiary. State the ways in which an LBO
　　structure might improve the way the life subsidiary is run.
　　(c) Indicate whether an LBO is appropriate for this situation. Support your answer.
　　**END OF EXAMINATION**
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