Charisma, Inc., has debt outstanding with a face value of $5.5 million. The value of the firm if it were entirely financed by equity would be $24.7 million. The company also has 390,000 shares of stock outstanding that sell at a price of $51 per share. The corporate tax rate is 25 percent. What is the decrease in the value of the company due to expected bankruptcy costs

$0.69 million or $690,000

Explanation:

Value of Firm Vₐ = $24.7 million

Debt D = $5.5 million

Shares S = 390,000 * 51 = $19.89 million

Therefore Value Vₓ = 5.5 + 19.89 = $25.39 million

We would expect Vₐ and Vₓ to be the same value. Therefore the decrease in the value of the company due to expected bankruptcy costs is

= $25.39 million - $24.7 million

= $0.69 million

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