KK Ltd. and KT Ltd. are two companies in the printing industry. The companies have the same business risk and are almost identical in all respects...

KK Ltd. and KT Ltd. are two companies in the printing industry. The companies have the same business
risk and are almost identical in all respects for their capital structures and total market values. The companies
capital structures are summarized below:

KT‟s ordinary shares are trading at Sh.170 and debentures at Sh.100. Annual earnings
before interest and tax for each company is Sh.50 million.
Corporate tax is at the rate of 30%.
Required:
a) If you owned 4% of the ordinary shares of KT Ltd. and you agreed with the arguments of
Modigliani and Miller, explain what action you would take to improve your financial position.
b) Estimate by how much your financial position is expected to improve. Personal taxes may be
ignored and assumptions made by Modigliani and Miller may be used.
c) If KK Ltd. was to borrow Sh.40 million, compute and explain the effect this would have on the
company‟s cost of capital according to Modigliani and Miller. What implications would this suggest
for the company‟s choice of capital structure?

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Kavungya answered the question on April 16, 2021 at 14:26

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