Beranek corp has $695,000 of assets (which equal total invested capital), and it uses no debt - it is financed only with common equity. the new cfo wants to employ enough debt to raise the total debt to total capital ratio to 40%, using the proceeds from borrowing to buy back common stock at its book value. how much must the firm borrow to achieve the target debt ratio?

$278,000

Explanation:

Data provided:

Total invested capital or assets = $695,000

Total debt to total capital ratio = 40%

now,

=

or

Total debt = 0.4 × Total capital

or

Total debt = 0.4 × $695,000

or

Total debt = $278,000

Hence,

The firm must borrow $278,000 to achieve the desired ratio

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