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Miller Model with Corporate and Personal Taxes An unlevered firm has a value of

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Question

Miller Model with Corporate and Personal Taxes

An unlevered firm has a value of $750 million. An otherwise identical but levered firm has $180 million in debt. Under the Miller model, what is the value of the levered firm if the corporate tax rate is 40%, the personal tax rate on equity is 25%, and the personal tax rate on debt is 30%? Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

$ _______ million

Explanation / Answer

Value of leverage firm = Value of unleverage firm + [1 - {(1-Tc) * (1-Ts) / (1-Tb)} ] * B

Tc = corporate tax

Ts = tax on equity

Tb =tax on bonds

B = value of debt

Vl = 750 + [1-{(1-0.4)*(1-0.25) / (1-0.3) ] *180

=750 + [1-{(0.6)(0.75)/(0.7)}] * 180

=750+[1-0.6429]*180

=750+(0.357)(180)

=750+64.29

=814.29$