Eccles Inc., a zero growth firm, has an expected EBIT
Exhibit 17.1Eccles Inc., a zero growth firm, has an expected EBIT of $100,000 and a corporate tax rate of 30%. Eccles uses $500,000 of 12.0% debt, and the cost of equity to an unlevered firm in the same risk class is 16.0%.Refer to Exhibit 17.1. Assume that the firm’s gain from leverage according to the Miller model is $126,667. If the effective personal tax rate on stock income is TS =20%, what is the implied personal tax rate on debt income?A. 18.2%B. 16.4%C. 20.2%D. 22.5%E. 25.0%
