Question

Uptown Interior Designs is an all equity firm that has 40,000 shares of stock outstanding. The company has decided to borrow $1 million to buy out the shares of a deceased stockholder who holds 2,500 shares. What is the total value of this firm if you ignore taxes?

Answer 1

The answer is $16 million

Step-by-step explanation:

Outstanding shares = 40,000

Shares of deceased shareholder = 2,500

Amount borrowed = $1m

We calculate price per share:

This is,

1,000,000 ÷ 2,500

= $400

To get the total value of the firm:

[(40,000 - 2,500) × 400] + 1m

=(37,500 × 400) + 1m

= 15,000,000 + 1,000,000

= $16,000,000

The total value of the firm without taxes is $16 million.