9.permanently increases its level of debt to $40 million, the risk of financial distress may cause it to lose some customers and

9.permanently increases its level of debt to $40 million, the risk of financial distress may cause it to lose some customers and receive less favorable terms from its suppliers. As a result, Marpor’s expected free cash flows with debt will be only $15 million per year. Suppose Marpor’s tax rate is 35%, the risk-free rate is 5%, the expected return of the market is 15%, and the beta of marpor’s free cash flows is 1.10 (which or without leverage).
a. Estimate Marpor’s value without leverage.
b. Estimate Marpor’s value with the new leverage.