Lara's Inc. Is currently an unlevered firm with 450,000 shares of stock outstanding, with a market price of $15 a share. The com
pany has earnings before interest and taxes of $314,000. Lara's met with his bankers, Warne Incorporated and agreed to borrow $825,000, at 5 percent. You are an ardent investor and you currently own 20,000 shares of Lara's stock. If you seek to unlevered your position; how many shares of Lara's stock will you continue to own, if you can loan out funds at 5 percent interest? Ignore taxes in your deliberations. Kindly show all workings.
