Use Next Year's Cash Flow Forecast for Blank Company to Answer

question 6

Multiple Choice

Use next year's Cash Flow Forecast for Blank Company to answer the following questions:
$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Demand } & \text { Cash Flow } \\\hline \text { Weak } & \$ 25,000 \\\hline \text { Expected } & \$ 35,000 \\\hline \text { Strong } & \$ 45,000 \\\hline\end{array}$
-Suppose Blank Company has only one project, as forecast above, and an unlevered cost of equity of 8%. If the company borrows $10,000 at 5% to make the investment, what is the return to equity holders if demand is weak?

• A) -58.6%
• B) -37.5%
• C) -35.3%
• D) 8.0%

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