The Current Market Value of the Assets of Kleiner, Inc

question 366

Multiple Choice

The current market value of the assets of Kleiner, Inc. is $72 million, with a standard deviation of 20 percent per year. The firm has zero-coupon bonds outstanding with a total face value of $35 million.
These bonds mature in 3 years. The risk-free rate is 5 percent per year compounded continuously.
What is the value of d1?

• A) 2.69
• B) 2.94
• C) 3.13
• D) 3.46
• E) 3.58

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