James Bay Water Park Operates in a World with Zero

question 52

Multiple Choice

James Bay Water Park operates in a world with zero taxes and no financial distress.The firm has a debt/equity ratio of 1.The cost of equity is 15% and the cost of debt is 8%.The only difference between Whispering Pines Resort and James Bay Water Park is that Whispering Pines Resort has a debt/equity ratio of 2.According to M&M, the value of Whispering Pines Resort will be:

• A)greater than James Bay Water Park.
• B)the same as James Bay Water Park.
• C)less than James Bay Water Park.
• D)insufficient information is provided to answer the question.

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Definitions:

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set, indicating the span of data points.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability within a set of numerical data, indicating how spread out the values are from the mean.

Variance

A statistical measure of the dispersion representing how much the data points in a data set diverge from the mean value.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding them all together and dividing by the number of numbers.