The Current Market Value of the Assets of Bigelow,Inc

question 38

Multiple Choice

The current market value of the assets of Bigelow,Inc.is $86 million,with a standard deviation of 15 percent per year.The firm has zero-coupon bonds outstanding with a total face value of $45 million.These bonds mature in 2 years.The risk-free rate is 4 percent per year compounded continuously.What is the value of d₁?

• A)3.54
• B)3.62
• C)3.68
• D)3.71
• E)3.75

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