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question 23

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Monsters Incorporated (MI) is ready to launch a new product.Depending upon the success of this product,MI will have a value of either $100 million,$150 million,or $191 million,with each outcome being equally likely.The cash flows are unrelated to the state of the economy (i.e.risk from the project is diversifiable) so that the project has a beta of 0 and a cost of capital equal to the risk-free rate,which is currently 5%.Assume that the capital markets are perfect.
-The initial value of MI's equity without leverage is closest to:

• A)$133 million.
• B)$147 million.
• C)$140 million.
• D)$150 million.

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Definitions:

Cash Inflows

All types of cash received by a business, from operations, financing activities, and investments, contributing to its cash pool.

Salvage Value

The calculated leftover value of an asset at the termination of its useful period.

Payback Period

The amount of time it takes for an investment to generate enough cash flow to recover its initial cost.

Internal Rate

Typically refers to the Internal Rate of Return (IRR), a financial metric used to estimate the profitability of potential investments.