Two Separate Firms Are Considering Investing in This Project

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Essay

Two separate firms are considering investing in this project.Firm Unlevered plans to fund the entire $80,000 investment using equity,while Firm Levered plans to borrow $45,000 at the risk-free rate and use equity to finance the remainder of the initial investment.Construct a table detailing the percentage returns to the equity holders of both the levered and unlevered firms for both the weak and strong economy.

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