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question 23

Multiple Choice

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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:

Strike Price

In options trading, the predetermined price at which the holder of the option can buy (in the case of a call option) or sell (in the case of a put option) the underlying asset.

Put Option

This is a financial deal which provides the participant the freedom, but not the compulsion, to part with a given amount of a principal asset at an established cost during a set span.

Market Price

The existing rate at which a service or asset is available for buying or selling in a market environment.

Put Option

A contractual financial arrangement allowing the option holder to sell a designated quantity of an underlying asset at a fixed price before a certain deadline, without any compulsory action.