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Consider two firms: firm Without has no debt, and firm With has debt of $10,000 on which it pays interest of 5% per year. Both companies have identical projects that generate free cash flows of $1000 or $2000 each year. Suppose that there are no taxes, and after paying any interest on debt, both companies use all remaining cash free cash flows to pay dividends each year.
-Fill in the table below showing the payments debt and equity holders of each firm will receive given each of the two possible levels of free cash flows:

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Definitions:

Debt Instrument

A paper or electronic obligation that enables the issuing party to raise funds by promising to repay a lender in accordance with terms of a contract.

Bond

A fixed income investment in which an investor loans money to an entity (corporate or governmental) which borrows the funds for a defined period at a variable or fixed interest rate.

Financial Asset

An intangible asset that derives value from a contractual right or ownership claim, such as stocks, bonds, or bank deposits.

Company's Profits

The financial gain realized when the revenues generated from business activities exceed the expenses, costs, and taxes needed to sustain the activities.