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.Calculate the expected returns for both the levered and unlevered firm.

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Definitions:

Expected Income

Expected income is the income a person or entity anticipates receiving over a certain period, based on current or future economic factors.

Utility Maximizer

An economic actor who seeks to get the maximum satisfaction or utility from resources available, under the constraints faced.

Probability

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, often expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 1 indicates certainty.

Premium

A premium refers to the additional amount paid for a product, service, or insurance policy over and above its basic cost.