Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s)below

question 7

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
d'Anconia Copper is considering issuing one-year debt,and has come up with the following estimates of the value of the interest tax shield and the probability of distress for different levels of debt:
-If in the event of distress,the present value of distress costs is equal to $10 million,then the optimal level of debt for d'Anconia Copper is:

• A)$25 million.
• B)$50 million.
• C)$60 million.
• D)$70 million.

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Definitions:

Refundable Deposit

An amount of money given as security for an item that is intended to be returned, with the promise of repayment.

Marginal Private Cost

The change in a firm's total costs that comes from making one additional unit, considering only private costs without externalities.

Abatement Cost

The cost associated with reducing or eliminating negative environmental impacts, such as pollution.

Transferable Permits

Transferable permits are regulatory instruments that allow the holder to emit a certain amount of pollution or use a certain amount of a resource; they can be bought and sold, creating a market for these permits.