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JR Industries has a $20 million loan due at the end of the year and under its current business strategy its assets will have a market value of only $15 million when the loan comes due.JR is considering a new much riskier business strategy.While this new riskier strategy can be implemented using JR's existing assets without any additional investment,the new strategy has only a 40% probability of succeeding.If the new strategy is a success,the market value of JR's assets will be $30 million,but if the strategy fails the assets will be worth only $5 million.
-What is the expected payoff to debt holders under JR's new riskier business strategy?

• A)$20 million
• B)$4 million
• C)$15 million
• D)$11 million

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