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question 96

Multiple Choice

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Consider a project with free cash flows in one year of $90,000 in a weak economy or $117,000 in a strong economy,with each outcome being equally likely.The initial investment required for the project is $80,000,and the project's cost of capital is 15%.The risk-free interest rate is 5%.
-Suppose that to raise the funds for the initial investment the firm borrows $80,000 at the risk-free rate,then the cost of capital for the firm's levered equity is closest to:

• A)45%.
• B)25%.
• C)15%.
• D)95%.

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