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.Construct a table detailing the percentage returns to the equity holders of both the levered and unlevered firms for both the weak and strong economy.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistical measurement that reflects the amount of variance or dispersion of a set of values. A low standard deviation means that the values tend to be close to the mean, while a high standard deviation means that the values are spread out over a wider range.

Defined Contribution Plan

A retirement savings plan where an employer or employee contributes a fixed amount or percentage of the employee's salary into their account, and the retirement benefit depends on the account's investment performance.

Risk-free Return

The theoretical return on an investment with no risk of financial loss, typically represented by the return on government securities.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variability or dispersion around an average.