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question 4

Multiple Choice

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Consider two firms, With and Without, that have identical assets that generate identical cash flows. Without is an all-equity firm, with 1 million shares outstanding that trade for a price of $24 per share. With has 2 million shares outstanding and $12 million dollars in debt at an interest rate of 5%.
-Assume that MM's perfect capital markets conditions are met and that you can borrow and lend at the same 5% rate as With.You have $5,000 of your own money to invest and you plan on buying With stock.Using homemade (un) leverage,how much do you need to invest at the risk-free rate so that the payoff of your account will be the same as a $5,000 investment in Without stock?

• A) $2,500
• B) $0
• C) $5,000
• D) $4,000

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Definitions:

Inventory Turnover

A ratio showing how many times a company's inventory is sold and replaced over a certain period of time, indicating the efficiency of inventory management.

Holding Cost Rate

The expense incurred for storing unsold goods, including warehousing, insurance, and spoilage costs.

Economical

Characterized by efficiency and avoidance of waste; making prudent use of resources.

Holding Cost Rate

The cost associated with keeping inventory in storage, including warehousing, insurance, depreciation, and opportunity costs, usually expressed as a percentage of inventory value per unit of time.