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question 68

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Monsters Incorporated (MI) is ready to launch a new product.Depending upon the success of this product,MI will have a value of either $100 million,$150 million,or $191 million,with each outcome being equally likely.The cash flows are unrelated to the state of the economy (i.e.risk from the project is diversifiable) so that the project has a beta of 0 and a cost of capital equal to the risk-free rate,which is currently 5%.Assume that the capital markets are perfect.
-Suppose that MI has zero-coupon debt with a $125 million face value due next year.The initial value of MI's equity is closest to:

• A)$30 million.
• B)$15 million.
• C)$29 million.
• D)$24 million.

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Definitions:

Reject Null Hypothesis

To conclude, based on statistical analysis, that there is enough evidence to support the alternative hypothesis over the null hypothesis in a study.

Covariance

A measure indicating the extent to which two variables change in tandem. It shows whether increases in one variable correspond with increases (positive covariance) or decreases (negative covariance) in the other one.

Pearson Correlation

A measure of the linear correlation between two variables, represented by a value between -1 and 1.

Null Hypothesis

Re-stated: The hypothesis that assumes no real effect, variance, or difference within the scope of the experimental and observational study parameters.