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question 14

Multiple Choice

Use the information for the question(s) below.
Consider two firms, Firm X and Firm Y, that have identical assets that generate identical cash flows. Firm Y is an all-equity firm, with 1 million shares outstanding that trade for a price of $24 per share. Firm X has 2 million shares outstanding and $12 million 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 Firm X. You have $5,000 of your own money to invest and you plan on buying Firm Y stock. Using homemade leverage you borrow enough in your margin account so that the payoff of your margined purchase of Firm Y stock will be the same as a $5,000 investment in Firm X stock. The number of shares of Firm Y stock you purchased is closest to ________.

• A) 425
• B) 1,650
• C) 2,000
• D) 825

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Definitions:

ATC

Average Total Cost, which is the total cost per unit of output produced, calculated by dividing the total cost by the quantity of output.

Marginal Cost

Marginal cost refers to the additional total cost incurred from the production of an extra unit of a good or service.

Average Cost

The total cost divided by the quantity produced, reflecting the per-unit cost of production.

Competitive Firm

A company that operates in a market where it has to price its goods or services according to market conditions due to the presence of many competitors.