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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 you borrow $30,000 in financing the project.According to MM proposition II,the firm's equity cost of capital will be closest to:

• A)21%.
• B)15%.
• C)20%.
• D)25%.

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Definitions:

Least-Squares Regression

A statistical technique used to find the line of best fit for a set of data, minimizing the sum of the squares of the differences between the observed and predicted values.

Variable Cost

Costs that vary directly with the level of production output or activity, such as materials and labor directly involved in manufacturing.

Fixed Cost

Expenses that do not change with the level of production or sales, such as rent, salaries, and insurance, over a specified period.

High-Low Method

A technique in managerial accounting used to estimate fixed and variable costs by analyzing the highest and lowest levels of activity and the associated costs.