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question 45

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JR Industries has a $20 million loan due at the end of the year and under its current business strategy its assets will have a market value of only $15 million when the loan comes due.JR is considering a new much riskier business strategy.While this new riskier strategy can be implemented using JR's existing assets without any additional investment,the new strategy has only a 40% probability of succeeding.If the new strategy is a success,the market value of JR's assets will be $30 million,but if the strategy fails the assets will be worth only $5 million.
-What is the overall expected payoff under JR's new riskier business strategy?

• A)$4 million
• B)$11 million
• C)$20 million
• D)$15 million

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Monetary Neutrality

The concept that changes in the money supply only affect nominal variables in the economy (such as prices, wages, and exchange rates) in the long term, without affecting real variables (like employment and real GDP).

Long Run

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Quantity Theory

An economic theory that suggests the general price level of goods and services is directly proportional to the amount of money in circulation.

Money Supply

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