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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:

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment or model that are manipulated or categorized to observe their impact on dependent variables.

Observations

Data points or recorded measures of variables obtained during an experiment or survey.

SSE

The sum of squares due to error, a measure of the discrepancy between the data and an estimation model.

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistical measure, often denoted as R², indicating the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s).