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question 62

Multiple Choice

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Consider two firms, With and Without, that have identical assets that generate identical cash flows. Without is an all-equity firm, with one million shares outstanding that trade for a price of $24 per share. With has two 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 With. You have $5 000 of your own money to invest and you plan on buying With shares. Using homemade (un) leverage, how much do you need to invest at the risk-free rate so that the payoff of your account will be the same as a $5 000 investment in Without shares?

• A)$2 500
• B)$0
• C)$5 000
• D)$4 000

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