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question 22

Multiple Choice

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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 X stock. 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 Firm Y stock?

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

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