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question 69

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 $5000 of your own money to invest and you plan on buying Firm Y stock. Using homemade leverage, how much do you need to borrow in your margin account so that the payoff of your margined purchase of Firm Y stock will be the same as a $5,000 investment in Firm X stock?

• A) $10,000
• B) $5,000
• C) $2,500
• D) $0

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Definitions:

Contribution Margin

Contribution margin represents the amount by which sales revenue exceeds variable costs, indicating how much revenue is contributing to covering fixed costs and generating profit.

Net Income

The net income of a business following the deduction of all taxes and expenses from its overall revenue.

Degree of Operating Leverage

A financial ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company's operating income to its sales volume, indicating how a change in sales will affect profits.

Net Income

The total profit of a company after all expenses, including taxes and operating costs, have been subtracted from total revenue.