Big Cure and Little Cure Are Both Pharmaceutical Companies

question 67

Multiple Choice

Big Cure and Little Cure are both pharmaceutical companies. Big Cure presently has a potential "blockbuster" drug before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) waiting for approval. If approved, Big Cure's blockbuster drug will produce $1 billion in net income for Big Cure. Little Cure has ten separate, less important drugs before the FDA waiting for approval. If approved, each of Little Cure's drugs would produce $50 million in net income. The probability of the FDA approving a drug is 50%. What is the expected payoff for Little Cure's ten drugs?

• A) $250 million
• B) $50 million
• C) $1 billion
• D) $0

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Definitions:

Repurchase

The action of a company buying back its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the amount of outstanding stock.

Initial Investment

The original sum of money or capital used to purchase assets or start an investment portfolio at the outset.

Short 150 Shares

The action of borrowing 150 shares of a stock with the aim of selling them in the hope that the stock price will decline, allowing for profit upon repurchasing the shares at a lower price.

Initial Margin

The portion of the purchase price that an investor must deposit when buying securities on margin, serving as a form of collateral.