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question 79

Multiple Choice

Use the information for the question(s) below.
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 you invest enough 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. The number of shares of Firm X stock you purchased is closest to ________.

• A) 100
• B) 417
• C) 1,650
• D) 825

Understand the concept and strategic goals of labor-management cooperation programs.

Grasp the role of worker training programs and investment strategies in advancing labor union objectives.

Recognize the significance of grassroots mobilization and alternative labor movements (alt-labor) in modern union strategies.

Appreciate the importance of unions in shaping workers’ interests and aspirations.

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Definitions:

Operating Activities

Activities related to the primary revenue-generating operations of a company, often involving the production and delivery of goods and services.

Net Income

The total earnings of a company after all expenses and taxes have been deducted from gross sales.

Accounts Receivable

Receivables from customers to a business for commodities or services rendered but payment has not been made yet.

Financing Activities

Actions that involve the inflow or outflow of money to fund a company's operations, expansion, or to settle its obligations.