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Suppose That UBM Corp

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Suppose that UBM Corp. has invested $100 million in 8% risk-free bonds that mature in one-year. The firm also has $80 million in debt outstanding that will also mature in a year. UBM stockholders are considering selling the $100 million in debt and investing in a project that has a 60% chance of returning $200 million and a 40% chance of returning $2 million. Given the payoffs of the project, what does the percent chance of success need to be in order for the expected value of equity with the project to be equal to the expected value of equity without the project?

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