Problem 1There are two firms, A and B. Each firm needs $200 to finance a project. Firm A's projectproduces $250 with probability 0.9 and nothing with probability 0.1. Firm B's projectproduces $510 with probability 0.4 and nothing with probability 0.6. Neither firm has anyfunding. Each firm has to sell a bond for $200 to finance its project. The bond promisesa payment in a year, when the project is complete. If the project produces nothing, thefirm defaults. The savers have access to risk-free bond with the yield of 5%. The saversare risk neutral.a. Consider the symmetric information case. Will the bond be issued?b. Consider the asymmetric information case. The savers do not know which firm theyare dealing with, A or B. They know that it is A with probability 0.6 and B withprobability 0.4. Will the bond be issued?

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a. Consider the symmetric information case. Will the bond be issued? b. Consider the asymmetric information case. The savers do not know which firm they are dealing with, A or B. They know that it is A with probability 0.6 and B with probability 0.4. Will the bond be issued?

a. Consider the symmetric information case. Will the bond be issued? b. Consider the asymmetric information case. The savers do not know which firm they are dealing with, A or B. They know that it is A with probability 0.6 and B with probability 0.4. Will the bond be issued?

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