You are the manager of a financially distressed corporation with $10 million in debt outstanding that will mature in one month. Your firm currently has $7 million cash on hand. Assume that you are offered the opportunity to invest in either of the following two projects. Project 1: The opportunity to invest $7 million in risk-free Treasury bills with a 4% annual interest rate (or a 0.333% monthly interest rate). Project 2: A high-risk gamble that will pay $12 million in one month if it is successful (probability 5 0.25) but will pay only $4,000,000 if it is unsuccessful (probability 5 0.75). Compute the expected payoff for each project. Which one you would adopt if you were operating the firm in the shareholders' best interests? Why?
You are the manager of a financially distressed corporation with $10 million in debt outstanding that will mature in one month. Your firm currently has $7 million cash on hand. Assume that you are offered the opportunity to invest in either of the following two projects. Project 1: The opportunity to invest $7 million in risk-free Treasury bills with a 4% annual interest rate (or a 0.333% monthly interest rate). Project 2: A high-risk gamble that will pay $12 million in one month if it is successful (probability 5 0.25) but will pay only $4,000,000 if it is unsuccessful (probability 5 0.75). Compute the expected payoff for each project. Which one you would adopt if you were operating the firm in the shareholders' best interests? Why?
Chapter11: Capital Budgeting And Risk
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