a. Why do we say that the equity in a leveraged firm is effectively a call option

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a. Why do we say that the equity in a leveraged firm is effectively a call option on the firm’s assets?

b. All other things being the same, would the stockholders of a firm prefer to increase or decrease the volatility of the firm’s return on assets? Why? What about the bondholders? Give an intuitive explanation.

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Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 9780072553079

6th Edition

Authors: Stephen A. Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Bradford D. Jordan

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