XYZ Corporation is the borrower and has total assets worth $89MM today. Research has shown that the standard deviation of the rate of return on these assets is 50% (0.5) per year. XYZ issued a series of one and a half year zero-coupon bonds with total face value of $90MM. Of the total bond issue, senior debt accounted for $40MM in face value while $50MM in face value of the bonds are junior debt. The firm has 100,000 shares of stock outstanding. In one year, XYZ is expected to issue a riskless dividend of $50 per share to its equity holders. The risk-free interest rate is currently 9% per year.

What is the value of the jr. debt of the firm?

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Answer Equity 64475000 Senior debt 10900000 Junior debt 13625000 1 They should approve the first opt... View the full answer