Question: An analyst knows with certainty that Skipper Inc. will exist for two years and have the following cash flows per share. Year 1 ($) Year

An analyst knows with certainty that Skipper Inc. will exist for two years and have the following cash flows per share.

Year 1 ($)

Year 2 ($)

Revenue

95

95

Costs

80

80

Net cash flow

15

15

The problem is that Skipper Inc.s costs may not be $80 per share with certainty. Instead, each year there is a 10% chance that a worker will be seriously injured and that Skipper will have to pay the employees medical expenses and lost wages. If an injury does occur, Skippers costs equal $85 per share. If an injury does not occur (that has a probability of 0.9), then Skippers costs equal $79.445 per share.

  1. What is Skippers expected net cash flow each year?
  2. If the opportunity cost of capital is 8%, what is the stock price?
  3. Provide an argument for why the opportunity cost of capital should not change because of the risk of worker injury.

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