Beltran Corporation uses all-equity financing and that Beltrans market value in one years time will be either $100 million or $50 million depending on the success of new product innovations. Currently, investors view the outcomes equally likely, but Beltrans CEO Kim Smith has information that success is virtually certain. Will leverage of $25 million make Smiths claims credible? How about leverage of $55 million?

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