In one year: Firm XYZ will earn $100 if its businesses perform well. The Firm owes...

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In one year: Firm XYZ will earn $100 if its businesses perform well. The Firm owes a $55 payment to its creditors in one year. If the Firm's businesses perform poorly next year, then its earnings will only be $70. In this case, its payment to the creditors will be $40 because of the direct costs of bankruptcy. The chance that the Firm's businesses will perform well or poorly in one year equals 50%. The interest rate on the Firm's debt is 11%. The creditors are fully aware of these possible future outcomes. How should they evaluate this debt? To answer this question, first, the math shows that the creditors expect to receive [Select] can calculate that the current value of debt equals [Select] . HINT: You won't need to use all the numbers that are given in this problem! DEBT from the Firm next year. Then, one In one year: Firm XYZ will earn $100 if its businesses perform well. The Firm owes a $55 payment to its creditors in one year. If the Firm's businesses perform poorly next year, then its earnings will only be $70. In this case, its payment to the creditors will be $40 because of the direct costs of bankruptcy. The chance that the Firm's businesses will perform well or poorly in one year equals 50%. The interest rate on the Firm's debt is 11%. The creditors are fully aware of these possible future outcomes. How should they evaluate this debt? To answer this question, first, the math shows that the creditors expect to receive [Select] can calculate that the current value of debt equals [Select] . HINT: You won't need to use all the numbers that are given in this problem! DEBT from the Firm next year. Then, one