Question: John is thinking to open a restaurant. He will run it only 1 year. Initial cost for opening a restaurant is 100k. Restaurant will generate
John is thinking to open a restaurant. He will run it only 1 year. Initial cost for opening a restaurant is 100k. Restaurant will generate EBIT of 200k at the end of year for sure. Risk-free rate is 5%. Tax rate is 35%.
(a)Suppose John's current wealth is20k. He can borrow money from a bank. Bank knows that his restaurant will generate EBIT of 200k at the end of year for sure.
- In this situation, would he want to open the restaurant? What is the value of his equity of the restaurant (at t=0) if he opens it? (0.8pt)
- If he opens the restaurant at t=0 and sell entire ownership of the restaurant to Peter at t=0, with what price can John sell the ownership? How much return did John make relative to his investment at t=0? (0.8pt)
(b)Suppose John has enough wealth to cover the initial cost of 100k. Assume that he can't borrowmoney.
- In this situation, would he want to open the restaurant? What is the value of his equity of the restaurant (at t=0) if he opens it? (0.8pt)
- If he opens the restaurant at t=0 and sell entire ownership of the restaurant to Peter at t=0, with what price can John sell the ownership? How much return did John make relative to his initial investment at t=0? (0.8pt)
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