Question: Sunburn Sunscreen has a zero coupon bond issue outstanding with a $27,000 face value that matures in one year. The current market value of the

Sunburn Sunscreen has a zero coupon bond issue outstanding with a $27,000 face value that matures in one year. The current market value of the firms assets is $28,500. The standard deviation of the return on the firms assets is 34 percent per year, and the annual risk-free rate is 4 percent per year, compounded continuously. The firm is considering two mutually exclusive investments. Project A has an NPV of $2,400, and Project B has an NPV of $3,300. As the result of taking Project A, the standard deviation of the return on the firms assets will increase to 52 percent per year. If Project B is taken, the standard deviation will fall to 32 percent per year.

a-1

What is the value of the firms equity and debt if Project A is undertaken?(Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Market value
Equity $
Debt $
a-2

What is the value of the firms equity and debt if Project B is undertaken?(Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Market value
Equity $
Debt $
b. Which project would the stockholders prefer?
Project A
Project B
c.

Suppose the stockholders and bondholders are in fact the same group of investors. Would this affect your answer to (b)?

Yes

No

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