PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Chapter 17, Problem 2PS
Homemade leverage Companies A and B differ only in their capital structure. A is financed 30% debt and 70% equity; B is financed 10% debt and 90% equity. The debt of both companies is risk-free.
- a. Rosencrantz owns 1% of the common stock of A. What other investment package would produce identical cash flows for Rosencrantz?
- b. Guildenstern owns 2% of the common stock of B. What other investment package would produce identical cash flows for Guildenstern?
- c. Show that neither Rosencrantz nor Guildenstern would invest in the common stock of B if the total value of company A were less than that of B.
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