Assume now that if Ajax Manufacturing (see exercise 16.12) uses a more capital-intensive manufacturing process, it can produce a greater number of widgets at a lower variable cost. Given the greater fixed costs, the cash flows are only $5 million in an unfavorable economy with the capital-intensive process but are $170 million in a favorable economy. Hence, equity holders would receive $100 million in the good state of the economy ($170 million  $70 million) and zero in a recession because $5 million is less than the

$70 million debt obligation. Can the firm issue equity to fund the project?

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