27. Costs of Financial Distress. The Salad Oil Storage Company (SOS) has financed a large part of...

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27. Costs of Financial Distress. The Salad Oil Storage Company (SOS) has financed a large part of its facilities with long-term debt. There is a significant risk of default, but the company is not on the ropes yet. Explain (LO3)

a. why SOS stockholders could lose by investing in a positive-NPV project financed by an equity issue.

b. why SOS stockholders could gain by investing in a highly risky, negative-NPV project.

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Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 9780073382302

6th Edition

Authors: Richard A Brealey, Stewart C Myers, Alan J Marcus

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