1.Big Blue Banana (BBB) is a clothing retailer with a current share price of $10.00 and with 25 million shares outstanding. Suppose that Big Blue Banana announces plans to lower its corporate taxes by borrowing $100 million and using the proceeds to repurchase shares.Suppose that BBB pays corporate taxes of 21% and that shareholders expect the change in debt to be permanent. Assume that capital markets are perfect except for the existence of corporate taxes and financial distress costs. If the price of BBB's stock rises to $10.04 per share following the announcement, then the present value of BBB's financial distress costs is closest to:

2. If managed effectively, Rearden Metal will have assets with a market value of $200 million, $300 million, or $400 million next year, with each outcome being equally likely. Managers, however, may decide to engage in wasteful empire building, which will reduce Rearden's market value by $20 million in all cases. Managers may also increase the risk of the firm, changing the probability of each outcome to 50%, 5%, and 45% respectively.Suppose that the managers at Rearden Metal will increase risk to maximize the expected payoff to equity holders. If Rearden has $230 million in debt due in one year, then the expected value of Rearden's assets is closest to:

Select one:

A.

$300 million.

B.

$295 million.

C.

$900 million.

D.

$280 million.