Question: Assuming that the firm operates purely in the interests of equityholders, determine whether it should proceed $***$ with the project. In order to make your decision, assess the returns that equityholders will generate in each of the three scenarios above and weight the outcomes.

Butterfly plc is financed by a$***$ combination of debt and equity. The company

has $110m$ of debt at present; this is maturing at the end of the financial year. The

company has an opportunity to invest in a risk free investment opportunity with

a cash outlay of $10$ million for a certain cash flow of $20$ million at the end of

the financial year. $***$ The capital for this investment will come from the

company's equityholders. The firm also has in place other assets that generate

some cash flows. The level of these latter cash flows is dependent upon the state

of the economy, of which three possible states: S$1,$ S$2$ and S$3.$

The table below details the cash flow positions of the company associated with

the three possible economic ${?}^{******}$ states together with their respective

probabilities of occurrence.