The Veblen Company and the Knight Company are identical in every respect except that Veblen is not levered. The Knight Company's 4 percent bonds sell at par value. Financial information for the two firms appears below. All earnings streams are perpetuities. Neither firm pays taxes. Both firms distribute all earnings available to common stockholders immediately.

Veblen Knight

Projected operating income $ 700,000 $ 700,000

Year-end interest on debt - 60,000

Market value of stock $3,500,000 2,250,000

Market value of debt -1,500,000

a-1. What will the annual cash flow be to an investor who purchases 5 percent of Knight's equity? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars.)

Cash flow$ _______

a-2. What is the annual net cash flow to the investor if 5 percent of Veblen's equity is purchased instead? Assume that borrowing occurs so that the net initial investment in each company is equal. The interest rate on debt is 4 percent per year. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, e.g., 1,234,567.)

Net cash flow$ _______

b. Given the two investment strategies in (a), which will investors choose?