Use the following information to value a firms assets.

Assume the following:

• the market value of the firm's assets is expected to remain constant over time so the firm doesn't grow and can be valued as a level perpetuity,
• the firm has a constant debt-to-assets ratio,
• the bonds are priced at par, and
• the stock's expected capital returns are zero.

Relevant data:

• The number of shares on issue is 1 million and the number of bonds is 800,000
• The constant annual dividend per share is $3
• The bonds have an annual fixed coupon payment of $2.50
• 10-year government bonds have a yield of 2% and the market risk premium is 5%
• The beta of levered equity is 1.2
• The beta of the bonds is 0.9

Which of the following is the market value of the levered firms assets?

a.

$68.3 million

b.

$54.7 million

c.

$42.9 million

d.

$70.1 million

e.

$21.2 million