Question

You are deciding whether to buy a stock in Company X or Company Y. Both companies need $1,000 capital investment and will earn $200 in good years( with probability of 0.5) and $60 in bad years. The only difference between the companies is that Company X is planning to raise all of the $1000 needed by issuing equity, while Company Y plans to finance $500 through equity and $500 through bonds on which 10 percent interest must be paid. construct a table showing the expected value and standard deviation of the equity return for each of the companies. Based on this table, which company would you buy stock? Explain your choice

Answer 1

You would buy stock from company y