1. Explain the rationale behind the statement that equity is a call option on the firm’s assets. When would a shareholder allow the call to expire?
2. You buy a machine worth $200,000 and finance it with a debt/equity ratio of 3. The debt is in the form of a term loan. You need to make equal annual payments of $30,080 for the next 8 years in order to fully repay the term loan. What is the interest rate on the loan?