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A. Fethe Inc. is a custom manufacturer of guitars, mandolins, and other stringed instruments and is located near Knoxville, Tennessee. Fethe's current value of operations, which is also its value of debt plus equity, is estimated to be $8 million. Fethe has $5 million face value, zero coupon debt that is due in 2 years. The risk-free rate is 5%, and the standard deviation of returns for companies similar to Fethe is 40%. Fethe's owners view their equity investment as an option and would like to know the value of their investment.
The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below.
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What is its yield? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to one decimal place.%
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How would the yield on the debt change if Fethe's managers could use risk management techniques to reduce its volatility to 30%? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to one decimal place.New yield on the debt: %
Answer:
Value of share, St is $8 million (assets)
Value of strike price, K is $5 million (Value of debt)
Risk free rate, r is 5%
Volatility, v is 40%; term
t is 2 years
Using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, calculating Fethe's equity worth
d1 = (log(St/k) + (r+(v^2/2))(t))/(v*t^(1/2)) = 2.1567
; N(d1) = 0.9846
d2 = d1 - v*t^(1/2) = 1.591 ; N(d2) = 0.9441
C = 8millon* 0.9846 - 5millon * e^(-0.5*2year) * 0.9441
= 3.6055millon(value of equity)..........
(a)
value of debt =8 million - 3.6055millon = 4.3945millon......
(b)
Yiled calculation
Value of debt =5millon/1+y^2
y = (5/4.3945millon)^(1/2) - 1 = 6.67%........(b)
(C) if value of volatility is changed to 30%,
d1 = (log(St/k) + (r+(v^2/2))(t))/(v*t^(1/2)) = 2.7106 ; N(d1) = 0.9966
d2 = d1 - v*t^(1/2) = 2.2863 ; N(d2) = 0=9890
C = 8millon* 0.9966 - 5millon * e^(-0.5*2year) * 0.989
= 3.4984millon(value of equity)
value of debt =8 million - 3.4984millon = 4.5016millon
Yiled calculation
Value of debt =5millon/1+y^2
y = (5/4.5016millon)^(1/2) - 1 = 5.39%.
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