The cash flows of a firm next year will be $100, $200 and $300
in (equally probable) bad, normal and good states, respectively.
The firm dissolves at the end of the year and discount rates are
zero. Shareholders decide to issue bonds with face value $100 and
distribute the proceeds as dividends. Shareholders decide to issue
additional debt, according to the existing covenants, with face
value $100 and pocket the proceeds as dividends.
1. What is the change in shareholder...