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(1 mark) According to Robert Merton, what would be the value today to the nearest dollar...

  1. (1 mark) According to Robert Merton, what would be the value today to the nearest dollar of the implicit put option that shareholders have if the volatility of the assets of the firm is 40%, the only debt of the firm is a zero-coupon issue that matures in 9 years with a maturity value of $100 million, the nominal annual riskless interest rate with continuous compounding for the next 9 years is 6%, and the current total market value of the firm is $200 million.
  1. $150,855,452.
  2. $9,139,277.
  3. $58,274,825.
  4. $49,144,548.
  5. None of the above.

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