Sunburn Sunscreen has a zero coupon bond issue outstanding with a $26,000 face value that matures in one year. The current market value of the firm’s assets is $27,600. The standard deviation of the return on the firm’s assets is 34 percent per year, and the annual risk-free rate is 6 percent per year, compounded continuously. The firm is considering two mutually exclusive investments. Project A has an NPV of $2,500, and Project B has an NPV of $3,400. As the result of taking Project A, the standard deviation of the return on the firm’s assets will increase to 53 percent per year. If Project B is taken, the standard deviation will fall to 34 percent per year.
a-1. What is the value of the firm’s equity and debt if Project A is undertaken? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
a-2. What is the value of the firm’s equity and debt if Project B is undertaken?