Question

Higgs Bassoon Corporation is a custom manufacturer of bassoons and other wind instruments. Its current value of operations, which is also its value of debt plus equity, is estimated to be $200 million. Higgs has $110 million face value, zero coupon debt that is due in 3 years. The risk-free rate is 5%, and the standard deviation of returns for similar companies is 60%. The owners of Higgs Bassoon view their equity investment as an option and would like to know the value of their investment.

Required:
Using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, how much is the equity worth?

Answer 1

123.63 million

Step-by-step explanation:

From the given information:

The total value for the firm is $200 million

The face value of debt is $110 million

Maturity of debt = 3 years

Risk free rate = 5 %

Standard deviation of return = 60%

Using Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, the equity worth is computed in an Excel file and the screenshot is show in the image attached below.