b. The option would not be exercised above the striking price.
c. If the price of the stock rises above the striking price, the risk is limited to the price of the put option.
P17-23. Ethics problem
LG 6; Challenge
As long as the portfolio manager making investments on behalf of the Harvard University endowment
Case
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Financing L. Rashid Company’s Chemical Waste Disposal System
In this case, the student is asked to evaluate three long-term financing alternatives for the company’s proposed
waste disposal system: straight debt, debt with warrants, or a financial lease. After determining the cost of each
option on a present value basis, the student must choose the best alternative for L. Rashid Company.
a. 1. Straight debt value:
2. Implied price of all warrants $3,000,000 $2,897,437 $102,563
3. Implied price of each warrant
$102,563 $2.05
50, 000
4. Theoretical value of warrant TVW (P0 E) N
b. The price is clearly too high because the lender is effectively paying $2.05 for a warrant that has an estimated
c. Debt with warrants is the best option due to the high implied price, lower payments (10% interest rate, versus
d. Purchase alternative, financed using debt with warrants:
1. Annual interest expense
End of
Year
Loan
Payment
(1)
Beginning
Principal
(2)
Interest Payments
[0.10(2)] (3)
Principal
[(1) (3)] (4)
Ending Principal
[(2) (4)] (5)