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A portfolio manager at a hedge fund is applying the Merton model to estimate the volatility of a non-dividend-paying firm whose equity shares are held in the fund's portfolio. The manager conducts preliminary analysis on the firm and obtains the following results:
Value of equity: USD 45 million
Value of the firm's only debt maturing in 5 years: USD 60 million
d₁: 3.217790
d₂: 3.038905
Assuming a constant volatility of firm value, what is the estimate of that volatility?
A
6%
B
8%
C
16%
D
18%