IV Imperfect Capital Markets and The Real World 8 A Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 B Bankruptcy Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 C Operating Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17...

We have developed responses to your questions and are submitting them for your review as Enclosure 1. Draft responses were discussed with your staff at a technical exchange on October 5 and 6, 1999, and during a foHow-up teleconference on October 22, 1999. These discussions have helped clarify the information requested in the RAJ and have helped ensure our responses will facilitate the issuance...

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