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You own a portfolio that consists of $8,000 in stock A, $4,600 in stock B, $13,000 in stock C, and $5,500 in stock D. What is the portfolio weight of stock D?
Explain when and if you should get the following types of insurance:
The publishing company expects the sales to grow at a rate of 18.0 percent for the next three years, and by 8.0 percent in the fourth year. Calculate the total number of copies that the publisher
Go to www.valueline.com and look under the Dow complimentary tab on the left. Choose a stock and tell me whether you would buy this stock or not. (There are 30 to choose from.) What things did yo
Suppose you have $10,000 in funds that you wish to invest in the stock market. What type(blue chip, etc) of stocks would you purchase(percentage wise 10%, etc) in order to create a diverse portf
You are going out to celebrate your upcoming graduation and want to make sure that you don't spend too much money. Another friend tells you that he keeps his spending in check by taking out money a
Determine two goals (one short term and one long term) that you wish to achieve(you can make up fictional ones if you have privacy concerns). Explain how you will achieve them and what length of t
Assume that the tax on dividends and the tax on capital gains is the same. All else equal, what would a prudent investor prefer?
Company X is considering changing its capital structure in light of the tough business environment. Currently, Company X's total capital consists of:
Using the information in the table below, calculate the amount of the favorable price variance.
Compute the market value of the bonds. What will the net price be if flotation costs are 10.5 percent of the market price?
The current price is $48 per share, and there are four million shares outstanding. The rights offer would raise a total of $60 million. What is the subscription price?
The company is seeking $13.5 million in additional funds with a per-share subscription price equal to $45. How many shares are there currently, before the offering?
Earnings are expected to continue to grow at the same annual rate in the future as during the past 5 years. The firm's marginal tax rate is 34 percent. Calculate the cost of (a) internal common equi
Stockholders will be allowed to buy one new share for every five that they own at a price of $25 per share. What is the value of a right? What is the ex-rights price?
Pathos Co.'s common stock is currently selling for S23.80. Dividends paid last year were $0.70. Flotation costs on issuing stock will be 10 percent of market price. The dividends and earnings per s
(Cost of preferred stork) Your firm is planning to issue preferred stock. The stock sells for $115; however, if new stock is issued, the company would receive only S98. The par value of the stock is
(Cost of debt) The Zephyr Corporation is contemplating a new investment to be financed 33 percent from debt. The firm could sell new S1,000 par value bonds at a net price of $945.
The dividend is expected to grow at 8 percent indefinitely. The stock currently sells for $45 per share. What is Watta's cost of equity capital?
(Cost of preferred stock) The preferred stock of Julian Industries sells for S36 and pays $3.00 in dividends. The net price of the security after issuance costs is S32.50. What is the cost of capita
Belton is issuing a S1,000 par value bond that pays 7 percent annual interest and matures in 15 years. Investors are willing to pay $958 for the bond. Flotation costs will be 11 percent of market va
(Cost of debt) Belton is issuing a S1,000 par value bond that pays 7 percent annual interest and matures in 15 years. Investors are willing to pay $958 for the bond. Flotation costs will be 11 perc
How can the cost of preferred stock be calculated? Why is the coupon rate a bad estimate of a firm's cost of debt?
Suppose the General Tool Company issued a 30-year, 7 percent bond 8 years ago. The bond is currently selling for 96 percent of its face value, or $960. What is General Tool's cost of debt?