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CJ Computer Disks stocks and sells recordable CDs. The monthly demand for these CDs is closely approximated by a normal distribution with a mean of 20,000 disks and standard deviation of 4,000 disks
The First Bank of Ellicott City has issued perpetual preferred stock with a $100 par value. The bank pays a quarterly dividend of $1.65 on this stock. What is the current price of this preferred st
Trevor Price bought 10-year bonds issued by Harvest Foods five years ago for $952.66. The bonds make semiannual coupon payments at a rate of 8.4 percent.
A highly risk-averse investor is considering adding one additional stock to a 3-stock portfolio, to form a 4-stock portfolio. The three stocks currently held all have b = 1.0 and a perfect positive
List two investment products that a manager following a passive investment strategy could use to make an investment in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Briefly discuss which product is likely t
What are forecasted financial statement and Additional Funds Needed (AFN) equation? What advantages does the forecasted financial statement method of financial planning have over the AFN equation f
Carter Corporation's sales are expected to increase from $5 million in 2008 to $6 million in 2009, or by 20%. Its assets totaled $3 million at the end of 2008.
The current price of a stock is $94, and 3-month Eurpean call options with a strike price of $95 currently sell for $4.70. An investor who feels that the price of the stock will increase is trying t
The price of gold is currently $1,000 per ounce. The forward price for delivery in 1 year is $1,200. An arbitrageur can borrow money at 10% per annum. What should the arbitrageur do?
Handy Man, Inc. has zero coupon bonds outstanding that mature in 8 years. The bonds have a face value of $1,000 and a current market price of $640.
A project has a unit price of $5,000, a variable cost per unit of $4,000, fixed costs of $17,000,000, and depreciation expense of $6,970,000. What is the accounting break-even quantity?
Bruno's Lunch Counter is expanding and expects operating cash flows of $26,000 a year for 4 years as a result. This expansion requires $39,000 in new fixed assets.
Company A finances its assets using 60% debt and 40% equity. Company B finances if assets using 20% debt and 80 % equity. From an investors perspective discuss how these different financing scheme
Jasper Metals is considering installing a new molding machine which is expected to produce operating cash flows of $73,000 a year for 7 years.
Automated Manufacturers uses high-tech equipment to produce specialized aluminum products for its customers. Each one of these machines costs $1,480,000 to purchase plus an additional $49,000 a year
We are evaluating a project that costs $854,000, has a 15-year life, and has no salvage value. Assume that depreciation is straight-line to zero over the life of the project. Sales are projected at
You are working on a bid to build two city parks a year for the next three years. This project requires the purchase of $180,000 of equipment that will be depreciated using straight-line depreciatio
Discuss two (2) conchs of a business applying different capital budgeting techniques when it is faced with making wealth-maximizing decisions around investing corporate funds.
Explain the major economic and/or other salient business environmental factors that are likely to impact the availability of short-term financing for a given business. Provide support for rationale
Determine the single greatest challenge to a small business' working capital. Identify at least tow (2) methods this small business could use to address the identified challenge.
Lithium Inc. is considering two mutually exclusive projects, A and B. Project A costs $95,000 and is expected to generate $65,000in year one and $75,000 in year two.
A 5-year annuity of ten $9,400 semiannual payments will begin 9 years from now, with the first payment coming 9.5 years from now.
You have your choice of two investment accounts. Investment A is a 13-year annuity that features end-of-month $1,400 payments and has an interest rate of 7.3 percent compounded monthly.
QPT paid a $3 per share dividend yesterday (D0=$3). the divident is expected to grow at 7 percent per year for the foreseeable future. QPT has a beta of 1.6, a standard deviation of returns of 28 pe
Lucas will receive $7,100, $8,700, and $12,500 each year starting at the end of year one. What is the future value of these cash flows at the end of year five if the interest rate is 9 percent?