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Explain the random walk model for exchange rate forecasting. Can it be consistent with the technical analysis?
Explain the conditions under which the forward exchange rate will be an unbiased predictor of the future spot exchange rate.
Tom Skinner has $45,000 invested in a stock with a beta of 0.8 and another $55,000 invested in a stock with a beta of 1.4. What is his portfolio's beta?
What is the break-even tax rate that would make a taxable investor indifferent between these two types of bonds?
What type of information does a comparison of the present value of the cash flows of a portfolio and its benchmark provide?
Moerdyk Corporation's bonds have a 10-year maturity, a 6.25% semiannual coupon, and a par value of $1,000. The market interest rate (rd) is 5.00%, based on semiannual compounding. What is the bond's
Given the tax rates as shown, what is the average tax rate for a firm with taxable income of $311,360?
Your firm has total assets of $4,900, fixed assets of $3,200, long-term debt of $2,900, and short-term debt of $1,400. What is the amount of net working capital?
The 2009 income statement showed an interest expense of $250,000. What was the cash flow to creditors for 2009?
The tax rate is 35%. Sales are $15,900 and depreciation is $680. What are the earnings before interest and taxes?
A Project has an initial cost of $ 52,125, expected net cash inflows of $ 12,000 per year for 8 years, and a cost of capital of 12%. What is the project's payback period?
Explain why in implementing a yield spread strategy it is necessary to keep the dollar duration constant.
Describe the role of securities in swap markets. Describe three (3) types of swaps and evaluate their application as a hedge against interest rate or market risk.
A 7% semiannual coupon, and a par value of $1,000. The going interest rate (rd) is 6%, based on semiannual compounding. What is the bond's price?
Suppose a manager wants to borrow $50 million of a Treasury security that it plans to purchase and hold for 20 days. The manager can enter into a reverse repo agreement with a dealer firm that would
Two trustees of a pension fund are discussing repurchase agreements. Trustee A told Trustee B that she feels it is a safe short-term investment for the fund.
Identify some instances under FASB 52 when a foreign entity's functional currency would be the same as the parent firm's currency.
Describe the remeasurement and translation process under FASB 52 of a wholly owned affiliate that keeps its books in the local currency of the country in which it operates, which is different than
Explain the difference in the translation process between the monetary/nonmonetary method and the temporal method.
Discuss which exposure might be viewed as the most important to effectively manage, if a conflict between controlling both arises. Also, discuss and critique the common methods for controlling trans
Suppose the interest rate on a 1-year T-bond is 5.0% and that on a 2-year T-bond is 7.0%. Assuming the pure expectations theory is correct, what is the market's forecast for 1-year rates 1 year fro
The stock's dividend is projected to increase at a constant rate of 4% per year. The required rate of return on the stock, rs, is 12%. What is Daves' expected price 6 years from now?
Grecian Tile Manufacturing of Athens, Georgia, borrows $1,500,000 at LIBOR plus a lending margin of 1.25 percent per annum on a six-month rollover basis from a London bank. If six-month LIBOR is 4 &
Briefly discuss collateralized debt obligations (CDOs).
Explain the competitive and conversion effects of exchange rate changes on the firm's operating cash flow.