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Assume you are considering investing in AAA corporate bonds. How does this information affect your analysis of that decision? Why?
They expect to see their dividend grow at a twenty percent rate for the next two years and then level out at a continuous six percent growth rate. City Food's required rate of return is twelve perce
The firm yesterday paid a dividend of $7.80. You have projected that dividends will grow at a rate of 9.0% per year indefinitely. If you want an annual return of 24.0%, what is the most you should p
Newport Printing paid a $2.50 dividend over the past year. During the coming year, the dividend is expected to rise by five percent, while the required return on stocks in this risk class is eleven
What is the firm's disbursement float, collections float, and net float?
Calculate the average number in the queue, average number in the system, average time in the queue, average time in the system, the system utilization rate, and the probability that the system is em
Demonstrate how you can use a TED (Treasury/Eurodollar) spread, which is a simultaneous long (short) position in a Eurodollar contract and short (long) position in the T-Bill contract, to create a p
Determine the effective price at which you purchased your sugar. How do you account for the difference in amounts for the spot and hedge positions?
Compare the returns on equity for the companies. Which company is best in a strong economy? In an average economy? In a weak economy?
Do you agree that long-term bonds are not riskier than short-term bonds (assume bonds by the same issuer)? If there is a difference in risk, what is the nature/type of that risk?
What are the fundamental factors that affect the general level of interest rates in the economy? How do each of these affect the cost of money? To what extent do these factors interact with each oth
The remaining $1,500 will be paid in three annual payments of $500 each, starting one year after the drawing. How much is this prize really worth at a 7 percent rate of return?
Your firm needs to raise $10 million. Assuming that flotation costs are expected to be $15 per share, and that the market price of the stock is $120, how many shares would have to be issued? What is
Assume that an investor sells short 200 shares of stock at $75 per share. At what price must the investor cover the short sale in order to realize a gross profit of $5,000? $1,000?
Consider an investor who purchased a stock at $100 per share. The current market price is $125. At what price would a limit order be placed to assure a profit of $30 per share?
Indicate additional information on inventory valuation that an unsecured lender to Columbia Pictures would wish to obtain and any analyses the lender would wish to conduct.
Telsa Coporation needs to raise funds to finance a plant expansion, and it has decided to issue 25-year zero coupons to raise the money. The required return on the bonds will be 9 percent.
However, it is not at all uncommon to observe investors with long horizons holding entirely bonds. Are such investors irrational?
Assume the three-month euro-Swiss franc rate is 2.25%, the standardized size of the Swiss franc contract is SFr125,000, and the amount of the forward contract is SFr100,000. What is the change in th
Alternatively the company can lease the boat and make end-of-year payments in the amount of $120,000. The company can issue bonds at 10%. If the tax rate is 35%, should the company buy or lease?
In terms of how they are constructed, what are the two primary types of stock indexes currently being used in the United States?
Outline the structure of equity markets in the United States. Distinguish between auction markets and negotiated markets.
It had $9 million of bonds outstanding that carry a 5.0% interest rate, and its federal-plus-state income tax rate was 40%. What was Ramco's operating income, or EBIT, in millions?
How would your answer to Part a change, if at all, if the FMV of the gift property was $85,000 as of the date of the gift?
how would you use the information you have learned in this class to develop your own investment portfolio? What investments would you hold, in what proportions, and why? What is your level of risk a