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Last year your company financed its investments by selling shares of common stock. This year the plan is to use debt. The after tax cost of debt is 5%, the cost of equity is 12% and the weighted ave
Suppose you are 35 years old and want to save for your retirement. You have two options, a bond fund and a stock fund. You decide to put money in both of them.
Your company has under review a project involving the outlay of $137 500. Cumulative working capital requirements, in real or current terms will be $20 000 in year 0; $30 000 in year 1; $35 000 in y
Discuss how inflation affects rate of return required on investment project, and also discuss the distinction between a real and a nominal (or ‘money terms') approach to the evaluation of an
This assignment provides an overview of the effects of leverage and describes the process that firms use to determine their optimal capital structure. The assignment also indicates that capital stru
Helen Bowers, owner of Helen's Fashion Designs, is planning to request a line of credit from her bank. She has estimated the following sales forecasts for the firm for parts of 2012 and 2013:
Rentz Corporation is investigating the optimal level of current assets for the coming year. Management expects sales to increase to approximately $4 million as a result of an asset expansion present
The assignment is designed to test your understanding of corporate finance and explores a number of areas within the module by applying your learning to a real company.
A new issue of corporate securities sold to the general public must be
The question is as follows;RRSP is currently valued at $200,000. His asset allocation is 10% liquid, 40% fixed income, 50% equity. For every change in interest rates of 1%, the fixed income portion
The stock is expected to have a value of $40.00 three years from today. If the risk-free rate is 6%., the return on the market is 14% and Pure has a beta of 1.2 a. What is the current value of Pure?
Catola Shoes, an athletic shoe and clothing manufacturer, is considering a move into the fashion clothing business, making high-priced casual clothing for the teenage and young adult markets.
Suggest an investment that pays 1000 certain at the end of each of the nest four years. if the investment costs 3500 and has a net present value of 74.26 then the four year risk free interest rate i
Forecast the future financial performance and use appropriate valuation models to produce an estimate of firm value. As you are valuing a publicly traded company for common shareholders, you should
If you were able to put together a portfolio that completely eliminated all risk, what return would you expect to earn and why?
Dinard plc has just developed a new product called "Rance" and is now considering whether or not it should start full-scale commercial production. The following information is available.
The eurozone crisis would seem to be likely to last for many years. Consider the causes of the crisis, the proposed ‘solutions', their likely effectiveness and the implications of eurozone iss
In the area of Corporate Governance, is the structure of the Governance Form or the Ethos of the corporation the more important factor for successful control?
Secure the 2011 annual report and 10K for that company from its website and describe operations and location. Prepare list of perceived risks
You must evaluate a proposed spectrometer for the R&D department. The base price is $200,000, and it would cost another $50,000 to modify the equipment for special use by the firm.
What is the rational for wealth maximization as a goal for a firm? What are the key financial statements and why they are important?
Identify and describe 3 retail firms. Note which of the 3 broad strategies that each firm seems to have chosen (low-cost producer, niche supplier, or differentiation strategy).
The ABC Company had crime coverage in the amount of $5,000. Following a covered crime loss of $10,000. the insurance company recovered $8,000. Describe how the recovered amount would be distribute
A gold producer entered into a December futures contract on April 1st to hedge the sale of gold on November 1st. It closed out its position on November 1st. After taking account of the cost of hedgi
The correlation between futures price and the commodity price is 0.9. What hedge ratio should be uses when hedging a one month exposure to the price of commodity A?