• Q : Problem on break-even point and operating leverage....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the break-even point in units for the company? What is the dollar sales volume the firm must achieve to reach the break-even point?

  • Q : Problem on remaining maturity of bonds....
    Finance Basics :

    Sure Tea CO. has issued 8 percent annual coupon bonds that are now selling at a yield to maturity of 10 percent and current yield of 9.48 percent. What is the remaining maturity of these bonds?

  • Q : Determining the project coefficient of variation....
    Finance Basics :

    Cheng Inc. is considering a capital budgeting project that has an expected return of 40% and a standard deviation of 30%. What is the project's coefficient of variation?

  • Q : Accepting the company offer....
    Finance Basics :

    An insurance company promises to pay Jane $1 million on her 65th birthday in return for a one-time payment of $125,000 today. (Jane just turned 30.) At what rate of interest would Jane be indifferen

  • Q : Annual-end-of-year loan payment....
    Finance Basics :

    Calculate the annual, end-of-year loan payment.  Prepare a loan amortization schedule showing the interest and principal breakdown of each of the three loan payments.

  • Q : Determining financial ratios from the annual report....
    Finance Basics :

    Follies Bookstore, the only bookstore close to campus, had net income in 2005 of $90,000. Here are some of the financial ratios from the annual report.

  • Q : Problem on payback period for projects....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the payback period for Projects A and B? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16) What is the discounted payback period for Projects A and B? (Round your answers to 2 decimal pla

  • Q : Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio....
    Finance Basics :

    What is a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and what purpose does it serve in the company's loan agreements? Why is it necessary for the loan agreement to precisely define "Fixed Charge Coverage Rat

  • Q : Calculation of implied interest rate on treasury bond....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the implied interest rate on a Treasury bond ($100,000) futures contract that settled at 100-16? If interest rates increased by 1%, what would be the contract's new value?

  • Q : Problem regarding price of the company stock....
    Finance Basics :

    Howard Contracting recently completed a 3-for-1 stock split. Prior to the split, its stock price was $150 per share. the firm's total market value wa unchanged by the split. What was the price of

  • Q : Problem regarding the growth rate....
    Finance Basics :

    Johnston Corporation's stock is currently selling at $45.83 per share. The last dividend paid (D0) was $2.50. Johnson is a constant growth firm. If investors require a return of 16% on Johnson's sto

  • Q : Value of synergy between two firms....
    Finance Basics :

    What must Stultz feel is the value of synergy between these two firms? Explain how your answer can be reconciled with the decision to ahead with the takeover.

  • Q : Problem on discounted payback period for cash flows....
    Finance Basics :

    An investment project has annual cash inflows of $7,300, $8,500, $8,500, and $7,100, and a discount rate of 14 percent. What is the discounted payback period for these cash flows if the initial cost i

  • Q : Problem on constant growth model....
    Finance Basics :

    RealTime is a profitable firm that is not paying a dividend on its common stock. Rick White, an analyst for Schwab, believes that RealTime will begin paying a $1.00 per share dividend in two years a

  • Q : Shares of common stock outstanding selling....
    Finance Basics :

    Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) are $100,000, and it is a zero growth company. AJC's current cost of equity is 8.8%, and its tax rate is 40%. The firm has 10,000 shares of common stock

  • Q : Minimize any for equity financing....
    Finance Basics :

    Dynamic Electronics, Inc., a successful and high-growth company, consistently experiences a favorable difference between the rate of return on its assets and the interest rate paid on borrowed funds

  • Q : Calculating required return for a preferred stock....
    Finance Basics :

    Durham Paper $3.38 preferred is selling for $45.25. The preferred dividend is non-growing. What is the required return on Durham Paper preferred stock?

  • Q : Calculating the portfolio weight of stock....
    Finance Basics :

    A portfolio has 95 shares of Stock A that sell for $39 per share and 105 shares of Stock B that sell for $22 per share. What is the portfolio weight of Stock A?

  • Q : Growth rate in earnings per share over 5-year period....
    Finance Basics :

    Sims Inc. earned $1.00 per share in 2000. Five years later, in 2005, it earned $2.00. What was the growth rate in Sims' earnings per share (EPS) over the 5-year period?

  • Q : Benefits of the four different special journals....
    Finance Basics :

    What are the advantages of the four different special journals? When would you use each type? What is a subsidiary ledger and what purpose does it serve? What is a control account and what purpose doe

  • Q : Find the standard deviation on a portfolio....
    Finance Basics :

    Find the Standard Deviation on a portfolio formed from stocks A and B given that the Expected Return on Stock A is 25%, the Expected Return on Stock B is 28%, the Standard Deviation on Stock A is 8%

  • Q : Calculate weighted average cost of capital for given data....
    Finance Basics :

    Johnson enterprise has a capital structure of 50% bonds, 30% preferred stock, and 20% common equity stock. Their corporate tax rate is 35%. They pay the bond holders 12%. They pay the preferred stoc

  • Q : Problem on firm average collection period....
    Finance Basics :

    A company has a current ratio of 1.8, a net income of $160,000, a profit margin of 10%, and an accounts receivable balance of $150,000. (using a 360-day year) What is the firm's average collection p

  • Q : Initial cash flow attributable to net working capital....
    Finance Basics :

    Junior's has a new project in mind that will increase accounts receivable by $27,000, increase accounts payable by $19,000, increase fixed assets by $46,000, and decrease inventory by $17,000. What

  • Q : Level of total capitalization....
    Finance Basics :

    Explain why this company should not increase its debt to the 90% level of total capitalization and thereby minimize any need for equity financing.

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