• Q : Evaluate the net present value....
    Finance Basics :

     Kingston, Inc., is looking to add a new machine at a cost of $4,133,250. The company expects this equipment will lead to cash flows of $814,322, $863,275, $937,250, $1,017,112, $1,212,960, and

  • Q : Yield to maturity on bond from given data....
    Finance Basics :

    A bond has 14 years left to maturity. It pays $40 semi-annual coupon and a par value of $1,000. The bond is callable in 5 years at a call price of $1050. The price of the bond is $1,075 as of today.

  • Q : Determining the various divisional projects....
    Finance Basics :

    Preston Industries has two separate divisions. Each division is in a separate line of business. Division A is the largest division and represents 70 percent of the firm's overall sales. Division A i

  • Q : Calculating standard deviation of the returns on stock....
    Finance Basics :

    The probability of a recession is 25 percent while the probability of a boom is 10 percent. What is the standard deviation of the returns on this stock?

  • Q : Calculating npv and irr from given data....
    Finance Basics :

    A project that provides annual cash flows of $28,500 for nine years costs $138,000 today. If the required return is 8 percent, the NPV for the project is $ ____and you would accept the project.

  • Q : Bond value-semiannual payment....
    Finance Basics :

    Assume that you wish to purchase a 20-year bond that has a maturity value of $1,000 and makes semiannual interest payments of $40. If you require a 10 percent nominal yield to maturity on this inves

  • Q : Set of assumptions regarding home depot future growth....
    Finance Basics :

    What set of assumptions regarding Home Depot's future growth rate, NOPAT margin, are consistent with its observed stock price of $48.20 on February 1, 2001? Assume that all the other assumptions rem

  • Q : Mutual fund-rate of return on the fund....
    Finance Basics :

    Consider a mutual fund with $300 million in assets at the start of the year, and 12 million shares outstanding. If the gross return on assets is 18% and the total expense ratio is 0.75% of the year

  • Q : Various measures of investment decisions....
    Finance Basics :

    Prepare the strengths and weaknesses of the various measures of investment decisions as used by Euroland Foods. Will all of the measures rank the projects identically? Why or why not?

  • Q : Find the closest break-even discount rate....
    Finance Basics :

    Find the closest break-even discount rate (IRR) for the following project. The project costs $70,000 today and produces an incremental after-tax cash flow of $9,000 for each of the next 12 years.

  • Q : Determining cost of equity from retained earnings....
    Finance Basics :

    Assume that Kish Inc. hired you as a consultant to help estimate its cost of capital. You have obtained the following data: D0 = $0.90; P0 = $30.00; and g = 7.00% (constant). Based on the DCF approa

  • Q : Evaluation of projects....
    Finance Basics :

    Which of the following is true regarding the evaluation of projects?

  • Q : Calculating project simple-regular payback....
    Finance Basics :

    Haig Aircraft is considering a project which has an up-front cost paid today at t = 0. The project will generate positive cash flows of $60,000 a year at the end of each of the next five years. The

  • Q : Better risk adjusted return....
    Finance Basics :

    You are an analysts comparing the performance of two portfolio managers using the Sharpe Ratio measurement. Manager A shows a return of 16% with a standard deviation of 10%. Manager B shows a return

  • Q : Calculating the variance of the returns on stock....
    Finance Basics :

    The probability of a normal economy is 80 percent while the probability of a recession is 20 percent. What is the variance of the returns on this stock?

  • Q : Value of a stock with high growth....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the value of a stock with high growth then constant growth, dividends of $2.50, $3.50, and $5.00, constant growth at 3.5% and a required return of 8%?

  • Q : Evaluating irr....
    Finance Basics :

    The IRR for the following set of cash flows is ____percent. (Do not include the percent sign (%). Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

  • Q : Evaluating investment returns....
    Finance Basics :

    You bought one of Great White Shark Repellant Co.'s 8 percent coupon bonds one year ago for $1,030. These bonds make annual payments and mature six years from now.

  • Q : Calculating real returns and risk premiums....
    Finance Basics :

    You've observed the following returns on Crash-n-Burn Computer's stock over the past five years: 7 percent, -12 percent, 11 percent, 38 percent, and 14 percent.

  • Q : Determining the firm level of inventories....
    Finance Basics :

    Ace Industries has current assets equal to $3 million. The company's current ratio is 1.5, and its quick ratio is 1.0. What is the firm's level of current liabilities? $2,000,000 What is the firm's

  • Q : Earnings per share-jenningston mills....
    Finance Basics :

    Jenningston Mills has a market value equal to its book value. Currently, the firm has excess cash of $1,200, other assets of $5,800, and equity valued at $3,750. The firm has 250 shares of stock out

  • Q : Determining portfolio weights....
    Finance Basics :

    A portfolio has 180 shares of Stock A that sell for $45 per share and 140 shares of Stock B that sell for $27 per share. The weight of A is ___percent and the weight of B is ___percent.

  • Q : Arithmetic and geometric returns....
    Finance Basics :

    A stock has had returns of 3 percent, 38 percent, 21 percent, -15 percent, 29 percent, and -13 percent over the last six years. The arithmetic and geometric returns for the stock

  • Q : Determining the external financing....
    Finance Basics :

    Inventory and accounts receivable will increase $420,000 to accommodate this sales level. The company has a steady profit margin of 10 percent with a 25 percent dividend payout. How much external fi

  • Q : Reward-to-risk ratios....
    Finance Basics :

    Stock Y has a beta of 1.3 and an expected return of 18.5 percent. Stock Z has a beta of .70 and an expected return of 12.1 percent. If the risk-free rate is 8 percent and the market risk premium is

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