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Underneath sells in a mix of 2 units of A, 3 units of B and 5 units of C. What is the weighted average contribution margin per unit for Underneath?
The Aggie Company has EBIT of $50,000 and market value debt of $100,000 outstanding with a 9% coupon rate. The cost of equity for an all equity firm would be 14%. Aggie has a 35% corporate tax rate.
Suppose there is a financial asset ABC, which is the underlying asset for a futures contract with settlement six months from now. You know the following about this financial asset and the futures co
David Ortiz Motors has a target capital structure of 40% debt and 60% equity. The yield to maturity on the company's outstanding bonds is 9%, and the company's tax rate is 40%. Ortiz's CFO has calcu
Jefferson and sons is evaluating a project that will increase annual sales by $138,000 and annual costs by $94,000. The project will initially require $110,000 in fixed assets that will be depreciat
You want your portolio beta to be 0.95. Currently, your portfolio consists of $4000 invested in stock A with a beta of 1.47 and $3000 in stock B with a beta of 0.54. You have another $9000 to inves
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.
An investor buys a U.S. Treasury bond whose current yield to maturity is 10 percent. The investor is subject to a 33 percent federal income tax rate on any new income received. His real after-tax re
Assume Harris, Inc. Has 10,000,000 common shares outstanding that have a par value of $2 per share. The stock is currently trading for $30 per share. The firm reported a net profit after-tax of $25,
The company's decision of whether to call the bonds depends critically on the current interest rate on newly issued bonds. What is the breakeven interest rate, the rate below which it would be profi
Kennedy Air Services is now in the final year of a project. The equipment originally cost $17 million, of which 79% is depreciated. Kennedy can sell the used equipment today for 3.4 million and tis
Timmons, Inc., has 10 percent coupon bonds on the market that have 12 years left to maturity. The bonds make annual payments and have a par value (maturity value) of $1000. If the yield to maturity
The company pays annual rent of $350,000 per year and pays administrative salaries totaling $120,000 per year. Each play set requires $300 of wood, ten hours of labor at $50 per hour, and variable
What are the betas of stocks X and Y? What are the required rates of return for Stocks X and Y? What is the required rate of return for a portfolio consisting of 80% of Stock X and 20% of Stock Y?
Compare the functions of types of financial institutions to evaluate their role in the financial system.
A commercial bank recognizes that its net income suffers whenever inerest rates increase. Which of the following strategies would protest the bank against rising interest rate?
You have $10,000 to invest in a stock portfolio with an expected return of 10 percent. If your goal is to create a portfolio with an expected return of 12.25 percent, how much money will you
Transportation stocks currently provide an expected rate of return of 15%. TTT, a large transportation company, will pay a year-end dividend of $3 per share. If the stock is selling at $60 per shar
A project will produce cash inflows of $3200 a year for 4 years with a final cash inflow of $5700 in year 5. The projects initial cost is $9500. What is the net present value of this project if the
Assuming a 3% per year real earnings rate for the fixed-income fund and 6% per year for common stocks, what will be George's expected accumulation in each account at age 65? What will be the expecte
Calculate the expected return, variance, and standard deviations for investments in either stock A or stock B, an equally weighted portfolio of both, and a portfolio of 75% A and 25% B. Explain whic
Critically discuss what you believe are the most important factors that are likely to determine the successful performance of work organisations. What do you see as the main obstacles to effective
Assume that Filkins' cost of capital is 14%. Should the firm replace its old knitting machine and if so, which new machine should it use. By how much would the value of the company increase if it ac