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Diversification in an investment portfolio is a significant concept for creating the highest return for the least amount of risk. To create this diversification portfolio managers consider the cova
What are some advantages and disadvantages of owning common stock? What are the major types of risk to which stockholders are exposed?
Assume that the current corporate bond yield curve is upward sloping, or normal. Under this condition, then we could be sure that
What is the difference between a cash dividend and a stock dividend? How does a stock dividend compare to a stock split? Is a 200% stock dividend the same as a 2 for 1 stock split? Explain please.
Today, you turn 21. Your birthday wish is that you will be a millionaire by your 40th birthday. In an attempt to reach this goal, you decide to save $25 a day, every day until you turn 40. You open
Morgan Entertainment has a levered beta of 1.20. The firm's capital structure consists of 40% debt and 60% equity and it has a corporate tax rate of 40%. What is Morgan's unlevered beta?
On January 1, 2008, Medved Corporation acquired machinery at a cost of $250,000. Medved adopted the double-declining balance method of depreciation for this machinery and had been recording deprecia
What is the time value of money? Explain why an investor should be able to earn a positive return.
What is the relationship between fiat money and credit money and what are the differences and Similarities between them?
Find the Yield-to-Call on a Semiannual Coupon Bond with a Price of $1085, a Face Value of $1000, a Call Price of $1067.5, a Coupon Rate of 6.75%, 18 years remaining until Maturity, and 11 years rema
If 5-year t-bond rate is 6.4%,company A'5-year bond is 4.4%,real riskfree rate is 2.5%, inflation is 1.5%, liquidity rate is 0.5% maturity rate is given by (t-1)0.1% where t=years to maturity. What
Based only on your answers to question #1, do you think the company acheived its sales goal of +10% annual revenue growth in 2009? Determine the target revenue figure, and explain why you do or do n
Identify one important difference between these two measures of a firm's financial condition. In your post, be sure to note whether the factor you noted either adds to or detracts from cash flow.
North Side Corporation is expected to pay the following dividends over the next four years: $8, $7, $5, and $2. Afterward, the company pledges to maintain a constant 5 percent growth rate in dividen
The bonds issued by Stainless Tubs bear a 6 percent coupon, payable semiannually. The bonds mature in 11 years and have a $1,000 face value. Currently, the bonds sell for $989. What is the yield to
Explain why the geometric and arithmetic mean returns are not equal and whether one or the other may be more useful for investment decision making.
Discuss the impact of Standard & Poor's downgrading the U.S. credit rating in 2011. Address current and likely future impact on U.S. business, individuals, the global economy and current financi
The company's retained earnings are adequate to provide a common equity portion of its capital budget. Its expected dividend next year is $3.00, and the current stock price is $35.00. What is the co
What level of correlation did you expect? How did you your expectations compare with the computed correlation? Would these two stocks offer a good chance for diversification? Why or why not?
Bowa Construction's days sales outstanding is 50 days (on a 365-day basis). The company's accounts receivable equal $100 million and its balance sheet shows inventory equal to $125 million. What is
Ashwell Corp has $1,600,000 of sales, $200,000 of inventories, $150,000 of receivables, and $100,000 of payables. Its cost of goods sold is 70% of sales. What is Ashwell's cash conversion cycle (CCC
List and explain the points of financial impact on a company if it raises the credit standards required of its customers who utilized trade credit offered by the company.
Sambonoza Enterprises projects its sales next year to be $4 million and expects to earn 5 percent of that amount after taxes. The firm is currently in the process of projecting its financing needs a
QPT paid a $3 per share dividend yesterday (D0 = $3). The dividend is expected to grow at 7 percent per year for the foreseeable future. QPT has a beta of 1.6, a standard deviation of returns of 28
Assume that Japan places a strict quota on goods imported from the U.S. and the U.S. places a strict quota on goods imported from Japan. This even should immediately cause the U.S. demand for Japane