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The current market value of Alpha's stock is $30. If the firm has a marginal tax rate of 40 percent, what is its weighted cost of capital for the coming year?
The firm's policy is to use a risk premium of 2.8 percentage points when using the bond-yield-plus-risk-premium method to find ks. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40 percent.
The bonds carry a 7 percent coupon, pay interest semiannually, and mature in 7.5 years. The bonds are selling at 98 percent of face value. The company's tax rate is 34 percent. What is the firm's we
These bonds have a 7.5 percent coupon, pay interest semiannually, and have a current market price equal to 98.6 percent of face value. The tax rate is 39 percent. What is the amount of the annual inte
Determine the effective price at which you purchased your sugar. How do you account for the difference in amounts for the spot and hedge positions? Describe the nature of the basis risk in the long
If 9% after-tax is the investor's required return, what before-tax rate would the domestic bond need to pay to provide the required after-tax return?
What will be the incremental revenue generated if the rental company decides to accept the price offered by the group?
what are the portfolio weights for doing so? Suppose that the correlation coefficient between asset A and asset B is zero, what is the standard deviation of the resulting portfolio?
How much of the $25,000 ordinary loss allocated to Parker clears the tax basis hurdle for deductibility in 2010? What is Parker's stock and debt basis at the end of 2010? What is Parker's stock and de
Carlos 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 Carlos?
Assume that no costs other than the call premium would be incurred to call and refund the bonds, and also assume that the yield curve is horizontal, with rates expected to remain at current levels o
Good Earth Products produces orange juice and candied orange peels. A 1,000-pound batch of oranges, costing $400, is transformed using labor of $40 into 100 pounds of orange peels and 300 pints of j
Explain what these measures mean and how they help the reader understand the differences between the two companies.
Trustee's costs amounted to $1 million; no single worker was due more than $2,000 in wages; and there were no unfunded pension plan liabilities. Determine the amount available for distribution to al
From a company's perspective, what are the advantages and disadvantages of issuing debt, preferred stock and common stock. Explain.
To secure the contract, the firm must spend $30,000 to retool its plant. This retooling will have no salvage value at the end of eight years. Comparable investment alternatives are available to the
The Corporation currently has 2 million shares of common stock outstanding and 1 million shares of preferred stock which pays a dividend of $1.00 per share. What is this corporation's approximate E
A baseball player is offered a 5-year contract which pays him the following amounts:
You have just borrowed $20,000 to buy a new car. The loan agreement calls for 60 monthly payments of $444.89 each to begin one month from today. What is the annual interest rate you are paying? What
The real risk free rate is 3%, and inflation is expected to be 3% for the next 2 years. A 2-year Treasury security yields 6.3%. What is the maturity risk premium for the 2-year security?
The effective annual cost of not taking advantage of the 2/10, net 50 terms offered by a supplier is
Which of the following statements about Futures contracts is FALSE?
Assume that the risk free rate is 6% and that the expected return on the market is 13%. What is the required rate of return on a stock that has a beta of 0.7?
The CFO of your firm has asked you for an approximate answer to this question: What was the increase in real purchasing power associated with both 3-month Treasury bills and 30-year Treasury bonds?
Boehm Incorporated is expected to pay a $1.50 per share dividend at the end of this year (i.e. Do= $1.50). The dividend is expected to grow 5% a year for the next 3 years and then 10% a year thereaf