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What is the value of a perpetuity that pays $100 every 6 months forever? The discount rate quoted on an APR basis is 5.3%
Explain factors that make the valuation of common stocks more complicated than the valuation of bonds and preferred stocks. Explain why the valuation models for a perpetual bond, preferred stock, an
An investment offers $5,300 per year for 15 years, with the first payment occurring one year from now. If the required return is 7 percent, the present value of the investment is $. If the payments
Stock in Country Road Industries has a beta of .85. The market risk premium is 8 percent, and T-bills are currently yielding 5 percent. The company's most recent dividend was $1.60 per share, and di
Using short-run cost theory, explain the impact of this additional patient on the SAVC and SATC. Do they increase or decrease? Why?
Perform a complet bond refund analysis. What is the bond refunding's NPV?
Lycan, Inc., has 7 percent coupon bonds on the market that have 8 years left to maturity. The bonds make annual payments. If the YTM on these bonds is 9 percent, what is the current bond price?
Debate the relative merits of fixed and floating exchange rate regimes. From the perspective of an international business, what are the most improtant criteria in a choice between the systems?
a bond that has a $1000 par value (face value) and a contract or coupon interest rate of 11.1%. The bonds have a current market value of $1,128 and will mature in 10 years. The firm's marginal tax r
A Treasury bond that matures in 10 years has a yield of 5.75%. A 10-year corporate bond has a yield of 7.25%. Assume that the liquidity premium on the corporate bond is 0.7%. What is the default ris
Suppose that Joe and Leo enter into a pooling-of-losses arrangement. Just state what happens to the expected loss and variability of the expected loss as a result of the pooling arrangement (you don
Calculate the total variance for an increase of .15 in its beta? Calculate the total variance for an increase of 5% in its residual standard deviation?
Two stocks with actual returns as follows are being considered by an investor. Assist them by calculating the standard deviation and the coefficient of variation and advise them based on a compariso
Cardwell Corporation manufactures a variety of products. Last year, the company's variable costing net operating income was $63,900 and ending inventory increased by 900 units. Fixed manufacturing o
The book store's directors believe that the store should earn a profit margin of 10% on sales, and they want the store's managers to pay a royalty rate that will produce that profit margin. What roy
What is the probability of the stock returning more than -10%? What is the probability of the stock returning between -10% and +30%?
Alpha has an expected return of 13.0% and a beta of 1.50. The total value of your current portfolio is $90,000. What will the expected return and beta on the portfolio be after the purchase of the A
You manage an equity fund with an expected risk premium of 10.5% and an expected standard deviation of 16%. The rate on Treasury bills is 5.5%. Your client chooses to invest $69,000 of her portfolio
In the country of Drazah Larom (moral hazard spelled backward), health insurance is nonexistent and all medical markets are perfectly competitive. Use supply and demand analysis to explain the impac
Assume the sale of human organs is legalized and a free market develops. Furthermore, assume the market is in equilibrium. Trace through the price and output effects of the following: (unnecessary t
What is your company's weighted average flotation cost? What is the true cost of building the new assembly line after taking flotation costs into account? Does it matter in this case that the entire
Discuss those statements, being sure (a) to discuss the interrelationships among cost of capital, investment opportunities, and new investment and (b) to explain the implied relationship between di
McCanna Corp., a U.S. firm, has french subsidiary that produces wine and exports to various European countries. All of the countries where it sells its wine use the euro as their currency, which is
What are the four key facts in a firm's credit policy? How would an easy policy differ from a tight policy? Give examples how the four factors might differ between the two policies.
Explain the cash conversion cycle (CCC) and net working capital. Why is this important to the contemporary executive? How do executive decisions regarding CCC and net working capital affect the comp