• Q : Profitability ratios of cisco systems....
    Finance Basics :

    Profitability ratios: Cisco Systems has total assets of $35.594 billion, total debt of $9.678 billion, and net sales of $22.045 billion. Their net profit margin for the year was 20 percent, while th

  • Q : Lockbox system worth which is on an annual basis....
    Finance Basics :

    If HGC has an opportunity cost of 10%, how much is the lockbox system worth on an annual basis? What is the maximum monthly charge HGC should pay for the lockbox system?

  • Q : Cost of acquisition on statement of cash flows....
    Finance Basics :

    A software company acquires a smaller company in order to acquire the patents that it holds. Where will the cost of this acquisition be recorded on the statement of cash flows?  

  • Q : Lowest-cost source of funding....
    Finance Basics :

    Calculate the lowest-cost source of funding for Glenwood National Bank and the next cheapest source for borrowing over the next three days (today, tomorrow, and the next day). What are the relative

  • Q : What is the expected return on a portfolio....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the expected return on a portfolio that is equally invested in the two assets? If a portfolio of the two assets has a beta of .50, what are the portfolio weights? If a portfolio of the two ass

  • Q : Estimating return on equity....
    Finance Basics :

    Calculate return on equity (ROE) under each of there three economic scenarios before any debt is issued. Also calculate the percentage changes in ROE for economic expansion and recession, assuming n

  • Q : Compute the cost of debt....
    Finance Basics :

    Compute the cost of debt. Assume AirJet Best Parts Inc. is considering issuing new bonds. Select current bonds from one of the main competitors as a benchmark. Key competitors include Raytheon, Boei

  • Q : Calculating project equivalent annual cost....
    Finance Basics :

    A 9-year project has an initial fixed asset investment of $256,200, an initial NWC investment of $24,400, and an annual OCF of -$39,040. The fixed asset is fully depreciated over the life of the pro

  • Q : Sole method of analyzing proposed small project....
    Finance Basics :

    Why is payback often used as the sole method of analyzing a proposed small project?

  • Q : Corporate cost of capital....
    Finance Basics :

    Its cost of equity (fund capital) estimate is 13.5 percent and its cost of tax-exempt debt estimate is 7 percent. What is the hospital's corporate cost of capital?

  • Q : Estimating after-tax cost of debt....
    Finance Basics :

    Calculate the after-tax cost of debt for the Wallace Clinic, a for-profit healthcare provider, assuming that the coupon rate set on its debt is 11 percent and its tax rate is

  • Q : Significant effect on inflation rate....
    Finance Basics :

    What other factors have a significant effect on the inflation rate? Explain how a weak dollar impacts other nations' currencies. What steps have countries taken to support the exchange rate of their

  • Q : Role of securities in swap markets....
    Finance Basics :

    Describe the role of securities in swap markets. Describe three (3) types of swaps and evaluate their application as a hedge against interest rate or market risk. Evaluate the impact a large commerc

  • Q : Deceptive transaction....
    Finance Basics :

    The incoming cash was recorded as revenue, but the promise to buy back the assets was not disclosed. Which of the following is one of the ways that such a transaction is deceptive?

  • Q : Internal rate of return and yield to maturity....
    Finance Basics :

    Why is the payback period not a preferred method in the capital budgeting decision-making process? Which criteria is best to use for these decisions? What is the difference between the internal rate

  • Q : Book value per share....
    Finance Basics :

    Blow Glass Corporation has 100,000 shares of stock outstanding, each with a par value of $2.50 per share. Blow Glass also has another 400,000 shares of stock that are shelf registered. Blow Glass ha

  • Q : Components of the capital asset pricing model....
    Finance Basics :

      Explain the components of the Capital Asset Pricing Model and Dividend Discount models and how they are applied to company valuations.

  • Q : Standard deviation of a portfolio returns....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the standard deviation of a portfolio's returns if the mean return is 15 percent, the variance of returns is 184, and there are three stocks in the portfolio?

  • Q : Total rate of return on the bond....
    Finance Basics :

    The bond has three years until maturity. Find the bond's price today and six months from now after the next coupon is paid. What is the total rate of return on the bond?

  • Q : Cash flow from the mark-to-marke....
    Finance Basics :

    Find the cash flow from the mark-to-market proceeds on the contract. Assume that the parity condition always holds exactly.

  • Q : Determining value of a call option....
    Finance Basics :

    According to the Black-Scholes option pricing model, what is the value of a call option with the following characteristics?

  • Q : Present value of the generated cash flows....
    Finance Basics :

    Calculate the present value of the generated cash flows. (Do not include the dollar sign ($).

  • Q : Indifferent between buying and leasing....
    Finance Basics :

    You believe that you will be able to sell the car for $23,000 in three years. Should you buy or lease the car? What breakeven resale price in three years would make you indifferent between buying an

  • Q : Firm net income....
    Finance Basics :

    In order to sustain its operations and thus generate future sales and cash flows, the firm was required to make $1,250 of capital expenditures on new fixed assets and to invest $300 in net operating

  • Q : Computing market and book ratio....
    Finance Basics :

    Jaster Jets has $5 billion in total assets. Its balance sheet shows $0.25 billion in current liabilities, $2.5 billion in long-term debt, and $2.25 billion in common equity. It has 500 million share

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