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An investor invests 30% of his wealth in risky assets with an expected rate of return of 0.13 and variance of 0.03 and 70% in a T-bill that pays 6%. His portfolio expected return and standard deviat
You are interested in a new Ford Taurus. After visiting your Ford dealer, doing your research on the best leases available, you have three options.
The bonds make semiannual payments and currently sell for 105 percent of par. What is the current yield on the bonds? Calculate the YTM. Calculate the effective annual yield.
Calculate the operating breakeven point in units. Calculate the firm's EBIT at 9,000, 10,000, and 11,000 units, respectively. With 10,000 units as a base, what are the percentage changes in units sold
Make a reasonable estimate of the required return, starting with a 12% weighted average cost of capital for the U.S. auto manufacturer, and adding reasonable estimated percentages for each of the se
Robert paid $1,000 for a 10-year bond with a coupon rate equal to 8 percent when it was issued on January 2. If Robert sold the bond at the end of the year in which it was issued for a market price
Management is contemplating the purchase of a replacement that costs $75,000 and has an estimated salvage value of $10,000. The new machine will have a greater capacity and annual sales are expected
The appropriate real discount rate for Phillips is 10 percent. All net cash flows are received at year-end. What is the present value of the net cash flows from Phillips's operations?
A stock just paid a dividend of D0 = $1.50. The required rate of return is rs = 10.1%, and the constant growth rate is g = 4.0%. What is the current stock price?
Characterize the country's inflation rate compared to the United States, the country's expected exchange rate change versus the dollar, the country's currency forward premium (or discount) versus th
The expected rate of inflation in Japan is 12% and the expected rate of inflation in Italy i 9%. In Italy the risk-free rate of interest is 6%. What does the risk-free rate of interest have to be in
If the company waits one year, there is a 56 percent probability that the contract price will generate an aftertax cash flow of $491 per ounce and a 44 percent probability that the aftertax cash flo
Discuss the impact of the current level of interest rates on capital budgeting decisions namely Net Present Value. Consider the current bond yield curve. Does the direction of interest rates affect
Find the required return according to CAPM. Do not round. Find the value of AT&T according to the constant growth dividend model, assuming that AT&T dividends will grow at 6% per year, which
Assume that the bid-ask spread for the USD/GBP exchange rate in percentage terms is equal to 0.06%. If the dealer's ask quote is 1.50 USD/GBP, then at what price are you going to sell British pounds
Suppose Lufthansa buys 10 Boeing 747s for $150 million in 1991, financed by a five year loan from the US ExportImport Bank There is a one year grace period on principal and interest payments The net
Calculate the discount factor for each year (use 4% discount rate @ 15 years), annual present present value cost of maintenance (15 years), the discounted benefit of rehabilitating the armory, and g
Evaluate the firm's decision-making procedures, and explain why the acceptance of Project 263 and rejection of Project 264 may not be in the owner's best interest. If the firm maintains a capital st
If Laurence was in the 38 percent marginal tax bracket and could earn 8 percent after tax on the cash flow generated, what was his cumulative cash benefit after sale on this transaction?
Melinda earned $50,000 and paid taxes of $12,500. She would have paid $35 on the next $100 she made. Compute her average and marginal tax brackets.
What is the amount of anticipated fuel-cost saving for the first year only? (Assume the expenditure for the conversion occurs right now, and the savings accrue during the year and are credited at th
Compute the NPV and EAC for both the copiers. (Do not include the dollar signs ($). Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.
If Solar Engines extends credit, it expects that 20 percent of the customers will be repeat customers and place the same order every period forever and the remaining customers will be one-time order
What is the value of the DISCREET CASH FLOWS which Ben projects through 2017? What is the Terminal Value of the restaurant's projected Cash Flows? Based on your answers in 1 & 2 above, what percen
Future taxable income is characteristic of all of the following situations except: