• Q : Zero coupon bonds and par bonds....
    Finance Basics :

    Assume the yield curve 1 year later has these two points: 2% for 2 years and 5% for 29 years. What are the 1 year holding period returns for each of these bonds? Do this both for zero coupon bonds a

  • Q : Equivalent annual annuity for machine....
    Finance Basics :

    By how much would the value of the firm be increased with a purchase of a more modern dozer? Lastly what is the equivalent annual annuity for each machine?

  • Q : Estimating the cost of preferred stock....
    Finance Basics :

    Antonio's Pizzeria has 8 percent preferred stock outstanding that sells for $71 a share. This stock was originally issued at $58 per share. What is Antonio's cost of preferred stock?

  • Q : Computing the missing cash flows....
    Finance Basics :

    ten-year security generates cash flows of R2,000 a year at the end of each of the next three years. Calculate the missing cash flows from year 4 to 9

  • Q : Perpetual cash flow stream....
    Finance Basics :

    Jeff Conway wants to receive $25,000 in perpetuity and will invest his money in an investment that will earn a return of 13.5 percent annually. What is the value of the investment that he needs to m

  • Q : Determining value of interest....
    Finance Basics :

    Their par value is $1000. If your required rate of retuen is 13 percent, what is the value of the bond? What is the value of the interest is paid annually?

  • Q : Determining firm economic value added....
    Finance Basics :

    The company has $15 million of investor-supplied operating capital. Its weighted average cost of capital is 9% and its federal-plus-state income tax rate was 36%. What was the firm's Economic Value

  • Q : Determining the estimated net annual savings....
    Finance Basics :

    Cross is considering a regional lockbox system to speed up collections which it believes will reduce A/R by 20 percent. The annual cost of the system is $15,000. What is the estimated net annual sav

  • Q : Indirect intervention of foreign exchange rates....
    Finance Basics :

    How the US Fed and comparable foreign central banks use direct and indirect intervention to influence their foreign exchange rates?

  • Q : Various types of derivatives contracts....
    Finance Basics :

    Discuss various types of derivatives contracts: options, futures, and forward contracts? What are one unique feature of options (for the option buyer) vs. futures and forwards? How does this feature

  • Q : What is meant by the time value of money....
    Finance Basics :

    What is meant by the time value of money and why a bird in the hand is worth two or more in the bush. Which capital budgeting approach(es) ignores this concept?

  • Q : Determining the value of company....
    Finance Basics :

    Janetta Corp. has an EBIT rte of 975,000 per yr that is expected to continue in perpetuity. The unlevered cost of equity for the company is 14 percent, and the corporate tax rate 35 percent. The com

  • Q : Research paper on social responsibility in environment....
    Finance Basics :

    Create a research paper that discusses how one company (of your choice) illustrates social responsibility in its environment. Discuss what leadership does to promote social responsibility and how thi

  • Q : Determining appropriate allocation rates....
    Finance Basics :

    Assume that the hospital uses the direct method for cost allocation. Furthermore, the cost driver for general administration and financial services is patient services revenue, while the cost drive

  • Q : Determining cost of equity....
    Finance Basics :

    Bob's Furniture Outlet has an unlevered cost of capital of 10%, a tax rate of 34%, and expected earnings before interest and taxes of $1,600. The company has $3,000 in bonds outstanding that have an

  • Q : Determine the optimal hedge ratio....
    Finance Basics :

    Determine the optimal hedge ratio for Treasury bonds worth $4,000,000 with a modified duration of 12.45 years yielding 11.9 percent if the futures has a price of $90,000, and a modified duration of

  • Q : Articles about recent merger or acquisition....
    Finance Basics :

    Find and read 2 articles about a recent merger or acquisition. Write a paper of approximately 900 words for each article that answers the following questions:

  • Q : Construct perfect hedge for farmer....
    Finance Basics :

    Construct the perfect hedge for the farmer using futures contract. How many contracts does he need to buy or sell? What is the effective price he receives for the wheat if there is basis risk? The De

  • Q : Discuss the pros and cons of a decision....
    Finance Basics :

    Big companies such as Costco, Ford, UPS, Coca-Cola, AT&T, Berkshire Hathaway, and Google have given the thumbs-down to regularly positing quarterly forecasts. Even newly minted public corporatio

  • Q : Computing the expected dividend....
    Finance Basics :

    Suppose that today's stock price is $49.8. If the required rate on equity is 18.6% and the growth rate is 7.9%, compute the expected dividend

  • Q : Determining current value of share of company....
    Finance Basics :

    A mature company, XYZ Limited, recently paid a dividend of N3.00 per share. The company is expected to grow at a rate of 5% per year for the foreseeable future. The company's required rate of return

  • Q : Modified duration of bonds....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the modified duration of these bonds? What is the price volatility if the potential adverse move in yields is 25 basis points? What is the DEAR?

  • Q : Determining expected return on the loan....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the expected return on the loan without taking future values into consideration? What is the expected return using future values? That is, the net fee and interest income are evaluated at the

  • Q : What is the external financing needed....
    Finance Basics :

    Assets, costs, and current liabilities are proportional to sales. Long-term debt and equity are not. The company maintains a constant 40 percent dividend payout ratio. As with every other firm in it

  • Q : Source of short-term business financing....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the most important overall source of short-term business financing both in the U.S. and worldwide?

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