• Q : Expected profit or loss per share....
    Finance Basics :

    The option expires tomorrow and XXX is currently trading at $40. The option premium was $3 per share. What is Jennifer's expected profit or loss per share at tomorrow's expiration?  

  • Q : Traditional and nontraditional life insurance products....
    Finance Basics :

    Compare the difference between traditional and nontraditional life insurance products by explaining the financial disintermediary.

  • Q : Future value of the bank investment....
    Finance Basics :

    What would be the future value of the bank investment? What would be the future value of investing in your brother's business? Which one will you choose?

  • Q : Risk of political instability....
    Finance Basics :

    In International trade, the exporter is most often not familiar with the buyer, and therefore is not sure whether the importer is creditworthy. If inventory is sold abroad and the buyer refuses to p

  • Q : Pretax cost of debt-aftertax cost of debt....
    Finance Basics :

    Jiminy's Cricket Farm issued a 30-year, 8 percent semiannual bond 3 years ago. The bond currently sells for 93 percent of its face value. The company's tax rate is 35 percent. What is the pretax cos

  • Q : Required rate of return using capm....
    Finance Basics :

    Compute a fair rate of return for Intel common stock, which has a 1.2 beta. The risk-free rate is 6 percent and the market portfolio (New York Stock Exchange stocks) has an expected return of 16 per

  • Q : Conduct of commonly occurring international transactions....
    Finance Basics :

    What are the major instruments used to facilitate the conduct of commonly occurring international transactions? In your discussion, provide rationales for why one instrument would be favored over ot

  • Q : Calculate yield-to-maturity of bond....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the current price of the 7.29% coupon Treasury bond that pays its coupon semi-annually, par value $100, and has two years to maturity? If there is not an exactly corresponding interest rate,

  • Q : Concept of imputed act....
    Finance Basics :

    Explain the concept of imputed act. Assuming you are the training manager you need to explain to an entry level agent trainee on how imputed act could endanger the whole company.

  • Q : Importance of working capital....
    Finance Basics :

    Address the importance of working capital in relation to the firm's conduct of its day-to-day operations. Discuss the decision choices that MNCs have in light of IRP.

  • Q : Portfolio of common stocks in five companies....
    Finance Basics :

    Select a portfolio of common stocks in five companies whose stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Base your selection of stocks on your own personal willingness to take risks.

  • Q : Commencement of a dividend program....
    Finance Basics :

    You know that the CEO favors the commencement of a dividend program. You, however, oppose any dividend plan at this time. Write a good argument that you can use in the meeting to support your positi

  • Q : Major uses of commercial bank funds....
    Finance Basics :

    Discuss one of the major uses of commercial bank funds. Discuss factors that affect the credit (default) risk premium. Name one of the pieces of information that mutual funds are required to provide i

  • Q : Collections of receivables....
    Finance Basics :

    How can a company speed up its collections of receivables? Should there be late financial penalities if someone doesn't pay a bill on time?

  • Q : Determining operating cash flow for project....
    Finance Basics :

    The project will initially require $125,000 in fixed assets which will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the 5-year life of the project. The applicable tax rate is 35 percent. W

  • Q : Primary benefits of maintaining a cash balance....
    Finance Basics :

    What are the primary benefits of maintaining a cash balance? Why will a firm want to use cash to speculate? What influences the amount of the precautionary balance a firm maintains?

  • Q : Determining effective interest rate on loan....
    Finance Basics :

    A U.S corporation borrowed 1,000,000 euros for one year. If the interest rate on the loan is 5.5% and the Euro appreciates against the U.S. dollar by 2.6% during the year, what would be the effectiv

  • Q : Competitiveness and collaboration in global economy....
    Finance Basics :

    In terms of understanding competitiveness and collaboration in a global economy, research, explore, and discuss the "Norwalk Agreement" between the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Bo

  • Q : Computing value of depreciation expense....
    Finance Basics :

    Density Farms, Inc. had sales of $500,000, cost of goods sold of $180,000, selling and administrative expense of $70,000, and operating profit of $90,000. What was the value of depreciation expense?

  • Q : Value of premium over and above exercise value....
    Finance Basics :

    Calculate the option's exercise value? Calculate the value of the premium over and above the exercise value? What does this value represent? Is this an out-of-the money option, at-the-money, or in-the

  • Q : Determining balance in accounts receivable....
    Finance Basics :

    ABC Co. has an average collection period of 60 days. Total credit sales for the year were $3,000,000. What was the balance in accounts receivable at year-end (a year is 360 days)?

  • Q : Basic components of a firm capital structure....
    Finance Basics :

    Compare and contrast the basic components of a firm's capital structure - debt and equity. Why is the required rate of return on a firm's equity capital typically higher than that for the firm's deb

  • Q : Determining flaw in the reasoning....
    Finance Basics :

    If the stock is called away (the call is exercised) then you simply repurchase the stock and continue the call writing strategy. Will this strategy earn 6% per month? If not, what is the flaw in the

  • Q : Computing value of short forward contract....
    Finance Basics :

    It currently has 10 months to maturity. The risk­free rate with continuous compounding is 4% per annum, the stock price is $25 and the delivery price is $24. Calculate the value of this short fo

  • Q : Relative real interest rates of two countries....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the expected relationship between the relative real interest rates of two countries and the exchange rate of their currencies? List the factors that affect currency put option premiums, and

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