• 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

  • Q : Potential ethics violations and potential role....
    Finance Basics :

    The Ethics Committee also wants the panel to identify which parties should be investigated for potential ethics violations and the potential role they played that would be considered unethical behav

  • Q : Market price per share after dividend....
    Finance Basics :

    The market value is $13.00 per share. The balance sheet shows $88,150.00 in the capital in excess of par account, $32,100.00 in the common stock account, and $150,950 in the retained earnings accoun

  • Q : Capital budgeting and capital structuring....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the difference between capital budgeting and capital structuring?

  • Q : Dividend discount model....
    Finance Basics :

    Develop an economic model in support of your projection for expected return on the SP500 for the ten year period 2013-2023. You can use the Dividend Discount Model if you like, or some other economi

  • Q : Computing weighted average cost of capital....
    Finance Basics :

    Ford's preferred stock pays a dividend of $3.5 each year and trades at a price of $27 per share. Ford's debt trades with a yield to maturity of 9.5%. What is Ford's weighted average cost of capital

  • Q : Determining overhead by using fifo process costing....
    Finance Basics :

    Compute the EUP for direct material, direct labor, and overhead using weighted average process costing. Compute the EUP for direct material, direct labor, and overhead using FIFO process costing.

  • Q : What is the discretionary financing....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the discretionary financing needed in 2011? Is this a surplus of deficit? Is the cast balance a consistent percentage of sales? Does the relationship fit your expectations?

  • Q : Administrative considerations in capital budgeting process....
    Finance Basics :

    What are the important administrative considerations in the capital budgeting process? What are the types of allowable depreciation? What is normally used as the discount rate in the net present value

  • Q : Volatility of bond returns with varying bond maturities....
    Finance Basics :

    Discuss the relationship between the volatility of bond returns with varying bond maturities in terms of interest rate risk.  

  • Q : Projected net present value of project....
    Finance Basics :

    This project has initial costs of $325,000 and annual cash inflows of $87,000, $279,000, and $116,000 over the next three years, respectively. What is the projected net present value of this project

  • Q : Purchasing bonds at described price....
    Finance Basics :

    Dynamo Corporation has semiannual bonds outstanding with 12 years to maturity and are currently priced at $1,080.29. If the bonds have a coupon rate of 8 percent, then what is the equivalent annual

  • Q : Determining cost of equity for the firm....
    Finance Basics :

    How firms estimate their cost of capital: The WACC for a firm is 19.75 percent. You know that the firm is financed with $75 million of equity and $25 million of debt. The cost of debt capital is 7 p

  • Q : Bureau of economic analysis....
    Finance Basics :

    Go to the Bureau of Economic Analysis at this Web site, and look up the latest new release for real GDP. Address the following questions after reading the latest release:

  • Q : Pharmecology current stock price....
    Finance Basics :

    What is pharmecology's current stock price? The nominal cost of capital is 9.5%. Redo part (a) using using forecasted real dividends and a real discounted rate.

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