QUESTION Real v e r sus Nominal Rates. You will receive $100 from a savings bond in 3 years. The nominal interest rate is 8 percent. a. What is the present value of the proceeds from the bond? b. If the inflation rate over the next few years is expected to be 3 percent, what […]
Date: September 2nd, 2020
QUESTION Mom and Pop Groceries has just dispatched a years supply of groceries to the government of the Central Antarctic Republic. Payment of $250,000 will be made one year hence after the shipment arrives by snow train. Unfortunately there is a good chance of a coup dA?tat, in which case the new government will not […]
Date: September 2nd, 2020
QUESTION The management of the Book Warehouse Company wishes to apply the Miller-Orr model to manage its cash investment. They have determined that the cost of either investing in or selling marketable securities is $100. By looking at Book Warehouses past cash needs, they have determined that the variance of daily cash ows is $20,000. […]
Date: September 2nd, 2020
QUESTION Kose, Inc. has a target debt-equity ratio of 1.40. Its WACC is 8.3 percent, and the tax rate is 38%.If Koses cost of equity is 15%, what is the pre-tax cost of debt? (final answer should be rounded to 2 decimal places)If instead you know that the aftertax cost of debt is 3.9%, what […]
Date: September 2nd, 2020
QUESTION The nancial manager of the Villard Electric Company, Fred Taylor, has presented his estimates of cash ows resulting from the possible investment in a new computer system, the Webnet. Mr. Taylors esti- mates of net cash ows immediately and over the following four years are as follows: Item Initial First Y ear Second Y […]
Date: September 2nd, 2020
QUESTION A Treasury Bond futures contract has a settlement priced of 8908. What is the implied annual yield? (Hint: You can use a financial calculator.) Assume this is a a 20-year bond with semiannual interest payments. The face value of the bond is $1,000, and the semiannual coupon payments are $30, which means the annual […]
Date: September 2nd, 2020
QUESTION Mini Case Yanzhou (china) Bids for Felix Resources (Australia) Mini Case Yanzhou (china) Bids for Felix Resources (Australia) 1 When should stockholders doubt their own company?s support of a friendly acquisition? 2 What is your assessment of the stipulation placed on the acquisition by the Australian government? 3 Which of the various valuation techniques […]
Date: September 2nd, 2020
QUESTION Q1)James Corporation is considering the credit application of a customer. The customer is expected to buy $5000 worth of material from James every month in future, and pay for it within a month. There is a 20% probability that the customer may default on his monthly payment. If that happens, then James will not […]
Date: September 2nd, 2020
QUESTION Interpreting Profitability, Liquidity, Solvency, and P/E RatiosMattel and Hasbro are the two biggest makers of games and toys in the world. Mattel sells nearly $6 billion of products each year while annual sales of Hasbro products exceed $4 billion. Compare the two companies as a potential investment based on the following ratios:RatioMattelHasbroGross profit percentage […]
Date: September 2nd, 2020
QUESTION P r o f its v e r sus Cash Fl o w . Butterfly Tractors had $14 million in sales last year. Cost of goods sold was $8 million, depreciation expense was $2 million, interest payment on out- standing debt was $1 million, and the firms tax rate was 35 percent. a. What […]
Date: September 2nd, 2020
