QUESTION Suppose Autodesk stock has a beta of 2.16, whereas Costco stock has a beta of 0.69. If the risk-free interest rate is 4% and the expected return of the market portfolio is 10%, what is the expected return of a portfolio that consists of 60% Autodesk stock and 40% Costco stock, according to the […]
QUESTION The long-term debt section of the balance sheet of the Queen Annes Lace Corporation appears as follows:91/4%mortgage bonds$2,500,000123/8%second mortgage bonds1,500,000101/4%debentures1,000,000141/2%subordinated debentures1,000,000$6,000,000If the average earnings before interest and taxes of the company is $1.5 million and all debt is long term, what is the overall interest coverage? Interest Expense 91/4%mortgage bonds $2,500,000 231250 (9.25 % […]
QUESTION You currently have $100,000 invested in a portfolio that has an expected return of 12% and a volatility of 8%. Suppose the risk-free rate is 5%, and there is another portfolio that has an expected return of 20% and a volatility of 12%. a. What portfolio has a higher expected return than your portfolio […]
QUESTION In mid-2012, Coca-Cola Company (KO) had a share price of $39. Its dividend was $1.00 per year, and you expect Coca-Cola to raise this dividend by approximately 7% per year in perpetuity. a. If Coca-Colas equity cost of capital is 8%, what share price would you expect based on your estimate of the dividend […]
QUESTION Stock Prices and Returns Suppose you expect Walgreen Company (a drugstore chain) to pay dividends of $0.44 per share and trade for $33 per share at the end of the year. If investments with equivalent risk to Walgreens stock have an expected return of 8.5%, what is the most you would pay today for […]
QUESTION Hyperion, Inc. currently sells its latest high-speed color printer, the Hyper 500, for $350. It plans to lower the price to $300 next year. Its cost of goods sold for the Hyper 500 is $200 per unit, and this years sales are expected to be 20,000 units. a. Suppose that if Hyperion drops the […]
QUESTION Suppose you are given the following information about the default-free, coupon-paying yield curve: Maturity (years) 1 2 3 4 Coupon rate (annual payments) 0.00% 10.00% 6.00% 12.00% YTM 2.000% 3.908% 5.840% 5.783% a. Use arbitrage to determine the yield to maturity of a two-year, zero-coupon bond. b. What is the zero-coupon yield curve for […]
QUESTION Your firm is considering the purchase of a new office phone system. You can either pay $32,000 now, or $1000 per month for 36 months. a. Suppose your firm currently borrows at a rate of 6% per year (APR with monthly com- pounding). Which payment plan is more attractive? b. Suppose your firm currently […]
QUESTION You have an outstanding student loan with required payments of $500 per month for the next four years. The interest rate on the loan is 9% APR (monthly). You are considering making an extra payment of $100 today (that is, you will pay an extra $100 that you are not required to pay). If […]
QUESTION You realize that the plan in Problem 41 has a flaw. Because your income will increase over your lifetime, it would be more realistic to save less now and more later. Instead of putting the same amount aside each year, you decide to let the amount that you set aside grow by 3% per […]
