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Income bonds are unusual. Interest payments on such bonds may be skipped or deferred if the firm's income is insufficient to make the payment. In what way are these bonds like preferred stock? Why
You need to choose between the following types of issues:• A public issue of $10 million face value of 10-year debt. The interest rate on the debt would be 8.5%, and the debt would be issued at
Consolidated Jewels needs to raise $2 million to pay for its Diamonds in the Rough campaign. It will raise the funds by offering 200,000 rights, each of which entitles the owner to buy one new share.
Pickwick Electronics is a new high-tech company financed entirely by 1 million ordinary shares, all of which are owned by George Pickwick. The firm needs to raise $1 million now for stage 1 and,
a. Is a rights issue more likely to be used for an initial public offering or for subsequent issues of stock? b. Is a private placement more likely to be used for issues of seasoned stock or seasoned
Your broker calls and says that you can get 500 shares of an imminent IPO at the offering price. Should you buy? Are you worried about the fact that your broker called you?
Mutt.Com was founded in 2009 by two graduates of the University of Wisconsin with help from Georgina Sloberg, who had built up an enviable reputation for backing new start-up businesses. Mutt.Com's
Suppose that River Cruises, which currently is all-equity-financed, issues $250,000 of debt and uses the proceeds to repurchase 25,000 shares. Assume that the firm pays no taxes and that debt finance
Suppose that River Cruises, which currently is all-equity-financed, issues $250,000 of debt and uses the proceeds to repurchase 25,000 shares. Assume that the firm pays no taxes and that debt finance
Suppose that River Cruises, which currently is all-equity-financed, issues $250,000 of debt and uses the proceeds to repurchase 25,000 shares. Assume that the firm pays no taxes and that debt finance
Suppose that River Cruises, which currently is all-equity-financed, issues $250,000 of debt and uses the proceeds to repurchase 25,000 shares. Assume that the firm pays no taxes and that debt finance
If an increase in the debt-equity ratio makes both debt and equity more risky, how can the cost of capital remain unchanged?
Look back to the Sealed Air example in the box in Section 16.4. What was the value of financial slack to Sealed Air before its restructuring? What does the success of the restructuring say about
Construct a simple example to show that a firm's existing stockholders gain if it can sell overpriced stock to new investors and invest the cash in a zero-NPV project. Who loses from these actions?
Why is financial slack valuable?
In March 2013 the management team of Londonderry Air (LA) met to discuss a proposal to purchase five shorthaul aircraft at a total cost of $25 million. There was general enthusiasm for the
The stock of Payout Corp. will go ex-dividend tomorrow. The dividend will be $0.50 per share, and there are 20,000 shares of stock outstanding. The market-value balance sheet for Payout is shown
In 2011, Arborio Farms earned $3.60 per share and paid a cash dividend of $1.20 per share, exactly in line with its target payout ratio of 33%. Arborio's earnings per share in the next 6 years were
Good Values, Inc., is all-equity-financed. The total market value of the firm currently is $100,000, and there are 2,000 shares outstanding. The firm has declared a $5 per share dividend. Now suppose
Shares in Raven Products are selling for $80 per share. There are 1 million shares outstanding. What will be the share price in each of the following situations? Ignore taxes.a. The stock splits five
Shares in Growth Products Inc. are priced at $100. Investors expect the total pretax rate of return to be 10%. The tax rate on both capital gains and dividends is 15%.a. If the entire return on the
Big Bend Tubing's dividend was $2.20 last year. Big Bend's target payout ratio is 50%. This year's earnings per share are $5. But Pablo Donoso, the CFO, worries about higher raw- material costs and
Now suppose that Payout again changes its mind and decides to issue a 1% stock dividend instead of either issuing the cash dividend or repurchasing 1% of the outstanding stock. How would this action
Suppose Al Dente from Example 17.3 changes his mind and cuts out Consolidated's year-1 dividend entirely, instead spending $10 million to buy back stock. Are shareholders any better or worse off than
A firm considers initiating an aggressive dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) in which it allows its investors to use dividends to buy shares at a discount of 40% from current market value. The firm's
George Liu, the CEO of Penn Schumann, was a creature of habit. Every month he and Jennifer Rodriguez, the company's chief financial officer, met for lunch and an informal chat at Pierre's. Nothing
The 2012 financial statements for Growth Industries are presented below. Sales and costs in 2013 are projected to be 20% higher than in 2012. Both current assets and accounts payable are projected
Comebaq Computers is aiming to increase its market share by slashing the price of its new range of personal computers. Are costs and assets likely to increase or decrease as a proportion of sales?
A firm is considering several policy changes to increase sales. It will increase the variety of goods it keeps in inventory, but this will increase inventory by $10,000. It will offer more liberal
Create the statement of sources and uses of cash from the following entries:Net income............................. $1,500.00Dividends................................... 900.00Additions to
Paymore Products places orders for goods equal to 75% of its sales forecast in the next quarter. Calculate Paymore's cash payments to its suppliers under the assumption that the firm pays for its
Paymore Products places orders for goods equal to 75% of its sales forecast in the next quarter. Paymore's cash payments to its suppliers are under the assumption that the firm pays for its goods
Paymore Products places orders for goods equal to 75% of its sales forecast in the next quarter. Paymore's cash payments to its suppliers are under the assumption that the firm pays for its goods
Paymore Products places orders for goods equal to 75% of its sales forecast in the next quarter. Paymore's cash payments to its suppliers are under the assumption that the firm pays for its goods
Using the information below recalculate Dynamic Mattress's financing plan assuming assuming that the firm wishes to maintain a minimum cash balance of $10 million instead of $5 million. Assume the
The tables below show Dynamic Mattress's year-end 2009 balance sheet, its income statement for 2010 and comparison of 2009 and 2010 year-end balance sheet. Use these tables to work out a statement of
A firm sells its accounts receivables to a factor at a 1.5% discount. The average collection period is 1 month. What is the implicit effective annual interest rate on the factoring arrangement?
What will be the effect of each of the following transactions on cash, net working capital, and the current ratio? Assume that the current ratio is above 1.0. a. The firm borrows $1,000 in a
The chapter notes that firms commonly pay commitment fees to banks when obtaining a line of credit. Yet when the line is first taken out, it commonly is not drawn down (i.e., the firm does not
What effect will the following events have on the cash conversion cycle? a. Higher financing rates induce the firm to reduce its level of inventory. b. The firm obtains a new line of credit that
What effect will the following have on the cash conversion cycle? a. Customers are given a larger discount for cash transactions. b. The inventory turnover ratio falls from 8 to 6. c. New technology
Capstan Autos operated an East Coast dealership for a major Japanese car manufacturer. Capstan's owner, Sidney Capstan, attributed much of the business's success to its no-frills policy of
A firm offers terms of 3/15, net 30. Currently, two-thirds of all customers take advantage of the trade discount; the remainder pay bills at the due date.a. What will be the firm's typical value for
Microbiotics currently sells all of its frozen dinners cash on delivery but believes it can increase sales by offering supermarkets 1 month of free credit. The price per carton is $50, and the cost
Locust Software sells computer training packages to its business customers at a price of $101. The cost of production (in present value terms) is $96. Locust sells its packages on terms of net 30 and
Surf City sells its network browsing software for $15 per copy to computer software distributors and allows its customers 1 month to pay their bills. The cost of the software is $10 per copy. The
A firm currently makes only cash sales. It estimates that allowing trade credit on terms of net 30 would increase monthly sales from 100 to 110 units per month. The price per unit is $101, and the
Sherman's Sherbet currently takes about 6 days to collect and deposit checks from customers. A lock-box system could reduce this time to 4 days. Collections average $15,000 daily. The interest rate
Major Manufacturing currently has one bank account located in New York to handle all of its collections. The firm keeps an additional cash balance with the bank of $300,000 to pay for these services.
A firm currently offers terms of sale of 3/20, net 40. What effect will the following actions have on the implicit interest rate charged to customers that pass up the cash discount? Statewhether the
General Products writes checks that average $20,000 daily. These checks take an average of 6 days to clear. It receives payments that average $22,000 daily. It takes 3 days before these checks are
Look back at the previous problem, but now suppose that if a customer defaults on a payment, you can eventually collect about half the amount owed to you. Will you be more or less tempted to pay for
For each pair below, indicate which firm you would expect to grant shorter or longer credit periods. a. One firm sells hardware; the other sells bread. b. One firm's customers have an inventory
Most banks now allow you to pay your bills over the Internet. You log on to your account to tell the bank which payments it should send out on your behalf. Whereas most banks charge you for writing
George Stamper, a credit analyst with Micro-Encapsulators Corp. (MEC), needed to respond to an urgent e-mail request from the southeast sales office. The local sales manager reported that she had an
Castles in the Sand currently sells at a price-earnings multiple of 10. The firm has 2 million shares outstanding, and sells at a price per share of $40. Firm Foundation has a P/E multiple of 8, has
Sweet Cola Corp. (SCC) is bidding to take over Salty Dog Pretzels (SDP). SCC has 3,000 shares outstanding, selling at $50 per share. SDP has 2,000 shares outstanding, selling at $17.50 a share. SCC
Acquiring Corp. is considering a takeover of Takeover Target Inc. Acquiring has 10 million shares outstanding, which sell for $40 each. Takeover Target has 5 million shares outstanding, which sell
Acquiring Corp. is considering a takeover of Takeover Target Inc. Acquiring has 10 million shares outstanding, which sell for $40 each. Takeover Target has 5 million shares outstanding, which sell
Which of the following motives for mergers make economic sense? a. Merging to achieve economies of scale. b. Merging to reduce risk by diversification. c. Merging to redeploy cash generated by a firm
Immense Appetite, Inc., believes that it can acquire Sleepy Industries and improve efficiency to the extent that the market value of Sleepy will increase by $5 million. Sleepy currently sells for $20
Explain why it might or might not make good sense for Northeast Heating and Northeast Air Conditioning to merge into one company.
Connect each term to its correct definition or description. A. LBO B. Poison pill C. Tender offer D. Shark repellent E. Proxy contest 1. Attempt to gain control of a firm by winning the votes of its
McPhee Food Halls operated a chain of supermarkets in the west of Scotland. The company had had a lackluster record, and since the death of its founder in late 2004, it had been regarded as a prime
Use Table 22.1 to answer the following questions.Direct quotes (number of U.S. dollars per unit of foreign currency). Other quotes are indirect (units of foreign currency per U.S. dollar).a. How many
Look at Table 22.1. If the 3-month forward exchange rate is USD1.55 = GBP1 and the 3-month interest rate on dollars is 3.5% (effective annual rate), what do you think is the 3-month sterling (U.K.)
Suppose the interest rate on 1-year loans in the United States is 3% while in the United Kingdom the interest rate is 5%. The spot exchange rate is USD1.67 = GBP1 and the 1-year forward rate is
Look at Table 22.1 . How many Mexican pesos can you buy for $1? How many yen can you buy? What rate do you think a Japanese bank would quote for buying or selling Mexican pesos? Explain what would
Exports by the soft-drink manufacturer Ecsy-Cola Corporation have risen to the point that it is considering establishing a small manufacturing and sales operation overseas in Ruritania.The current
* Direct quotes (number of U.S. dollars per unit of foreign currency). Other quotes are indirect (units of foreign currency per U.S. dollar).a. How many Brazilian reals do you get for your dollar?b.
An American firm is evaluating an investment in Mexico. The project costs 500 million pesos, and it is expected to produce an income of 250 million pesos a year in real terms for each of the next 3
The current exchange rate is USD2 = GBP1. Cookham Industries is a large British firm that exports computer games to the United States. If the dollar depreciates relative to the pound, Cookham will
The following table shows the local prices of a Grande Latte coffee in Starbucks in 2009:a. Calculate the dollar price of a latte in each city. Does purchasing power parity hold?b. What would the
In 2010 many investors borrowed money in countries such as the United States and Japan, where interest rates were low, and invested the money in countries such as Australia and South Africa, where
General Gadget Corp. (GGC) is a U.S.-based multinational firm that makes electrical coconut scrapers. These gadgets are made only in the United States using local inputs. The scrapers are sold mainly
The following table shows a breakdown of sales and costs for four Swiss companies. Swatch produces watches; Lindt & Sprüngli, chocolate; Nestlé, food; and Roche,
Sanyo produces audio and video consumer goods and exports a large fraction of its output to the United States under its own name and the Fisher brand name. It prices its products in yen, meaning that
If the basic relationships in Section 22.1 hold, then what will be the relationship between the expected change in the Ruritanian/dollar exchange rate and the interest rates in the United States and
"Jumping jackasses! Not another one!" groaned George Luger. It was a memo from the CEO of DVR Importers dated December 31, 2007. It was the third memo from the CEO that he had received that day. It
Refer Table 23.2, which lists prices of various Google options. Use the data in the table to calculate the payoff and the profits for investments in each of the following September maturity options,
Refer Table 23.2, which lists prices of various Google options. Use the data in the table to calculate the payoff and the profits for investments in each of the following September maturity options,
a. Circular File stock is selling for $25 a share. You see that call options on the stock with exercise price of $20 are selling at $3. What should you do? What will happen to the option price as
A 10-year maturity convertible bond with a 6% coupon on a company with a bond rating of AAA is selling for $1,050. Each bond can be exchanged for 20 shares, and the stock price currently is $50 per
In July 2010 a call option on Google stock with a January 2011 expiration and exercise price of $460 sold for $42.50. Suppose that by the end of January 2011 the price of Google stock could double to
Use the Black-Scholes formula to find the value of a call option on the following stock.
Look at the data in Table 23.2a. What is the price of a call option with an exercise price of $460 and expiration in September 2010? What if expiration is in January 2012?b. Why do you think the
Mixing options and securities can often create interesting payoffs. For each of the following combinations show what the payoff would be when the option expires if (i) the stock price is below the
Table 23.2 shows call options on Google stock with the same exercise date in January 2011 and with exercise prices $430, $460, and $490. Notice that the price of the middle call option (with exercise
As manager of United Bedstead you own substantial executive stock options. These options entitle you to buy the firm's shares during the next 5 years at a price of $100 a share. The plant manager has
a. An oil company acquires mining rights to a silver deposit. It is not obliged to mine the silver, however. The company has effectively acquired a __________ option, where the exercise price is the
What is the option in each of the following cases. Is it a call or a put?a. Western Telecom commits to production of digital switching equipment specifically designed for the European market. As a
Some investment management contracts give the portfolio manager a bonus proportional to the amount by which a portfolio return exceeds a specified threshold. a. In what way is this implicit call
a. Some banks have offered their customers an unusual type of time deposit. The deposit does not pay any interest if the market falls, but instead the depositor receives a proportion of any rise in
After dramatic increases in oil prices in the 1970s, the U.S. government funded several projects to create synthetic oil or natural gas from abundant U.S. supplies of coal and oil shale. Although the
Repeat the three parts of Practice Problem 9 except that now the problem is to devise a package of investments with the payoffs shown in Figure 23.9. This package of investments is known as a
Option prices are determined in part by volatility, and traders sometimes use the volatility estimates built into option prices to assess market conditions. The volatility estimate built into S&P 500
Look at Figure 23.8, which shows the possible future payoffs in January 2011 from a particular package of investments. a. What package of investments would provide you with this set of payoffs? b.
Show how Petrochemical Parfum can also use futures contracts to protect itself against a rise in the price of crude oil. Show how the payoffs would vary if the oil price is $80, $90, or $100 a
Suppose that in the 5 days following a farmer's sale of September wheat futures at a futures prices of $9.83 the futures price is:At the end of day 5 the farmer decides to quit wheat farming and buys
A large dental lab plans to purchase 1,000 ounces of gold in 1 month. Assume that gold pricescan be $1,000, $1,200, or $1,400 an ounce.a. What will total expenses be if the firm purchases call
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