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Consider the following financial statement information li. for the Ayala Corporation:Item Beginning EndingInventory...........................$10,583........................$13,685Accounts
Sedman, Corp., has projected the following sales for the coming year:Sales in the year following this one are projected to be 15 percent greater in each quarter.a. Calculate payments to suppliers
Your firm has an average collection period of 32 days. Current practice is to factor all receivables immediately at a discount of 1.35 percent. What is the effective cost of borrowing in this case?
1. Use the numbers given to complete the cash budget and short-term financial plan.2. Rework the cash budget and short-term financial plan assuming Piepkorn changes to a minimum balance of
Bird's Eye Treehouses, Inc., a Kentucky company, has determined that a majority of its customers are located in the Pennsylvania area. It therefore is considering using a lockbox system offered by a
Purple Feet Wine, Inc., receives an average of $19,000 in checks per day. The delay in clearing is typically three days. The current interest rate is .017 percent per day.a. What is the company's
Your neighbor goes to the post office once a month and picks up two checks, one for $13,000 and one for $4,500. The larger check takes four days to clear after it is deposited; the smaller one takes
Your firm has an average receipt size of $145. A bank has approached you concerning a lockbox service that will decrease your total collection time by two days. You typically receive 5,600 checks per
A mail-order firm processes 4,900 checks per month. Of these, 60 percent are for $39 and 40 percent are for $71. The $39 checks are delayed two days on average; the $71 checks are delayed three days
In a typical month, the Murray Corporation receives 80 checks totaling $124,000. These are delayed four days on average. What is the average daily float? Assume 30 days in a month.
Cow Chips, Inc., a large fertilizer distributor based in California, is planning to use a lockbox system to speed up collections from its customers located on the East Coast. A Philadelphia-area bank
No More Pencils, Inc., disburses checks every two weeks that average $97,000 and take seven days to clear. How much interest can the company earn annually if it delays transfer of funds from an
1. What is Webb Corporation's total net cash flow available from the current lockbox system to meet payroll?2. Under the terms outlined by Third National Bank, should the company proceed with the
You place an order for 250 units of inventory at a unit price of $130. The supplier offers terms of 1/10, net 30.a. How long do you have to pay before the account is overdue? If you take the full
Seether, Inc., is considering a change in its cash- only sales policy. The new terms of sale would be net one month. Based on the following information, determine if the company should proceed or
Louise Manufacturing uses 2,800 switch assemblies per week and then reorders another 2,800. If the relevant carrying cost per switch assembly is $6.20, and the fixed order cost is $1,200, is the
The Snedecker Corporation is considering a change in its cash-only policy. The new terms would be net one period. Based on the following information, determine if the company should proceed or not.
Jungle, Inc., currently has an all-cash credit policy. It is considering making a change in the credit policy by going to terms of net 30 days. Based on the following information, what do you
Essence of Skunk Fragrances, Ltd., sells 8,600 units of its perfume collection each year at a price per unit of $410. All sales are on credit with terms of 1/10, net 40. The discount is taken by 65
Prove that when carrying costs and restocking costs are as described in the chapter, the EOQ must occur at the point where the carrying costs and restocking costs are equal.
The Red Zeppelin Corporation has annual sales of $31 million. The average collection period is 27 days. What is the average investment in accounts receivable as shown on the balance sheet? Assume
Skye Flyer, Inc., has weekly credit sales of $23,500, and the average collection period is 34 days. What is the average accounts receivable figure?
Evil Pop, Inc., has an average collection period of 29 days. Its average daily investment in receivables is $43,900. What are annual credit sales? What is the receivables turnover? Assume 365 days
1. Which credit policy should the company use?2. Notice that in option 3, the default rate and administrative costs are above those in option 2. Is this plausible? Why or why not?Sterling Wyatt, the
Atreides International has operations in Arrakis. The balance sheet for this division in Arrakeen Solaris shows assets of 34,000 Solaris, debt in the amount of 13,000 Solaris, and equity of 21,000
Suppose the Japanese yen exchange rate is ¥104 = $1, and the British pound exchange rate is £1 = $1.69.a. What is the cross-rate in terms of yen per pound?b. Suppose the cross-rate is ¥179 =
1. What are the pros and cons of the international sales? What additional risks will the company face? 2. What happens to the company's profits if the dollar strengthens? What if the dollar
In the chapter, we presented an example where you had lost $78 and were given the opportunity to make a wager in which your loss would increase to $100 80 percent of the time and decrease to $0 20
How could overconfidence affect the financial manager of the firm and the firm's shareholders?
Suppose you are flipping a fair coin in a coin-flipping contest and have flipped eight heads in a row. What is the probability of flipping a head on your next coin flip? Suppose you flipped a head on
Some people argue that the efficient market hypothesis cannot explain the 1987 market crash or the high price-to-earnings ratio of Internet stocks during the late 1990s. What alternative hypothesis
Proponents of behavioral finance use three concepts to argue that markets are not efficient. What are these arguments?
1. What implications do you draw from the graph for mutual fund investors? 2. Is the graph consistent or inconsistent with market efficiency? Explain carefully. 3. What investment decision would you
Refer to Table 23.1 in the text to answer this question. Suppose you purchase a July 2014 cocoa futures contract this day, at the last price of the day. What will your profit or loss be if cocoa
In calculating insurance premiums, the actuarially fair insurance premium is the premium that results in a zero NPV for both the insured and the insurer. As such, the present value of the expected
Refer to Table 23.1 in the text to answer this question. Suppose you sell five May 2014 silver futures contracts this day at the last price of the day. What will your profit or loss be if silver
Refer to Table 23.2 in the text to answer this question. Suppose you purchase the June 2014 call option on com futures with a strike price of $5.05. Assume you purchased the future at the last
Refer to Table 23.2 in the text to answer this question. Suppose you purchase the June 2014 put option on com futures with a strike price of $5.10. Assume your purchase was at the last price. What
Refer to Table 23.1 in the text to answer this question. Suppose today is May 1, 2014, and your firm produces breakfast cereal and needs 145,000 bushels of com in July 2014 for an upcoming promotion.
In 2009 and 2010, investment banks were under fire for interest rate swaps sold to municipalities and nonprofits. For example, California's water resource authority paid about $305 million, North
Suppose you own a home that costs $200,000 and you buy homeowner's insurance to cover your house against fire, wind, tornados, and other disasters. One way to view your insurance is that you
With some insurance policies, the value of the asset to be replaced is the current market value. For example, if you bought a couch five years ago for $1,000, and the current value of the couch is
Suppose your company has a building worth $305 million. Because it is located in a high-risk area for natural disasters, the probability of a total loss in any particular year is 1.15 percent. What
1. What is the monthly mortgage payment on Mike's mortgage? 2. What is the most significant risk Joi faces in this deal? 3. How can Joi hedge this risk? 4. Suppose that in the next three months the
T-bills currently yield 3.7 percent. Stock in Deadwood Manufacturing is currently selling for $56 per share. There is no possibility that the stock will be worth less than $50 per share in one
The following facts apply to a convertible bond making semiannual payments:Conversion price...............................................$38/shareCoupon
You have been hired to value a new 30-year callable, convertible bond. The bond has a coupon rate of 3.2 percent, payable semiannually, and its face value is $1,000. The conversion price is $58, and
Starset, Inc., has a $1,000 face value convertible bond issue that is currently selling in the market for $960. Each bond is exchangeable at any time for 18 shares of the company's stock. The
You have been hired to value a new 25-year callable, convertible bond. The bond has a 3.9 percent coupon, payable annually. The conversion price is $74, and the stock currently sells for $32.10. The
Rackin Pinion Corporation's assets are currently worth $1,025. In one year, they will be worth either $1,000 or $1,290. The risk-free interest rate is 4.5 percent. Suppose the company has an
Allied Products, Inc., is considering a new product launch. The firm expects to have annual operating cash flow of $6.9 million for the next eight years. Allied Products uses a discount rate of 11
The price of Build A Fire Corp. stock will be either $62 or $86 at the end of the year. Call options are available with one year to expiration. T-bills currently yield 4 percent.a. Suppose the
The price of Swearengen, Inc., stock will be either $75 or $95 at the end of the year. Call options are available with one year to expiration. T-bills currently yield 6 percent. a. Suppose the
A one-year call option contract on Cheesy Poofs Co. stock sells for $925. In one year, the stock will be worth $47 or $68 per share. The exercise price on the call option is $60. What is the current
1. Why do you think Chris is suggesting a conversion price of $25? Given that the company is not publicly traded, does it even make sense to talk about a conversion price? 2. Is there anything wrong
You are given the following information concerning options on a particular stock:Stock price = $63Exercise price = $60Risk-free rate = 6% per year, compounded continuouslyMaturity = 6 monthsStandard
A call option has an exercise price of $60 and matures in six months. The current stock price is $67, and the risk-free rate is 5 percent per year, compounded continuously. What is the price of the
A stock is currently priced at $47. A call option with an expiration of one year has an exercise price of $50. The risk-free rate is 12 percent per year, compounded continuously, and the standard
Sunburn Sunscreen has a zero coupon bond issue outstanding with a $17,000 face value that matures in one year. The current market value of the firm's assets is $19,100. The standard deviation of the
Suppose the firm in the previous problem is considering two mutually exclusive investments. Project A has an NPV of $1,900, and Project B has an NPV of $2,800. As the result of taking Project A, the
A company has a single zero coupon bond outstanding that matures in five years with a face value of $20 million. The current value of the company's assets is $18.1 million, and the standard
Zevon Industries has a zero coupon bond issue that matures in two years with a face value of $35,000. The current value of the company's assets is $21,800, and the standard deviation of the return
Kasimov Corp. has a zero coupon bond that matures in five years with a face value of $80,000. The current value of the company's assets is $77,000, and the standard deviation of its return on assets
What are the prices of a call option and a put option with the following characteristics?Stock price = $73Exercise price = $70Risk-free rate = 4.7% per year, compounded continuouslyMaturity = 4
What are the deltas of a call option and a put option with the following characteristics? What does the delta of the option tell you?Stock price = $92Exercise price = $95Risk-free rate = 5% per year,
You own a lot in Key West, Florida, that is currently unused. Similar lots have recently sold for $1,375,000. Over the past five years, the price of land in the area has increased 7 percent per year,
Suppose Sunburn Sunscreen and Frostbite Thermalwear in the previous problems have decided to merge. Because the two companies have seasonal sales, the combined firm's return on assets will have a
One thing put-call parity tells us is that given any three of a stock, a call, a put, and a T-bill, the fourth can be synthesized or replicated using the other three. For example, how can we
The protective put strategy we discussed in the chapter is sometimes referred to as stock price insurance. Why?
A call option with an exercise price of $45 and four months to expiration has a price of $3.80. The stock is currently priced at $42.75, and the risk-free rate is 5 percent per year, compounded
A stock is currently selling for $56 per share. A call option with an exercise price of $60 sells for $6.56 and expires in three months. If the risk-free rate of interest is 2.6 percent per year,
A put option that expires in six months with an exercise price of $50 sells for $4.35. The stock is currently priced at $48, and the risk-free rate is 3.5 percent per year, compounded continuously.
A put option and a call option with an exercise price of $70 and three months to expiration sell for $1.25 and $5.10, respectively. If the risk-free rate is 4.8 percent per year, compounded
A put option and call option with an exercise price of $60 expire in four months and sell for $1.35 and $5.30, respectively. If the stock is currently priced at $63.38, what is the annual
1. You're trying to value your options. What minimum value would you assign? What is the maximum value you would assign?2. Suppose that, in three years, the company's stock is trading at $60. At that
Harrods PLC has a market value of £110 million and 5 million shares outstanding. Selfridge Department Store has a market value of £34 million and 2 million shares outstanding. Harrods is
BQ, Inc., is considering making an offer to purchase iReport Publications. The vice president of finance has collected the following information:BQ iReportPrice-earnings
Assume that the following balance sheets are stated at book value. Suppose that Meat Co. purchases Loaf, Inc.The fair market value of Loaf's fixed assets is $9,500 versus the $6,700 book value shown.
Silver Enterprises has acquired All Gold Mining in a merger transaction. Construct the balance sheet for the new corporation if the merger is treated as a purchase of interests for accounting
Penn Corp. is analyzing the possible acquisition of Teller Company. Both firms have no debt. Penn believes the acquisition will increase its total after tax annual cash flows by $1.9 million
The shareholders of Jolie Company have voted in favor of a buyout offer from Pitt Corporation. Information about each firm is given here:Jolie PittPrice-earnings
Consider the following premerger information about a bidding firm (Firm B) and a target firm (Firm T). Assume that both firms have no debt outstanding.Firm B Firm TShares
In 2014, Japanese liquor company Suntory Holdings acquired U.S. bourbon maker Beam, Inc., for $14 billion. Is this a horizontal or vertical acquisition? How might Beam's nationality affect the
Define each of the following terms: a. Greenmail. b. White knight. c. Golden parachute. d. Crown jewels. e. Shark repellent. f. Corporate raider. g. Poison pill. h. Tender offer. i. Leveraged buyout
In 2014, activist investor Nelson Pelz was pressuring PepsiCo to split up the company. Pelz felt that PepsiCo should split up the soft drink division, which includes Pepsi, Mountain Dew, and
Pearl, Inc., has offered $357 million cash for all of the common stock in Jam Corporation. Based on recent market information, Jam is worth $319 million as an independent operation. If the merger
Three Guys Burgers, Inc., has offered $19 million for all of the common stock in Two Guys Fries, Corp. The current market capitalization of Two Guys as an independent company is $15 million. Assume
1. Suppose Hybrid shareholders will agree to a merger price of $31.25 per share. Should Birdie proceed with the merger?2. What is the highest price per share that Birdie should be willing to pay for
An asset costs $540,000 and will be depreciated in a straight-line manner over its three-year life. It will have no salvage value. The lessor can borrow at 6 percent and the lessee can borrow at 9
Automobiles are often leased, and several terms are unique to auto leases. Suppose you are considering leasing a car. The price you and the dealer agree on for the car is $37,500. This is the base
Return to the case of the diagnostic scanner used in Problems 1 through 6. Suppose the entire $5,400,000 purchase price of the scanner is borrowed. The rate on the loan is 8 percent, and the loan
You work for a nuclear research laboratory that is contemplating leasing a diagnostic scanner (leasing is a very common practice with expensive, high-tech equipment). The scanner costs $5,400,000,
You work for a nuclear research laboratory that is contemplating leasing a diagnostic scanner (leasing is a very common practice with expensive, high-tech equipment). The scanner costs $5,400,000,
In April 2014, International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) announced a deal to purchase eight Airbus A330-200 and A350-900 passenger aircraft. ILFC then signed a long-term lease contract on the
In April 2014, International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) announced a deal to purchase eight Airbus A330-200 and A350-900 passenger aircraft. ILFC then signed a long-term lease contract on the
1. Should Warf buy or lease the equipment? 2. Nick mentions to James Hendrix, the president of Hendrix Leasing, that although the company will need the equipment for four years, he would like a lease
The box on page 11 describes the controversial involvement of Goldman Sachs in a mortgage backed securities deal in 2006. When this involvement was revealed, the market value of Goldman Sachs' common
A bond's credit rating provides a guide to its price. As we write this in early 2012, Aaa bonds yield 5.3% and Baa bonds yield 5.9%. If some bad news causes a 10% five-year bond to be unexpectedly
February 2012 Treasury 6¼s of 2030 offered a semiannually compounded yield of 2.70%. Recognizing that coupons are paid semiannually, calculate the bond's price.
Permian Partners (PP) produces from aging oil fields in west Texas. Production is 1.8 million barrels per year in 2013, but production is declining at 7% per year for the foreseeable future. Costs of
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