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Stocks A and B have the following probability distributions of expected future returns:a. Calculate the expected rate of return, r'B, for Stock B (r'A= 12%).b. Calculate the standard deviation of
Stock A has an expected return of 7%, a standard deviation of expected returns of 35%, a correlation coefficient with the market of 20.3, and a beta coefficient of 20.5. Stock B has an expected
Assume that the risk-free rate is 3.5% and the market risk premium is 4%. What is the required return for the overall stock market'n What is the required rate of return on a stock with a beta of 0.8?
Assume that the risk-free rate is 5.5% and the required return on the market is 12%. What is the required rate of return on a stock with a beta of 2?
a. 1. Why is the T-bill€™s return independent of the state of the economy? Do T-bills promise a completely risk-free return? Explain.2. Why are High Tech€™s returns expected to
A stock€™s returns have the following distribution:Assume the risk-free rate is 2%. Calculate the stock€™s expected return, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, and
Bond X is noncallable and has 20 years to maturity, an 8% annual coupon, and a $1,000 par value. Your required return on Bond X is 9%; if you buy it, you plan to hold it for 5 years. You (and the
It is now January 1, 2018, and you are considering the purchase of an outstanding bond that was issued on January 1, 2016. It has an 8% annual coupon and had a 30-year original maturity. (It matures
Last year Carson Industries issued a 10-year, 13% semiannual coupon bond at its par value of $1,000. Currently, the bond can be called in 6 years at a price of $1,065 and it sells for $1,200.a. What
Pelzer Printing Inc. has bonds outstanding with 9 years left to maturity. The bonds have a 9% annual coupon rate and were issued 1 year ago at their par value of $1,000. However, due to changes in
An investor purchased the following five bonds. Each bond had a par value of $1,000 and an 8% yield to maturity on the purchase day. Immediately after the investor purchased them, interest rates
An investor has two bonds in her portfolio, Bond C and Bond Z. Each bond matures in 4 years, has a face value of $1,000, and has a yield to maturity of 8.2%. Bond C pays an 11.5% annual coupon,
a. What effect would each of the following events likely have on the level of nominal interest rates?1. Households dramatically increase their savings rate.2. Corporations increase their demand for
Assume that the real risk-free rate is 2% and that the maturity risk premium is zero. If a 1-year Treasury bond yield is 5% and a 2-year Treasury bond yields 7%, what is the 1-year interest rate that
The real risk-free rate is 2.05%. Inflation is expected to be 3.05% this year, 4.75% next year, and 2.3% thereafter. The maturity risk premium is estimated to be 0.05 X (t - 1)%, where t = number of
Assume that yields on U.S. Treasury securities were as follows:a. Plot a yield curve based on these data.b. What type of yield curve is shown?c. What information does this graph tell you?d. Based on
a. What are the four most fundamental factors that affect the cost of money, or the general level of interest rates, in the economy?b. What is the real risk-free rate of interest (r*) and the nominal
It is now December 31, 2017 (t 5 0), and a jury just found in favor of a woman who sued the city for injuries sustained in a January 2016 accident. She requested recovery of lost wages plus $300,000
Simon recently received a credit card with an 18% nominal interest rate. With the card, he purchased an Apple iPhone 7 for $372.71. The minimum payment on the card is only $10 per month.a. If Simon
Your firm sells for cash only, but it is thinking of offering credit, allowing customers 90 days to pay. Customers understand the time value of money, so they would all wait and pay on the 90th day.
a. Find the present values of the following cash flow streams at a 5% discount rate.b. What are the PVs of the streams at a 0% discount rate? 3 5 2 Stream A Stream B $150 $250 $150 $0 $450 $450 $450
The present value of a perpetuity is equal to the payment on the annuity, PMT, divided by the interest rate, I : PV = PMT/I. What is the future value of a perpetuity of PMT dollars per year? (Hint:
To find the present value of an uneven series of cash flows, you must find the PVs of the individual cash flows and then sum them. Annuity procedures can never be of use, even when some of the cash
If you deposit $2,000 in a bank account that pays 6% interest annually, how much will be in your account after 5 years?
The Corrigan Corporation€™s 2017 and 2018 financial statements follow, along with some industry average ratios.a. Assess Corrigan€™s liquidity position, and determine how it
A firm has been experiencing low profitability in recent years. Perform an analysis of the firm€™s financial position using the DuPont equation. The firm has no lease payments but has a $2
Data for Barry Computer Co. and its industry averages follow. The firm€™s debt is priced at par, so the market value of its debt equals its book value. Since dollars are in thousands,
You are given the following information: Stockholders’ equity as reported on the firm’s balance sheet = $6.5 billion, price ∕ earnings ratio = 9, common shares outstanding =180 million, and
Refer to an online finance source such as Yahoo! Finance or Google Finance to look up the P/E ratios for Alphabet Inc. (the parent company of Google), and Walmart. Which company has the higher P/E
A company has an EPS of $2.40, a book value per share of $21.84, and a market/book ratio of 2.73. What is its P/E ratio?
Edelman Engines has $17 billion in total assets —of which cash and equivalents total $100 million. Its balance sheet shows $1.7 billion in current liabilities—of which the notes payable balance
a.Why are ratios useful? What are the five major categories of ratios?b.Calculate D€™Leon€™s 2019 current and quick ratios based on the projected balance sheet and income
Laiho Industries's 2017 and 2018 balance sheets (in thousands of dollars) are shown.a. Sales for 2018 were $455,150,000, and EBITDA was 15% of sales. Furthermore, depreciation and amortization were
Mary Jarvis is a single individual who is working on filing her tax return for the previous year. She has assembled the following relevant information:● She received $82,000 in salary.● She
Financial information for Powell Panther Corporation is shown here.a. What was net operating working capital for 2017 and 2018? Assume the firm has no excess cash.b. What was the 2018 free cash
The Davidson Corporation€™s balance sheet and income statement are provided here.a. Construct the statement of stockholders€™ equity for December 31, 2018. No common stock was
Arlington Corporation€™s financial statements (dollars and shares are in millions) are provided here.a. What was net operating working capital for 2017 and 2018? Assume that all cash is
Hampton Industries had $39,000 in cash at year-end 2017 and $11,000 in cash at year-end 2018. The firm invested in property, plant, and equipment totaling $210,000. Cash flow from financing
For 2018, Gourmet Kitchen Products reported $22 million of sales and $19 million of operating costs (including depreciation). The company has $15 million of total invested capital. Its after-tax cost
a.What effect did the expansion have on sales, after-tax operating income, net operating working capital (NOWC), and net income?b. What effect did the company€™s expansion have on its
The assets of Dallas & Associates consist entirely of current assets and net plant and equipment, and the firm has no excess cash. The firm has total assets of $2.5 million and net plant and
Refer to the box titled, “The Balance Sheet of an Average American Household”. And answer the following question.a. Based on this evidence, did the financial position of the average household
What would happen to the U.S. standard of living if people lost faith in the safety of the financial institutions? Explain.
Allied Apparel Company received a large order from Websters Department Stores, which operates a chain of approximately 300 popular-priced department stores located primarily in the New
Under what condition or conditions is trade credit not a “cost-free” source of funds to the firm?
Gibson Company sales for the year 2016 were $3 million. The firm’s variable operating cost ratio was 0.50, and fixed costs (that is, overhead and depreciation) were $900,000. Its average (and
The Alexander Company reported the following income statement for 2016:Assume that all depreciation and 75 percent of the firm's selling, general, and administrative expenses are fixed costs and that
Colorado Coal Company has estimated the costs of debt and equity capital (with bankruptcy and agency costs) for various proportions of debt in its capital structure.The company€™s income
In February, Tech Components Inc. (TCI), a manufacturer of specialized electronic components, was negotiating a supply agreement with a major auto manufacturer to supply specialized electronic
Given a risk-free rate (rÌ‚f) of 6 percent and a market risk premium (rÌ‚ m €“ rÌ‚f) of 8.2 percent, calculate the required rate of return on each of the
How does the basic net present value capital budgeting model deal with the phenomenon of increasing risk of project cash flows over time?
The following stock quotations were recently reported in The Wall Street Journal:a. What are the dividend yields on the common stock of AT&T, Boeing, and Johnson & Johnson?b. What possible
Zip Boys has outstanding zero coupon bonds maturing in 2018.a. How would you compute the yield-to-maturity on bonds like these?b. How do bondholders get a return when they buy these bonds?
Refer to the bonds appearing in Figure 6.1.a. What is the coupon rate and year of maturity for the Qualcomm and Time Warner bonds?b. How much would you have had to pay to buy one Bank of America
Consider again the BCC 8⅛ percent debentures that mature on July 15, 2036 (see problem 6). Determine the yield to call if the bonds are called on July 15, 2022, at $1,016.55.
In 2006, BCC issued 8⅝ percent debentures that will mature on December 1, 2046.a. If an investor purchased one of these bonds ($1,000 denomination) on December 1, 2016, for $1,050, determine the
Consider Fulton Manufacturing Company’s 8¾ percent bonds that mature on April 15, 2028. Assume that the interest on these bonds is paid and compounded annually. Determine the value of a $1,000
Explain how to determine the present value of an uneven cash flow stream.
The balance sheet and income statement of Eastland Products, Inc., are as follows:Income Statement for Year Ended December 31, 2016 (in Millions of
Given the following data for Profiteers, Inc., and the corresponding industry averages, perform a trend analysis of the return on investment and the return on stockholders€™ equity. Plot
Williams Oil Company had a return on stockholders’ equity of 18 percent during 2016. Its total asset turnover was 1.0 times, and its equity multiplier was 2.0 times. Calculate the company’s net
Clovis Industries had sales in 2016 of $40 million, 20 percent of which were cash. If Clovis normally carries 45 days of credit sales in accounts receivable, what are its average accounts receivable
Why would you anticipate a lower P/E ratio for a typical natural gas utility than for a computer technology firm, such as Apple?
Determine the percentage change in the value of the following currencies relative to the U.S. dollar between February 25, 2013 and November 18, 2015. (Refer to Table 2.1.) a. Rupeeb. Poundc. Yend.
Valley Stores, a U.S. department store chain, annually negotiates a contract with Alpine Watch Company, located in Switzerland, to purchase a large shipment of watches. On February 25, 2013, Valley
Japanese Motors exports cars and trucks to the U.S. market. On February 25, 2013, its most popular model was selling (wholesale) to U.S. dealers for $20,000. What price must Japanese Motors charge
Using the data contained in Figure 2.3, what 52-week rate of return, excluding dividend yields, would an investor have received by purchasing the following portfolios of stocks? a. The stocks in
Jeff€™s Powerwash Inc. which operates in Texas, is considering acquiring Frank€™s Superior Carworks chain of car washes in Maryland. The expected net cash flows from the
Based on the information given in the case and your analysis, what do you feel is a fair exchange ratio?
What is a tax-free merger?
As of today, the following information is available:Using this information, make three independent forecasts of the 1-year future spot rate for the Israeli shekel. (Use exact, not approximation,
Mammouth Mutual Fund of New York has $5 million to invest in certificates of deposit (CDs) for the next six months (180 days). It can buy either a Philadelphia National Bank (PNB) CD with an annual

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