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fundamentals of corporate finance
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Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance
Costanza Shoe Co. has concluded that additional equity financing will be needed to expand operations and that the needed funds will be best obtained through a rights offering. It has correctly
The Wren Co. and the Stumpy Co. have both announced IPOs at \($30\) per share. One of these is undervalued by \($7,\) and the other is overvalued by \($4,\) but you have no way of knowing which is
The Beavis Corporation needs to raise \($12\) million to finance its expansion into new markets. The company will sell new shares of equity via a general cash offering to raise the needed funds. If
The Titanic Co. has just gone public. Under a firm commitment agreement, Titanic received \($14\) for each of the 1.5 million shares sold. The initial offering price was \($15\) per share, and the
Jensen, Inc., has 100,000 shares of stock outstanding.Each share is worth \($75,\) so the company’s market value of equity is \($7,500,000.\) Suppose the firm issues 20,000 new shares at the
Homer and Marge, Inc., wishes to expand its facilities. The company currently has 10 million shares outstanding and no debt. The stock sells for \($30\) per share, but the book value per share is
The Metallica Heavy Metal Mining (MHMM) Corporation wants to diversify its operations. Some recent financial information for the company is shown here:MHMM is considering an investment that has the
Gates Window Mfg. is considering a rights offer. The company has determined that the ex-rights price would be \($39.\) The current price is \($42\) per share, and there are four million shares
Greenpeace Corp. wants to raise \($2.35\) million via a rights offering. The company currently has 250,000 shares of common stock outstanding that sell for \($30\) per share. Its underwriter has set
Stockwell Inventory Systems, Inc., has announced a rights offer. The company has announced that it will take four rights to buy a new share in the offering at a subscription price of \($25.\) At the
Big Apple, Inc., has no debt outstanding and a total market value of \($80,000.\) Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be \($4,000\) if economic conditions are normal. If there
Hum-V Corporation is comparing two different capital structures, an all-equity plan (Plan I) and a levered plan (Plan II). Under Plan I, Hum-V would have 200,000 shares of stock outstanding. Under
The El Nino Co. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 800 shares of stock and \($14,000\) in debt. Plan II would result in 900 shares of stock and \($7,000\) in debt.
Ozone Depletion, Inc., a prominent consumer products firm, is debating whether or not to convert its all-equity capital structure to one that is 40 percent debt. Currently, there are 500 shares
Fordebtful Industries has a debt-equity ratio of 2.5.Its WACC is 12 percent, and its cost of debt is 12 percent. The corporate tax rate is 35 percent.a. What is Fordebtful’s cost of equity
Trump Corp. has no debt but can borrow at 8 percent.The firm’s WACC is currently 14 percent, and the tax rate is 35 percent.a. What is Trump’s cost of equity?b. If the firm converts to 25 percent
Cops & Co. expects its EBIT to be \($60,000\) every year forever. The firm can borrow at 13 percent. Cops currently has no debt, and its cost of equity is 22 percent. If the tax rate is 35 percent,
Discard Manufacturing has an expected EBIT of \($18,000\) in perpetuity, a tax rate of 35 percent, and a debt-equity ratio of .75. The firm has \($54,166.67\) in outstanding debt at an interest rate
The Catcha Wave Co. just issued a dividend of \($1.85\) per share on its common stock. The company is expected to maintain a constant 7 percent growth rate in its dividends indefinitely. If the stock
Suppose Nicholas Ltd. just issued a dividend of \($.60\) per share on its common stock. The company paid dividends of \($.35,\) \($.40,\) \($.45,\) and \($.50\) per share in the last four years. If
Stickup Bank has an issue of preferred stock with an \($8\) stated dividend that just sold for \($95\) per share.What is the bank’s cost of preferred stock?
You Go Slow, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with seven years to maturity that is quoted at 85 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual
Fama’s Llamas has a weighted average cost of capital of 10.40 percent. The company’s cost of equity is 13.00 percent and its cost of debt is 11.00 percent. The tax rate is 35 percent. What is
Comstock has 8.2 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is \($32,\) and the book value per share is \($23.\) Comstock also has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond
Given the following information for Columbia Power Co., find the WACC. Assume the company’s tax rate is 35 percent. Debt: Common stock: Preferred stock: Market: 4,000 8 percent coupon bonds
Elway Mining Corporation has 8 million shares of common stock outstanding, 1 million shares of 6 percent preferred stock outstanding, and 100,000 9 percent semiannual bonds outstanding, par value
Suppose your company needs \($3.5\) million to build a new assembly line. Your target debt-equity ratio is 1.0. The flotation cost for new equity is 16 percent, but the flotation cost for debt is
Drew Carey Company needs to raise \($7.5\) million to start a new project and will raise the money by selling new bonds.The company has a target capital structure of 60 percent common stock, 10
Friendless, Inc., recently issued new securities to finance a new TV show. The project cost \($1\) million and the company paid \($110,000\) in flotation costs. In addition, the equity issued had a
What are the portfolio weights for a portfolio that has 50 shares of Stock A that sell for \($35\) per share and 30 shares of Stock B that sell for \($25\) per share?
You own a portfolio that has \($800\) invested in Stock A and \($1,200\) invested in Stock B. If the expected returns on these stocks are 14 percent and 22 percent, respectively, what is the expected
Beta Blockers Inc. (BBI) manufactures biotech sunglasses. The variable materials cost is \($.68\) per unit and the variable labor cost is \($2.08\) per unit.a. What is the variable cost per unit?b.
Pikes Peek Corporation can manufacture mountain climbing shoes for \($7.75\) per pair in variable raw material costs and \($38\) per pair in variable labor expense. The shoes sell for \($69\) per
Anti-Drop Transmissions, Inc., has the following estimates for its new gear assembly project: price \($1,460\) per unit; variable costs \($140\) per unit; fixed costs \($6\) million; quantity 80,000
We are evaluating a project that costs \($840,000,\) has a six-year life, and has no salvage value. Assume that depreciation is straight-line to zero over the life of the project. Sales are projected
A proposed project has fixed costs of \($20,000\) per year. The operating cash flow at 7,000 units is \($55,000\).Ignoring the effect of taxes, what is the degree of operating leverage? If units sold
Consider a three-year project with the following information: initial fixed asset investment \($375,000;\) straight-line depreciation to zero over the three-year life; zero salvage value; price
Consider a project to supply Detroit with 30,000 tons of machine screws annually for automobile production. You will need an initial \($750,000\) investment in threading equipment to get the project
Given that Amazon.com was up by more than 966 percent for 1998, why didn’t all investors hold Amazon.com?
Suppose a stock had an initial price of \($58\) per share, paid a dividend of \($1.25\) per share during the year, and had an ending share price of \($45.\) Compute the percentage total return.
Suppose you bought a 12 percent coupon bond one year ago for \($975.\) The bond sells for \($925\) today.a. Assuming a \($1,000\) face value, what was your total dollar return on this investment over
What was the average annual return on large-company stock from 1926 through 1998:a. In nominal terms?b. In real terms?
Cheesy Poofs, Inc., is looking at setting up a new manufacturing plant in South Park to produce Cheesy Poofs. The company bought some land six years ago for \($7\) million in anticipation of using it
Winnebagel Corp. currently sells 15,000 motor homes per year at \($40,000\) each, and 5,000 luxury motor coaches per year at \($55,000\) each. The company wants to introduce a new portable camper to
A proposed new investment has projected sales of \($900,000.\) Variable costs are 60 percent of sales, and fixed costs are \($250,000;\) depreciation is \($75,000.\) Prepare a pro forma income
A proposed new project has projected sales of \($75,000,\) costs of \($40,000,\) and depreciation of \($2,500.\) The tax rate is 34 percent. Calculate operating cash flow using the four different
Consider an asset that costs \($248,000\) and is depreciated straight-line to zero over its eight-year tax life. The asset is to be used in a five-year project; at the end of the project, the asset
An asset used in a four-year project falls in the five-year MACRS class for tax purposes. The asset has an acquisition cost of \($7,500,000\) and will be sold for \($1,500,000\) at the end of the
Last year, Pizza Pizza Corporation reported sales of \($58,200\) and costs of \($22,700.\) The following information was also reported for the same period:Based on this information, what was Pizza
Clinton Carbide, Inc., is considering a new three-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of \($1.8\) million. The fixed asset will be depreciated straight-line to zero
Bendog’s Franks is looking at a new sausage system with an installed cost of \($305,000.\) This cost will be depreciated straightline to zero over the project’s five-year life, at the end of
A five-year project has an initial fixed asset investment of \($175,000,\) an initial NWC investment of \($32,500,\) and an annual OCF of \($25,000.\) The fixed asset is fully depreciated over the
Micrometer Machine Shop is considering a fouryear project to improve its production efficiency. Buying a new machine press for \($350,000\) is estimated to result in \($145,000\) in annual pretax
A proposed cost-saving device has an installed cost of \($480,000.\) The device will be used in a five-year project, but is classified as three-year MACRS property for tax purposes. The required
An investment project provides cash inflows of \($300\) per year for eight years. What is the project payback period if the initial cost is \($1,400?\) What if the initial cost is \($1,750?\) What if
An investment project costs \($5,000\) and has annual cash flows of \($1,100\) for six years. What is the discounted payback period if the discount rate is zero percent? What if the discount rate is
A project that provides annual cash flows of \($400\) for eight years costs \($1,500\) today. Is this a good project if the required return is 8 percent? What if it’s 24 percent? At what discount
Gasco Petroleum, Inc., is trying to evaluate a generation project with the following cash flows:a. If the company requires a 10 percent return on its investments, should it accept this project?
The Multigig Computer Corporation is trying to choose between the following two mutually exclusive design projects:a. If the required return is 9 percent and Multigig Computer applies the
An investment has an installed cost of \($257,650.\) The cash flows over the four-year life of the investment are projected to be \($75,429,\) \($153,408,\) \($102,389,\) and \($50,000.\) If the
The Yurdone Corporation wants to set up a private cemetery business. According to the CFO, Barry M. Deep, business is “looking up.” As a result, the cemetery project will provide a net cash
Favre, Inc., just paid a dividend of \($2\) per share on its stock. The dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 5 percent per year, indefinitely. If investors require a 12 percent return
The next dividend payment by SAF, Inc., will be \($3\) per share. The dividends are anticipated to maintain a 6 percent growth rate, forever. If SAF stock currently sells for \($48.00\) per share,
Madonna Corporation will pay a \($4.00\) per share dividend next year. The company pledges to increase its dividend by 3 percent per year, indefinitely. If you require a 14 percent return on your
Electrifying Co. is expected to maintain a constant 8 percent growth rate in its dividends, indefinitely. If the company has a dividend yield of 7.5 percent, what is the required return on the power
Jiggywitit Corp. pays a constant \($8\) dividend on its stock. The company will maintain this dividend for the next seven years and will then cease paying dividends forever. If the required return on
Dharma and Greg, Inc., has an odd dividend policy. The company has just paid a dividend of \($7\) per share and has announced that it will increase the dividend by \($1\) per share for each of the
Mega Growth Co. is growing quickly. Dividends are expected to grow at a 30 percent rate for the next three years, with the growth rate falling off to a constant 7 percent, thereafter. If the required
Tubby Corporation stock currently sells for $78 per share. The market requires a 16 percent return on the firm’s stock. If the company maintains a constant 7 percent growth rate in dividends, what
Comstock’s Banks just issued some new preferred stock. The issue will pay a \($12\) annual dividend in perpetuity, beginning four years from now. If the market requires a 12 percent return on this
Mummeball Co. just paid a dividend of \($3.50\) per share. The company will increase its dividend by 15 percent next year and will then reduce its dividend growth rate by 5 percentage points per year
CIR, Inc., has 6 percent coupon bonds on the market that have 12 years left to maturity. The bonds make annual payments. If the YTM on these bonds is 8 percent, what is the current bond price?
Vasicek Co. has 10 percent coupon bonds on the market with eight years left to maturity. The bonds make annual payments. If the bond currently sells for \($1,114.93,\) what is its YTM?
Furst Co. issued 12-year bonds 2 years ago at a coupon rate of 8.4 percent. The bonds make semiannual payments. If these bonds currently sell for 110 percent of par value, what is the YTM?
Joe Kernan Corporation has bonds on the market with 10.5 years to maturity, a YTM of 8 percent, and a current price of \($850.\) The bonds make semiannual payments. What must the coupon rate be on
Co. wants to issue new 10-year bonds for some muchneeded expansion projects. The company currently has 9 percent coupon bonds on the market that sell for \($1,165,\) make semiannual payments, and
The Back Street Girls Corporation has two different bonds currently outstanding. Bond M has a face value of \($20,000\) and matures in 20 years. The bond makes no payments for the first six years,
A Microgates Industries bond has a 10 percent coupon rate and a \($1,000\) face value. Interest is paid semiannually, and the bond has 20 years to maturity. If investors require a 12 percent yield,
A Macrohard Corp. bond carries an 8 percent coupon, paid semiannually. The par value is \($1,000,\) and the bond matures in six years. If the bond currently sells for \($911.37,\) what is its yield
Stellato Shaved Ice Co. has identified an investment project with the following cash flows. If the discount rate is 10 percent, what is the present value of these cash flows? What is the present
Investment X offers to pay you \($1,000\) per year for eight years, whereas Investment Y offers to pay you \($2,000\) per year for four years. Which of these cash flow streams has the higher present
Bottom Line, Inc., has identified an investment project with the following cash flows. If the discount rate is 8 percent, what is the future value of these cash flows in Year 4? What is the future
Your company will generate \($55,000\) in annual revenue each year for the next eight years from a new information database. The computer system needed to set up the database costs \($250,000.\) If
If you deposit \($1,000\) at the end of each of the next 20 years into an account paying 8.5 percent interest, how much money will you have in the account in 20 years? How much will you have if you
Ernest’s Bank offers you a \($25,000,\) sevenyear term loan at 11 percent annual interest. What will your annual loan payment be?
Seinfeld’s Life Insurance Co. is trying to sell you an investment policy that will pay you and your heirs \($1,000\) per year forever. If the required return on this investment is 12 percent, how
First National Bank charges 7.5 percent compounded quarterly on its business loans. First United Bank charges 7.5 percent compounded semiannually. As a potential borrower, which bank would you go to
Cocolin Credit Corp. wants to earn an effective annual return on its consumer loans of 12 percent per year. The bank uses daily compounding on its loans. What interest rate is the bank required by
Kingen Credit Bank is offering 4.5 percent compounded daily on its savings accounts. If you deposit \($5,000\) today, how much will you have in the account in 5 years? In 10 years? In 20 years?
An investment will pay you $27,000 in six years. If the appropriate discount rate is 12 percent compounded daily, what is the present value?
Al Lendu’s Pawn Shop charges an interest rate of 22 percent per month on loans to its customers. Like all lenders, Al Lendu must report an APR to consumers. What rate should the shop report? What
You want to buy a new sports coupe for \($43,950,\) and the finance office at the dealership has quoted you a 14.3 percent APR loan for 60 months to buy the car. What will your monthly payments be?
One of your customers is delinquent on his accounts payable balance. You’ve mutually agreed to a repayment schedule of \($300\) per month. You will charge 1.5 percent per month interest on the
Maybepay Life Insurance Co. is selling a perpetual annuity contract that pays \($625\) monthly. The contract currently sells for \($50,000.\) What is the monthly return on this investment vehicle?
You are to make monthly deposits of \($75\) into a retirement account that pays 12 percent interest compounded monthly. If your first deposit will be made one month from now, how large will your
If the appropriate discount rate for the following cash flows is 13.5 percent per year, what is the present value of the cash flows? Year Cash Flow 1 $1,500 234 0 7,200 300
You receive a credit card application from Shady Banks Savings and Loan offering an introductory rate of 5.90 percent per year, compounded monthly for the first six months, increasing thereafter to
You are saving to buy a \($100,000\) house. There are two competing banks in your area, both offering certificates of deposit yielding 5 percent. How long will it take your initial \($75,000\)
You have \($600\) today. You need \($750.\) If you earn 1 percent per month, how many months will you wait?
Peter Lynchpin wants to sell you an investment contract that pays equal \($10,000\) amounts at the end of each of the next 20 years. If you require an effective annual return of 14 percent on this
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