A bank borrows money at the 5 year CD rate found in the WSJ with daily compounding. It loans money at the 15 year mortgage rate in the paper which is compounded monthly. Calculate the net interest margin (the difference in the effective rate on the 1..
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Genetic Insights Co. purchases an asset for $19,193. This asset qualifies as a seven-year recovery asset under MACRS. The seven-year fixed depreciation percentages for years 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are 14.29%, 24.49%, 17.49%, 12.49%, 8.93%, and 8.93%, r..
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Suppose that you and your brother want to purchase 25 acres of land to start a Christmas tree farm. The owner is willing to finance 75 percent of the $100,000 purchase price at 12 percent annual interest with amortization over 8 years. What will be t..
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Assume that your father is now 50 years old, that he plans to retire in 10 years, and that he expects to live for 25 years after he retires - that is, until he is 85. He wants his first retirement payment to have the same purchasing power at the time..
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The company’s net income was $8,912 with a tax rate of 34%. The firm paid $3,987 in total expense with a depreciation of $4,873. What was the company’s cash coverage ratio?
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Consider the sequence of cash flows R0 = ?50, 000, R1 = 20, 000, R2 = 10, 000, R3 = Y . Find the minimum value of Y which guarantees that there is a unique positive yield rate
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Suppose your local government decided to tax the interest income on its own bonds as part of an effort to rectify serious budgetary woes. If, before the change in tax status, the yields on the bonds described were below the Treasury yield of the same..
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When measuring the cost of capital, many companies measure the cost of the common stock in the company. However, does common stock have a cost when there is no obligation to pay the stockholders except upon liquidation of the company?
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McCue Inc.'s bonds currently sell for $1,250. They pay a $90 annual coupon, have a 25-year maturity, and a $1,000 par value, but they can be called in 5 years at $1,050. Assume that no costs other than the call premium would be incurred to call and r..
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Antiques ‘R’ Us is a mature manufacturing firm. The company just paid a dividend of $11.70, but management expects to reduce the payout by 4.5 percent per year, indefinitely. If you require a return of 12 percent on this stock, what will you pay for ..
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Talbot Industries is considering launching a new product. The new manufacturing equipment will cost $12 million, and production and sales will require an initial $5 million investment in net operating working capital. The company's tax rate is 35%. W..
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Medium Size Retailers, Inc. (MSR) has EBIT of $300,000, interest expense of $35,000, dividend income of $30,000, short term capital gains of $15,000, and long term capital losses of $20,000. What is MSR’s income tax liability?
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