In light of the Enron, Worldcom, option back dating, government bailouts / nationalizations and Madoff scandals, do you think U.S. equity markets are cleaner and more reliable than stock markets in the rest of the world?
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Company A has a debt of $25,000,000 while its equity is $115,000,000. The beta of A's levered equity is 0.95 and the company keeps a constant debt-to- equity ratio. Company A's cost of debt is 4.35% and it bears no systematic risk. The expected retur..
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A municipality is considering an investment in a small renewable energy power plant with the following parameters. The cost is $360,000, and the output averages 50 kW year-round. Calculate the NPV of this investment. Is it financially attractive?
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Although you are young, you are already thinking about retirement. You have decided you want to retire in 25 years from now. You want to live on a retirement of $90,000 per year. You figure you will live about 45 years on that retirement (you work-ou..
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Maggie's Muffins, Inc., generated $2,000,000 in sales during 2013, and its year-end total assets were $1,200,000. Also, at year-end 2013, current liabilities were $1,000,000, consisting of $300,000 of notes payable, $500,000 of accounts payable, and ..
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A company is 35% financed by risk-free debt. The interest rate is 12%, the expected market risk premium is 9%, and the beta of the company's common stock is 1.5. What is the company cost of capital? What is the after-tax WACC, assuming that the compa..
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The Maybe Pay Life Insurance Co. is trying to sell you an investment policy that will pay you and your heirs $31,000 per year forever. If the required return on this investment is 6.3 percent, how much will you pay for the policy?
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Under what conditions are remittances significant contributors to the economy and overall balance of payments?
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Company expects to use $1,600,000 short term credit bus wants a $3, 000, 00 line of credit in case of unexpected events. LIBOR is 4% and the loan is priced at LIBOR plus 2.5% with Commitment fee of 0.3% on the unused portion of the line. Bank also re..
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A sailboat costs $24,278.00 you pay 15% down and amortize the rest with equal monthly payments over a 9-year period. If you must pay 8.4% compounded monthly, what is your monthly payment? (Do not round until the final answer. Then, round to the neare..
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Your car dealer is willing to lease you a new car for $399 a month for 60 months. Payments are due on the first day of each month starting with the day you sign the lease contract. If your cost of money is 5.0 percent, what is the current value of th..
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A car is financed as follows: $2,000 as down payment plus equal monthly payments at 8% annual interest rate compounded monthly for 3 years. Original price of the car was $12,500. It is expected that maintenance costs are going to be $700 in the first..
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