Consider a two-period, two-state world. Let the current stock price be 45 and the risk-free rate be 5 percent. Each period the stock price can go either up by 10 percent or down by 10 percent. A call option expiring at the end of the second period ha..
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Reflect upon your experiences and the concepts studied throughout the course. In your own words, explain what maximizing shareholder wealth is all about. What is or was the most difficult concept to grasp throughout the course? What are some tips you..
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You've been saving up for a new car that you think costs $25,000. You already have $10,000 and you think that, with interest and additional savings, the $10,000 will grow to $20,000 in three years. Suddenly, the phone rings and a voice at the other e..
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Think of something you want or need for which you currently do not have the funds. It could be a vehicle, boat, horse, jewelry, property, vacation, college fund, retirement money, etc. Select something which costs somewhere between $2,000 and $50,000..
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Calculate the price elasticity of demand at prices of $5, $10, and $15 to show how it changes as you move along this linear demand curve.
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Interpret the inflation premium, default risk premium, maturity risk premium, and liquidity premium. Calculate a nominal interest rate given the risk free rate of return (r*) and all necessary premiums. Interpret and explain the term structure of int..
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Phoenix Corp. faltered in the recent recession but is recovering. Free cash flow has grown rapidly. Forecasts made at the beginning of 2016 are as follows: ($ millions) 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Net income 1.0 2.0 3.2 3.7 4.0 Investment 1.0 1.0 1.2 1...
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Suppose that you as the chief financial officer for Kindle Memorial Hospital and you were asked by the CEO to analyze two proposed capital investments. Calculate each project’s payback period, net present value (NPV) and Internal rate of return (IRR..
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The collapse of Enron in the early 2000s, which was a result of massive financial manipulation, gave rise to a new era of financial reporting supervision with the establishment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002. The Act required all executives to giv..
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A project is expected to create operating cash flows of $32,000 a year for three years. The initial cost of the fixed assets is $66,000. These assets will be worthless at the end of the project. An additional $3,500 of net working capital will be req..
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Bilbo Baggins wants to save money to meet three objectives. First, he would like to be able to retire 30 years from now with retirement income of $28,500 per month for 25 years, with the first payment received 30 years and 1 month from now. If he can..
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Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects: Year Cash Flow (A) Cash Flow (B) 0 –$ 341,000 –$ 51,000 1 54,000 24,900 2 74,000 22,900 3 74,000 20,400 4 449,000 15,500 which ever project you choose, if any, you require a 15 percent return on..
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