If a 10-year, $1,000 par, 10% coupon bond were issued at par, and if interest rates then dropped to the point where rd = YTM = 5%, we could be sure that the bond would sell at a premium above its $1,000 par value. Other things held constant, a corpor..
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Your client is 35 years old; and she wants to begin saving for retirement, with the first payment to come one year from now. She can save $9,000 per year; and you advise her to invest it in the stock market, which you expect to provide an average ret..
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Pierce Furnishings generated $4 million in sales during 2012, and its year-end total assets were $3.2 million. Also, at year-end 2012, current liabilities were $500,000, consisting of $200,000 of notes payable, $200,000 of accounts payable, and $100,..
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Last year the return on total assets in Jeffrey Company was 9.5%. The total assets were 1.9 million at the beginning of the year and 2.1 million at the end of the year. The tax rate was 30%, interest expense totalled $100 thousand, and sales were $4...
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A Company has 12,000,000 in sales. COGS are 40% of sales. Operating costs are $1,200,000plus depreciation expense of $80,000 and interest expense $80,000. Tax rate is 40%. They have 1,000,000 shares of stock outstanding. What is their net income? If ..
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Keira Mfg. is considering a rights offer. The company has determined that the ex-rights price would be $66. The current price is $80 per share, and there are 42 million shares outstanding. The rights offer would raise a total of $70 million. What is ..
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The Sandler family consists of two married adults, and two teenagers. Mr. and Mrs. Sandler will file their IRS return as a joint return. What is the total reportable gross income from all sources? After they put $5600 into qualified retirement plan a..
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Consider two all-equity financed firms (Bright Prospect and Past Glory), both with book value per share of $10, both with market capitalization rate of 15% and earning retention ratios of 0.6. Bright Prospect has an ROE of 20%. Calculate the price of..
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Haskell Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 8,000 shares of stock and $80,000 in debt. Plan II would result in 6,000 shares of stock and $120,000 in debt. The interest rate on the debt is 6 percent. In part (a)..
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Some consumers might consider purchasing a new car with a car loan, while using credit cards to cover other purchases, and making only the minimum required payment to the credit card company each month. What is your opinion of this strategy?
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Stephanie was involved in a car accident and rushed to the emergency room. She received stitches for a facial wound and treatment for a broken finger. Under Stephanie’s PPO plan, emergency room care at a network hospital is 80 percent covered after t..
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Evaluate the economics of a biological emission control system and compare it to the thermal/incineration system. For the biological based treatment system, the capital cost is $100,000 with routine maintenance costing $15,000 per year for the first ..
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