Even though most corporate bonds in the United States make coupon payments semiannually, bonds issued elsewhere often have annual coupon payments. Suppose a German company issues a bond with a par value of €1,000, 25 years to maturity, and a coupon r..
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Dewey Cheetham & Howe accounting firm is considering the purchase of a $1000 New Haven Municipal Bond. The stated coupon rate is 5% paid quarterly. The bond will mature in 22 years. The YTM for similar bonds is 4%. What should the market price of the..
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All bonds have some common characteristics, but they do not always have the same contractual features. Differences in contractual provisions, and in the underlying strength of the companies backing the bonds, lead to major differences in bonds risks,..
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Barney Corporation 2013 financial statements showed the following: sales -100000, cost of goods- 48500, other expences-15800, depreceiation expense-8000, interest expense - 12660, taxes - 5300, dividends - 12000, 2013new equity - 6000, net new long t..
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River Cruises is allequityfinanced with 50,000 shares. It now proposes to issue $250,000 of bonds and use the proceeds to repurchase 25,000 shares. Suppose an investor currently holds 500 shares in the company but is unhappy with its decision to bo..
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Choose a country (not the United States or Canada) BRAZIL is the Country. Then, identify some political and currency risks of that country and discuss why a U.S. company would invest (for example, build a factory) in that country.
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Christina purchased 200 shares of stock at a price of $62.30 a share and sold them for $70.25 a share. She also received $148 in dividends. If the inflation rate was 4.2 percent, What was her approximate real rate of return on this investment? Over a..
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What is the impact on WACC when an organization needs to raise long term capital? vii. What is an Initial Public Offering (IPO)? How does an IPO allow an organization to grow financially? viii. When is a merger or an acquisition, rather than an IPO, ..
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The bid quote on a corporate bond is $212; the ask is $215. You expect this bond to return its promised 15% per annum for sure. In contrast, T-bonds offer only 6% per annum but have no spread. If you have to liquidate your position in 1 month, what w..
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Billy’s Exterminators, Inc., has sales of $740,000, costs of $288,000, depreciation expense of $40,000, interest expense of $30,000, a tax rate of 35 percent and paid out $50,600 in cash dividends. The common stock outstanding is 92,000 shares. What ..
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Cold Goose Metal Works is analyzing a project that requires an initial investment of $2,750,000. The project's expected cash flows are: Year 1 ($350,000), Year 2 (-100,000), Year 3 (450,000), Year 4 (475,000). The company's WACC is 10%, and the proje..
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Based on current dividend yields and expected capital gains, the expected rates of return on portfolios A and B are 13.1% and 16.5%, respectively. The beta of A is .8, while that of B is 1.8. If you currently hold a market index portfolio, what woul..
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