John, age 52, is overweight, smokes, and had a mild heart attack five years ago. Ignoring the advice of his physician, he refuses to exercise, lose weight, and quit smoking. John owns a $25,000 participating ordinary life policy that he purchased 20 ..
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How might financial managers budget for unforeseen changes and improvements in information technology that require large capital outlays
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You must evaluate a proposed spectrometer for the R&D department. The base price is $260,000, and it would cost another $65,000 to modify the equipment for special use by the firm. What is the initial investment outlay for the spectrometer, that is,..
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If the intrinsic value of a stock is greater than its market value, then
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In the first week of class we discussed the three phases of the Strategic Management Process. Understanding the Internal Strengths and Weaknesses is essential to both the Strategy Formulation and the Strategy Execution phases.
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Warrior Industries is installing new equipment at a cost of $12,000,000. Expected cash flows from this project over the next 5 years will be $2,000,000, $2,000,000, $4,000,000, $6,200,000 and $8,000,000. The company's discount rate for such projects ..
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A closed-end fund starts the year with a net asset value of $14. By year-end, NAV equals $14.30. At the beginning of the year, the fund is selling at a 4% premium to NAV. By the end of the year, the fund is selling at a 9% discount to NAV. The fund p..
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A bank buys a five year maturity GNMA bond that is callable at par after one year, yielding 6.88 percent. The matched duration zero coupon Treasury rate is 6.11 percent. A bank buys an FHLB pass through MBS at par yielding 7.47 percent. The matched d..
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You are considering a cost reduction project for your business. The project will require investment of $1,500,000 in new equipment as an addition to existing equipment. The equipment has shipping and handling charges of $15,000 and will be installed ..
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A property sold for $300,000, and the buyers obtained a loan for 80% of the purchase price. The borrower was required to pay three discount points to get a loan at a particular interest rate. What did the buyer pay for the discount points?
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Bill Dukes has $100,000 invested in a 2-stock portfolio. $77,500 is invested in Stock X and the remainder is invested in Stock Y. X's beta is 1.50 and Y's beta is 0.70. What is the portfolio's beta?
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Teakap, Inc., has current assets of $ 1,456,312 and total assets of $4,812,369 for the year ending September 30, 2006. It also has current liabilities of $1,041,012, common equity of $1,500,000, and retained earnings of $1,468,347. How much long-term..
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