You are graduating in two years. You want to invest your current savings of $5,000 in bonds and use the proceeds to purchase a new car when you graduate and start to work. You can invest the money in either bond A, a two-year bond with a 3% annual in..
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Suppose that at the present time, one can enter 5-year swaps that exchange LIBOR for 5%. An off-market swap would then be defined as a swap of LIBOR for a fixed rate other than 5%. For example, a firm with 10% coupon debt outstanding might like to co..
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PDF Corp. needs to replace an old lathe with a new, more efficient model. The old lathe was purchased for $50,000 nine years ago and has a current book value of $5,000. The new lathe is expected to be sold for $5,000 at the end of the project's ten-y..
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The last observed dividend for Company Z before today was $2.15. Dividends are growing at a constant rate of 8.5% annually. If the required rate of return on the stock is 12.5%, what will be the total expected dollar capital gain per share on the sto..
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Choose an index of potential derivatives instruments to include in portfolio. Write a short discussion of each instrument and the potential. Discuss each instruments and potential losses. Discuss the performance of instruments.
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The Wall Street Journal reports that the current rate on 5-year Treasury bonds is 2.45 percent and on 10-year Treasury bonds is 4.55 percent. Assume that the maturity risk premium is zero. Calculate the expected rate on a 5-year Treasury bond purchas..
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Statement of retained earnings Hayes Enterprises began 2015 with a retained earnings balance of $928,000. During 2015, the firm earned $377,000 after taxes. From this amount, preferred stockholders were paid $47,000 in dividends. Prepare a statement ..
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At the time it defaulted on its interest payments and filed for bankruptcy, the McDaniel Mining Company had the following balance sheet (in thousands of dollars). The court, after trying unsuccessfully to reorganize the firm, decided that the only re..
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Muncy, Inc., is looking to add a new machine at a cost of $4,133,250. The company expects this equipment will lead to cash flows of $820,322, $863,275, $937,250, $1,017,610, $1,212,960, and $1,225,000 over the next six years. If the appropriate disco..
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An individual has $15,000 invested in a stock with a beta of 0.3 and another $55,000 invested in a stock with a beta of 1.9. If these are the only two investments in her portfolio, what is her portfolio's beta?
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The Lory Bookstore used internal financing as a source of long-term financing for 80% of its total needs in 2011. The company borrowed an additional 27% of its total needs in the long-term debt markets in 2011. What were Lory's net new stock issues i..
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You are given the following term structure (yield curve) of interest rates: Years Annual Spot Rate 1 5.0% 2 5.7% 3 6.1% 4 6.3% You know that, two years from now (at time t = 2), you will want to purchase a two-year 10% annual coupon bond with a face ..
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