Assume that you manage a risky portfolio with an expected rate of return of 15% and a standard deviation of 39%. The T-bill rate is 6%. Your client chooses to invest 70% of a portfolio in your fund and 30% in a T-bill money market fund. What is the e..
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Ranyard's beta is 1.13, and the last dividend per share paid was $4.21. The market risk premium is estimated to be 7.56%, and the real rate of interest is 2.04%. The liquidity risk premium is 0.7%. Analysts expect the company to grow at a rate of 3.5..
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In 2003, the maximum tax rate on dividends and capital gains is 15%. Andrew, who is in the 35% ordinary income tax bracket, purchased 100,000 shares of stock at $50 per share in January 2003. Dividends of $0.50 per share were paid in April and Septem..
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As financial managers there are tools, such as scenario & sensitivity analysis, we can use to minimize certain risks. Let us see if we can incorporate risk into the capital budgeting process. You are a construction project manager looking at two proj..
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Provide one reason for using the bank's investment portfolio to speculate on interest rate movements. Provide one reason against such a strategy. What do you believe about efficient markets, and how does this influence your opinion of speculating? Ca..
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Debt: 10,000 6% coupon bonds outstanding, $1,000 par value, 10 years to maturity, selling at par, quarterly payment. Comment stock: 500,000 shares outstanding, selling for $25 per share, the beta is 1.2. Preferred stock: 15,000 shares of 5 percent pr..
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Simple Interest versus Compound Interest {LO1] First City Bank pays 7 percent simple interest on its savings account balances, whereas Second City Bank pays 7 percent interest on its compounded annually. If you made a $6,000 deposit in each bank, how..
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Illiad Inc. has decided to raise additional capital by issuing $170,000 face value of bonds with a coupon rate of 10%. In discussions with investment bankers, it was determined that to help the sale of the bonds, detachable stock warrants should be i..
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Your subscription to Czar Magazine is about to expire. You plan to subscribe to the magazine for the rest of your life, and you can renew it by paying $85 annually, beginning immediately, or you can get a lifetime subscription for $1000, also payable..
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Why should a coupon paying bond be viewed as a portfolio of zero-coupon bonds? What path does a par bond’s flat price take between coupon payment dates if the discount rate is unchanged?
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Percy Motors has a target capital structure of 40% debt and 60% common equity, with no preferred stock. The yield to maturity on the company’s outstanding bonds is 9%, and its tax rate is 40%. Percy’s CFO estimates that the company’s WACC is 9.96%. W..
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Given the following information about Elkridge Sporting Goods, Inc., construct a balance sheet for June 30, 2011. It had accounts payables of $67,855, notes payables of $36,454, long-term debt of $105,573, and common stock of $150,000. How much retai..
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