EKG, Inc. is considering a new project that will require an initial cash investment of $398,000. The project will produce no cash flows for the first two years. The projected cash flows for years 3 through 7 are $79,000, $88,000, $102,000, $140,000, ..
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Suppose that an investor is considering the purchase of a bond due to mature in 30 years, carrying an 8 percent coupon rate (coupons are paid semi-annually). This security is available for purchase at a current market price of $975. The bond has a pa..
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What is the value today of a 15-year annuity that pays $580 a year? The annuity’s first payment occurs six years from today. The annual interest rate is 10 percent for Years 1 through 5, and 12 percent thereafter.
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You are thinking of busying a stock priced at 100 per share. Assume that the risk-free rate is about 4% and the market risk premium is 6%. If you think the stock will rise to $115 per share by the end of the year, at which time will it pay a $1 divid..
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Your broker offers to sell you some shares of Bahnsen & Co common stock that paid a dividend of $2 yesterday. You expect the dividend to grow at the rate of 5% per year for the next 3 years, and if you buy the stock, you plan to hold it for 3 years a..
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If the current 180 day inter-bank Eurodollar rate is 15% (all rates are started on an annualized basis, and next period’s LIBOR is 13%, then a Eurocurrency loan priced at LIBOR plus 1% will cost. Suppose affiliate A sells goods worth $1 million month..
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A man buys a house for $400,000. He makes a $150,000 down payment and amortizes the rest of the debt with semiannual payments over the next 5 years. The interest rate on the debt is 11%, compounded semiannually. Find the total amount paid over the li..
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Both Bond Sam and Bond Dave have 8 percent coupons, make semiannual payments, and are priced at par value. Bond Sam has three years to maturity, whereas Bond Dave has 20 years to maturity. If rates were to suddenly fall by 2 percent instead, what wou..
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An asset used in a four-year project falls in the five-year MACRS class for tax purposes. The asset has an acquisition cost of $6,170,000 and will be sold for $1,370,000 at the end of the project. If the tax rate is 30 percent, what is the aftertax s..
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After watching a movie about a young woman who quit a successful corporate career to start her own baby food company, Julia Day decided that she wanted to do the same. George Yates believes that there is an equally likely chance for success. What is ..
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Williams Industries has a bond outstanding with 15 years to maturity, an 8.75% coupon paid semiannually, and a $1,000 par value. The bond has a 6.50% nominal yield to maturity, but it can be called in 6 years at a price of $1,075. What is the bond’s ..
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You have just purchased a home and taken out a $490,000 mortgage. The mortgage has a 30-year term with monthly payments and an APR of 4.88%. How much will you pay in interest and how much will you pay in principal during the first year? How much will..
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