Your computer application company has won a court settlement for a patent infringement, you have a choice of taking $50,000 now or $1,000 paid monthly over a 5-year period. The current rate of return on fixed investments is an APR of 3% per year. Whi..
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A baker uses organic flour from a local farmer in all of his baked goods. For each batch of bread (x1), he uses 4 lbs. For a batch of cookies (x2), he uses 3 pounds, and for a batch of muffins (x3) he uses 2 pounds. The local farmer can supply him wi..
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Hastings Corporation is interested in acquiring Vandell Corporation. Vandell has 1 million shares outstanding and a target capital structure consisting of 30% debt. Vandell's debt interest rate is 7.4%. Assume that the risk-free rate of interest is 5..
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Cash equation. Sunset, inc., has a book value of equity of $13,205. Long-term debt is $8,200. Net working capital, other than cash, is $2,205. Fixed assets are $18,380. How much cash does the company have? If current liabilities are $1,630, what are ..
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Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) have become more popular in recent years, but do they make financial sense? Suppose a typical 60-watt incandescent lightbulb costs $0.46 and lasts for 1,000 hours. You require a return of 11 percent and use a light fi..
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If you fix the loan length (one year maybe) and then calculate all forward rates using that time interval, that is f(0,1,2), f(0, 2, 3), f(0, 3, 4) and so on and plot the resulting forward yield curve against the spot curve, why is the forward curve ..
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Suppose the spot and six-month forward rates on the Norwegian krone are Kr 5.83 and Kr 5.98, respectively. The annual risk-free rate in the United States is 3.63 percent, and the annual risk-free rate in Norway is 5.33 percent.
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A U.S. company can borrow 12,000 pounds in Great Britain for 4% interest, paying back 12,480 pounds in one year. Alternatively, the U.S. company can borrow an equivalent amount of U.S dollars in the United States and pay 8% interest. Assuming capital..
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Based on the information you research related to Lehman Brothers, assess the factors that contributed to the financial failure of the firm, indicating how management failed to manage the risk related to each factor. Make a recommendation for how f..
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You want to buy a new 3D/UHD television in 3 years, when you think prices will have gone down to a more reasonable level. You anticipate that at that time the television will cost $2,400. If you can invest your money at 8% compounded annually, how mu..
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Levered, Inc., and Unlevered, Inc., are identical in every way except their capital structures. Each company expects to earn $28.0 million before interest per year in perpetuity, with each company distributing all its earnings as dividends. What is t..
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How does the put–call parity formula for a currency futures option differ from the put–call parity formula for an option on a currency?
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