B2B, Inc., has a capital structure of 36 percent equity, 16 percent preferred stock, and 48 percent debt. Assume the before-tax component costs of equity, preferred stock, and debt are 14.5 percent, 11.0 percent, and 9.5 percent, respectively. What i..
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Bond valuation An investor has two bonds in his portfolio that both have a face value of $1,000 and pay a 8% annual coupon. Bond L matures in 10 years, while Bond S matures in 1 year. Assume that only one more interest payment is to be made on Bond S..
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Stock Y has a beta of 1.35 and an expected return of 14.3 percent. Stock Z has a beta of 0.8 and an expected return of 10.7 percent. Required: What would the risk-free rate have to be for the two stocks to be correctly priced relative to each other?
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If the voting procedure is cumulative, what number of shares is necessary to ensure your election to the board? Is it possible for you to be elected with fewer votes? Explain.
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You are thinking about investing $5,071 in your friend's landscaping business. Even though you know the investment is risky and you can't be sure, you expect your investment to be worth $5,649 next year. You notice that the rate for one-year Treasury..
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Irma and Dave Cedeno have a potential $2,000 capital gain on stock they have owned 11 months. They are in the 28 percent marginal tax bracket. How much longer would they have to hold this stock to reduce the tax liability on this gain?
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A project has a contribution margin per unit of $9.64, fixed costs of $98,000, depreciation of $14,500, variable costs per unit of $21.07, and a financial break-even point of 13,039 units. What is the operating cash flow at this level of output?
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Suppose a company has next year earnings of 100k, ROE 10%, and discount rate of 20%. What is the optimal payout ratio? What is the value destruction if the managers payout 50% of earnings?
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Suppose today is January 1, 2016; on January 1, 2006, XYZ industries issued a 30-year bond with a 5% coupon, paid semi-annually, and a $1,000 face value payable on January 1, 2036. The bond now sells for $975. Assume a 34% tax rate. Suppose the marke..
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Your company's target capital structure is 30% debt and 70% equity. The company's after-tax cost of debt is 8%. The company's beta is 1.3, the risk-free rate is 4%, and the market risk premium is 6%. The marginal tax rate is 35%. What is your company..
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Sao Luís Corporation is an all equity firm with a total value of $22 million. It requires an additional capital of $7 million, which may be either equity, or debt at the interest rate of 7%. What is the preferred method of raising new capital, if the..
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Sami, 34, and Ronald, 31, want to buy their first home. Their current combined net income is $65,000 and they have two auto loans totalling $32,000. They have saved approximately $12,00 for the purchase of their home and have total assets worth $55,0..
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