Jolly Investors Inc. has estimated the following for an investment opportunity: The project is expected to yield cash inflows of $15,000 annually for five years with an initial cash outflow of $50,000. Assume a 10% cost of capital. What is the IRR? A..
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Your uncle wants to retire in 20 years and expects his retirement to last 25 years. He wants to take out (i.e., withdraw) $2,500 at the end of every month over those 25 years. Assume that he can earn 6% per year on his investments. First, what is the..
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Bond J is a 5 percent coupon bond. Bond K is a 11 percent coupon bond. Both bonds have 13 years to maturity, make semiannual payments, and have a YTM of 8 percent. If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage price change of t..
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You purchased a zero-coupon bond one year ago for $278.33. The market interest rate is now 8 percent. If the bond had 17 years to maturity when you originally purchased it, what was your total return for the past year?
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Cast Iron Company, on each nondelinquent sale, receives revenues with a present value of $1,270 and incurs costs with a value of $1,085. Cast Iron has been asked to extend credit to a new customer. Calculate the minimum probability at which credit ca..
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Machine A was purchased last year for $20,000 and had an estimated MV of $2,000 at the end of its six-year life. Annual operating costs are $2,000. The machine will perform satisfactorily over the next five years. A trade-in allowance of $10,400 has ..
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An exchange traded fund that invests in the stocks of large corporations is an example of
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Al Thomas has recently been approached by his brother-in-law, Robert Watson, with a proposal to buy a 20 percent interest in Watson Leisure Time Sporting Goods. The company manufactures golf clubs, baseball bats, basketball goals, and other similar i..
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You buy a share of The Ludwig Corporation stock for $20.60. You expect it to pay dividends of $1.05, $1.15, and $1.2595 in Years 1, 2, and 3, respectively, and you expect to sell it at a price of $30.76 at the end of 3 years. Calculate the growth rat..
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10 years ago, Weed Go Inc. earned $0.93 per share. Its earnings this year were $3.64. What was the growth rate in earnings per share (EPS) over the 10-year period? State your answer as a percentage to two decimal places (e.g. 16.38%). The % sign is n..
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Consider the following four-year project. The initial after-tax outlay or after-tax cost is $1,000,000. The future after-tax cash inflows for years 1, 2, 3 and 4 are: $400,000, $300,000, $200,000 and $200,000, respectively. What is the payback period..
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Describe the basic characteristics of currency hedging tools: forwards, futures, swaps, options and more complex options (caps, floors, collars), as well as “natural hedges” on a corporation’s balance sheet.
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