Weiland Co. shows the following information on its 2014 income statement: sales = $162,500; costs = $80,000; other expenses = $3,300; depreciation expense = $9,000; interest expense = $6,500; taxes = $22,295; dividends = $8,150. In addition, you're t..
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During a certain year, interest rates fall by 200 basis points (2%) and equity prices are flat. Discuss the effect of this on a defined benefit pension plan that is 60% invested in equities and 40% invested in bonds.
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A company currently pays a dividend of $4 per share (D0 = $4). It is estimated that the company's dividend will grow at a rate of 21% per year for the next 2 years, then at a constant rate of 7% thereafter. The company's stock has a beta of 0.9, the ..
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Soviet Motors Co. just paid a dividend of 2.0 per share. The dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 25% for the next two years, with the growth rate falling off to a constant 7 percent thereafter. If you require a 16% returns on your investment,..
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On December 20, 1994 the Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation (NTT) issued ¥1 billion of 10-year debentures due December 20, 2004. The debentures carried a 4 3/4% coupon. What was the yield to maturity of NTT’s debentures at the time of issuance?..
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Today, interest rates on 1-year T-bonds yield 1.4%, interest rates on 2-year T-bonds yield 2.1%, and interest rates on 3-year T-bonds yield 3.5%. a. If the pure expectations theory is correct, what is the yield on 1-year T-bonds one year from now? Be..
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You are interested in an investment project that costs $40,000 initially. The investment has a 5-year horizon and promises future end-of-year cash inflows of $12,000, $12,500, $11,500, $9,000, $8,500 respectively. What is the NPV of the investment un..
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A project has an initial cost of $52,125, expected net cash inflows of $12,000 per year for 8 years, and a cost of capital of 12%. What is the project's IRR? A project has an initial cost of $59,675, expected net cash inflows of $12,000 per year for ..
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Fancee Restaurant's cost of equity is 15.3 percent and its aftertax cost of debt is 6.1 percent. What is the firm's weighted average cost of capital if its debt-equity ratio is 0.58 and the tax rate is 30 percent?
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Here is a list of transactions for a newly-formed corporation that provides professional tax services: Organized the business as a professional corporation, investing $28,000 cash in the business and issuing 1,000 shares of no-par common stock. Recei..
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How would you go about determine the optimal number of currencies in the world? In a region like Europe? Within a country like the United States? Describe your approach to the issue, and use your analytical framework to compare the appropriateness of..
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Metallica Bearings, Inc., is a young start-up company. No dividends will be paid on the stock over the next nine years, because the firm needs to plow back its earnings to fuel growth. The company will pay a dividend of $20 per share exactly 10 years..
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