A stock is expected to pay a dividend of $1.50 per share in 2 months and 5 months. The stock price is $50, risk free rate is 8%. An investor has taken a long position in a 6 month forward contract on a stock. What is the forward price?
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Miller's Hardware plans on saving $42,000, $54,000, and $58,000 at the end of each year for the next three years, respectively. How much will the firm have saved at the end of the three years if it can earn 4.5% on its savings?
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The December 31, 2013, balance sheet of Schism, Inc., showed long-term debt of $1,420,000, $144,000 in the common stock account and $2,690,000 in the additional paid-in surplus account. The December 31, 2014, balance sheet showed long-term debt of $1..
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Buying Stock with a Market Order You would like to buy shares of Ralph Lauren (RL). The current bid and ask quotes are $85.18 and $85.30, respectively. You place a market buy-order for 500 shares that executes at these quoted prices. How much money d..
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What are the key activity areas for securities firms? How does each activity area assist in the generation of profits and what are the major risks for each area?
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Assume these securities are correctly priced. Based on the CAPM, what is the expected return on the market? What is the risk-free rate?
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Keller Cosmetics maintains an operating profit margin of 4.0% and asset turnover ratio of 2.0. The ROA is 8%. If its debt-equity ratio is 1, its interest payments and taxes are each $7,000, and EBIT is $22,000, what is its Return on Equity (ROE)?
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You take out an installment loan to purchase a time-share costing $18,000. You make a down payment of $2,700 and finance the balance by making monthly payments of $762 for 24 months. Use Table 13-1 from your text to find the APR.
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A financial analyst tells you that investing in stocks will allow you to double your money in 7 years. What annual rate of return is the analyst assuming you can earn?
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Larry also holds 2,000 shares of common stock in a company that only has 20,000 shares outstanding. The company's stock currently is valued at $42.00 per share. The company needs to raise new capital to invest in production. The company is looking to..
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Mary has the opportunity to buy the following cash flows per year beginning next year: 1) $1,000; 2) $1,000; 3) $1,000; 4) $1,000; 5) $1,000; 6) $1,000; 7) $1,000; 8) $1,000; 9) $1,000; 10) $1,000. If she can invest any funds to earn 6.35%, what is t..
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Suppose that a bank has $5 billion of one-year loans and $30 billion of five-year loans. These are financed by $25 billion of one-year deposits and $10 billion of five –year deposits. Explain the impact on the bank’s net interest income of interest r..
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