CHAPTER 6 NET PRESENT VALUE AND OTHER INVESTMENT CRITERIA Answers to Concepts Review and Critical Thinking Questions 1. Assuming conventional cash flows‚ a payback period less than the project’s life means that the NPV is positive for a zero discount rate‚ but nothing more definitive can be said. For discount rates greater than zero‚ the payback period will still be less than the project’s life‚ but the NPV may be positive‚ zero‚ or negative‚ depending on whether the discount rate is less than
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/MiddSuppose that in the coming year‚ you expect Exxon-Mobil stick to have a volatility of 42% and a beta of 0.9‚ and Merck ’s stock to have a volatility of 24% and a beta of 1.1. The risk free interest rate is 4% and the markets expected return is 12%. The cost of capital for a project with the same beta as Merck ’s stock is closest to: . | d. 12.8% | E[R] = Rf + Beta × Risk Premium = .04 + 1.1 × (.12 - .04) = .128 | Which stock has the highest total risk? | c. Exxon-Mobil since it has
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Chapter 8 Review Questions Solutions 1.Describe the prototyping process of designing forms and reports. What deliverables are produced from this process? Are these deliverables the same for all types of system projects? Why or why not? Designing forms and reports is a user-focused activity that typically follows a prototyping approach. First‚ you must gain an understanding of the intended user and task objectives by collecting initial requirements during requirements determination. After collecting
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Principles of Corporate Finance Comprehensive Case Questions Tire City‚ Inc. 1. Evaluate Tire City’s financial health. How well is the company performing? 2. Based on Mr. Martin’s prediction for 1996 sales of $28‚206‚000‚ and for 1997 sales of $33‚847‚000 and relying on the other assumptions provided in the Tire City case‚ prepare complete pro forma forecasts of TCI’s 1996 and 1997 income statements and year-end balance sheets. As a preliminary assumption‚ assume any new financing required will
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Chapter 8 Integrative Problem Assume that you recently graduated with a major in finance‚ and you just landed a job in the trust department of a large regional bank. Your first assignment is to invest $100‚000 from an estate for which the bank is trustee. Because the estate is expected to be distributed to the heirs in approximately one year‚ you have been instructed to plan for a 1-year holding period. Furthermore‚ your boss has restricted you to the following investment alternatives‚ shown
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ACCT2201 CORPORATE ACCOUNTING Tutorial 8 – Week beginning 5th of May REVIEW QUESTIONS Chapter 15 8. When are potential voting rights considered when deciding if one entity controls another? Potential voting rights are rights to obtain voting rights of an investee‚ such as within an option or convertible instrument. Potential voting rights are only considered if the rights are substantive ie practical or utilitarian. This depends on the terms and conditions associated with the options.
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MGMT640 – Textbook Notes PART 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE Chapter 1 – The Financial Manager and The Firm 1.1 The Role of the Financial Manager * financial manager should make decisions that maximize value of owners stock/wealth – wealth is the economic value of the assets someone possesses * stakeholders – anyone other than an owner (stockholder) with a claim on the cash flows of a firm‚ including employees‚ suppliers‚ creditors‚ and the government * productive
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CHAPTER 14 OPTIONS AND CORPORATE FINANCE Answers to Concepts Review and Critical Thinking Questions 1. A call option confers the right‚ without the obligation‚ to buy an asset at a given price on or before a given date. A put option confers the right‚ without the obligation‚ to sell an asset at a given price on or before a given date. You would buy a call option if you expect the price of the asset to increase. You would buy a put option if you expect the price of the asset to decrease. A
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Challenge Question Here is recent financial data on Pisa Construction‚ Inc. Visit us at www.mhhe.com/b Stock price $40 Market value of firm $400‚000 Number of shares 10‚000 Earnings per share $4 Book net worth $500‚000 Return on investment 8% Pisa has not performed spectacularly to date. However‚ it wishes to issue new shares to obtain $80‚000 to finance expansion into a promising market. Pisa’s financial advisers think a stock issue is a poor choice because‚ among other reasons‚ “sale
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Trimester 1‚ 2012 71303 Corporate Finance Final Examination Time allowed Three hours‚ plus 10 minutes to read this paper. Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. Answer all questions. Read each question carefully. Start each question on a new page. Show all of your workings. Mark allocation Question Part A Part B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Cost of capital Risk and return Investment timing real option Capital structure Dividend policy 14 12 15 20 15 Total 100 Topic Multiple-choice questions Marks 24 Copyright ©
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