Problem set 2 16-1. Gladstone Corporation is about to launch a new product. Depending on the success of the new product‚ Gladstone may have one of four values next year: $150 million‚ $135 million‚ $95 million‚ and $80 million. These outcomes are all equally likely‚ and this risk is diversifiable. Gladstone will not make any payouts to investors during the year. Suppose the risk-free interest rate is 5% and assume perfect capital markets. a. What is the initial value of Gladstone’s equity
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Business Consultancy International BBCi 2009 WS 2009/10 Final Examination Principles of Corporate Finance I Dr. Kinga Niemczak 14.12.2010 Name: ___________________________ Student No.: ______________________ 1. a. Calculate the value of a 4.65% five-year €1‚000 bond‚ if you know that the bond is rated AAA and the typical YTM for such bonds is 6.25%. (6 points) b. How will the value of this bond change (in %) if yield increases
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Solutions to Chapter 10 Introduction to Risk‚ Return‚ and the Opportunity Cost of Capital capital gain + dividend ($44 − $40) + $2 = = 0.15 = 15.0% initial share price $40 1. Rate of return = Dividend yield = dividend/initial share price = $2/$40 = 0.05 = 5% Capital gains yield = capital gain/initial share price = $4/$40 = 0.10 = 10% 2. Dividend yield = $2/$40 = 0.05 = 5% The dividend yield is unaffected; it is based on the initial price‚ not the final price. Capital gain = $36 – $40
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answer to explain the U.S. financial system to DellaTorre. a. Why is corporate finance important to all managers? Corporate Finance is important to all managers because they are the ones who have to determine‚ assess‚ and mitigate/prevent risks that are financial in nature to the business. Every decision they make is affected by their ability to translate financial calculations into risks for the company. Without corporate finance‚ those managers will not be able to assist the company in garnering
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| Corporate Finance2 CreditsBU.231.620.62Thursday 6pm – 9pm‚ 10/18/2012--12/13/2012Fall2‚ 2012Columbia‚ Columbia Center‚ 218 | Instructor Shabnam Mousavi Contact Information Phone Number: (410)234-9450 E-mail Address: shabnam@jhu.edu Office Hours Monday/Thursday 10am-noon Required Text and Learning Materials (1) Berk‚ J. and P. DeMarzo. 2007. Corporate Finance. 2nd Edition. Pearson‚ Addison-Wesley with MyLab access. The ISBN is 0-13-295-040-5. (2) Lecture Notes. The lecture
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Corporate Finance Exam with Answers Posted on May 10‚ 2012 by Sam Corporate Finance‚ Chapters 8‚ 9 & 10. Exam Questions: 1. A project’s opportunity cost of capital is: A. The forgone return from investing in the project. 2. Which of the following statements is correct for a project with a positive NPV? A. The IRR must be greater than 1. 3. What is the NPV of a project that costs $100‚000 and returns $50‚000 annually for 3 years if the opportunity cost of capital is 14%? C. $16‚085
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More than 2‚000 public companies exist in Canada. Public companies can offer shares for sales to raise financing‚ and in return they provide detailed financial information in their annual reports and make timely disclosure of significant corporate events. Private companies are not required to do this. All corporations have a board of directors‚ selected by shareholders and given responsibility of overseeing the activities of the corporation. The legal separation of ownership and management
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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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Assignment on An Appraisal on Dividend Policy and Capital Structure of Fu-Wang Ceramic Industry Ltd. Corporate Finance (FIN-507) Sec-01 Prepared For: Dr. Tanvir Ahmed Chowdhury Department of Business Administration East West University Prepared By: Md. Iftekharul Haque ID: 2009-3-95-052 Shazzad Hossain ID: 2010-2-95-155 Md. Yahyea ID: 2009-1-95-040 Rakesh Mondal ID: 2010-1-95-025 Hasanuzzaman Chowdhuri ID:2009-1-95-095 Submission Date: March 30
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Solutions to Practice Problems by Kyung Hwan Shim University of New South Wales Australian School of Business School of Banking & Finance for FINS 3625 S1 2010 May 23‚ 2010 ∗ These notes are preliminary and under development. They are made available for FINS 3625 S1 2010 students only and may not be distributed or used without the author’s written consent. ∗ 1 Solution for Question 1 Summary Table of Cash Flows t=0 I II CF from Machinery ignoring depreciation Working Capital Level
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