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Last year Wei Guan Inc. had $350 million of sales, and it had $270 million of fixed assets that were used at 65% of capacity. In millions, by how much could Wei Guan's sales increase before it is re
Enron employees were heavily invested in Enron stock through their 401(k) plans. While companies frequently provide a match in the form of company stock, employees are typically free to move the mon
The company then expects to settle down to a constant-growth rate of 8 percent annually. If the required rate of return is 12 percent, what is the present value of the dividends over the fast growth
1. Using all this information, what is the expected return for BP using CAPM? 2. Last week I estimated a required rate of return of 10% for BP using the dividend discount model. How does the CAPM nu
Compare long-term instruments and short-term risks, in terms of the various types of risk to which investors are exposed. Explain your answers.
The company has a target capital structure of 50% debt. Assume that the company will raise the needed funds using equity and debt based on the target capital structure and future cash flows will be
(a) Find the bond's price today and six months from now after the next coupon is paid. (b) What is the total (six month) rate of return on the bond?
Question 1. How many years in a typical perpetuity? Question 2. What is the relationship between the future value factor for five years at 5 percent and the present value factor for five years at 5
In 2010 Lilliputian County Hospital's total patient revenues were $15 million. In 2019 patient revenues are expected to be $30 million. What is the compound growth rate in patient revenues over this
The annual market rate at the date of issuance is 10%, and the bonds are sold for $170,862. Use the straight-line method to amortize the discount for these bonds?
Problem: If the average annual rate of return for common stocks is 11.7%, and for treasury bills it is 4.0%, what is the market risk premium? What is the net present value (NPV) of the following cas
1. Obtain the closing price, the change in price from the previous day, and the beta. 2. Calculate the return on holding the stock for a day (this should be the change in price over the closing pric
The variable costs of production are $1, and fixed production costs are $12,000. (To ease the calculation, assume no income tax.) 1) What is the operating income (EBIT) for both firms?
1) What would happen if U.S. markets became less efficient? 2) What might lead to markets becoming less efficient?
Please calculate the weights (proportions) of debt and equity for British Petroleum (BP). For equity you can use the market value of stock (number of shares times the current stock price).
Problem 1: A tax-exempt bond was recently issued at an annual 12 percent coupon rate and matures 20 years from today. The par value of the bond is $1,000. a. If a required market rates are 12 percen
Currently, Boston Common Community Hospital's tax-exempt bond is selling for $626.53 per bond and has a remaining maturity of twenty years. If the par value is $1,000 and the coupon rate is 7 percen
What do you perceive you have learned in Module 5 SLP? Which of the following learning objectives do you feel you have mastered? - Explain and discuss financing options for financing mergers and acqui
A financial executive has used the following procedure to calculate the WACC .Debt and preferred stock are fixed claims offering a fairly secure constant return, and so their before tax cost is assu
Apple Inc. is one of the best-known global technology panies. Who are Apple's primary customers? Current and potential competitors? Suppliers?
What effect will a decrease in interest rates below the face interest rate and before a bond is issued have on the cash received from the bond issue?
Calculating Returns and Variability: You've observed the following returns on Mary An Data Corporation's stock over the past five years: 27 percent, 13 percent, 18 percent, -14 percent, and 9 percen
Problem: A stock has a beta of 1.30 and an expected return of 10 percent. A risk-free asset currently earns 3.4 percent. a. What is the expected return on a portfolio that is equally invested in the t
Compare operating and financial leverage. How do they differ? What are risks of having excessive financial leverage? Explain the term degree of total leverage.