• Q : Range of yield to maturity....
    Finance Basics :

    How do you calculate a range of yield to maturity (YTM) when you have a 5year-fixed term deposit at a bank. You get a fixed interest rate 4% p. a. for the first half of your deposit.

  • Q : Value of euro-denominated loan principal....
    Finance Basics :

    The exchange rate on this date was 0.77euros/$. Assume no repayment of principal and an exchange rate today of 0.74euros/$. What is the current value of the CD principal ? What is the current value

  • Q : Estimating continuous compounding....
    Finance Basics :

    If your 15 year-old daughter's wedding is going to cost you and estimated $35,000 in 7 years, how much money should you set aside today on a saving fund earning 5.5% per year with continuous compoun

  • Q : Firm cash coverage ratio....
    Finance Basics :

    A firm has EBIT of $300,000 and depreciation expense of $12,000. Fixed charges total $44,000. Interest expense totals $7,000. What is the firm's cash coverage ratio

  • Q : Computing weighted average cost of capital-cost down....
    Finance Basics :

    What is your weighted average cost of capital? (calculate and show the work) What coud this business do to bring this cost down?

  • Q : Graph of utility function....
    Finance Basics :

    Suppose that this person has a 40% chance of wealth of $50,000 and a 60% chance of wealth of $1,000,000 as summarized by P(0.40, $50,000, $1,000,000). Construct a graph of this utility function (rec

  • Q : Expected return on portfolio-determine the portfolio beta....
    Finance Basics :

    Determine the expected return on your portfolio. Determine the portfolio beta (βP). Given the portfolio beta and the assumptions that the risk-free rate (rRF) is 7 percent and the expected retur

  • Q : Percent return on the money....
    Finance Basics :

    Your salary will increase at 2.5 percent per year, and you can earn a 14.2 percent return on the money you invest. If you save a constant percentage of your salary, what percentage of your salary mu

  • Q : Cost of capital in terms of the financing costs....
    Finance Basics :

    Explain cost of capital in terms of the financing costs to the corporations. Include a detailed explanation of the following:

  • Q : Determining the interest on investment....
    Finance Basics :

    Brian Donlvey expects to have $32,000 in his savings account 8 years from now. If he earns 9% interest on his investment, what should he invest today?

  • Q : Examples of at least four derivative securities....
    Finance Basics :

    Discuss and provide examples of at least four derivative securities. Be sure to include the pros and cons of each one.

  • Q : Self-supporting growth rate....
    Finance Basics :

    What is meant by the "Self-Supporting Growth Rate?" How is this rate related to the AFN equation, and how can the equation be used to calculate the self-supporting growth rate?

  • Q : Incremental cash flows of a proposed project....
    Finance Basics :

    In a short paper, describe two difficulties or challenges businesses face when estimating the incremental cash flows of a proposed project.  

  • Q : Equal tomore thanless than the inflation rate....
    Finance Basics :

    Suppose Frank and Sarah are unsure about what the CPI will be in two years. How should Frank index Sarah's annual repayments to ensure that he gets an annual 2 percent rate of return? Frank should

  • Q : Determining the capital intensity ratio....
    Finance Basics :

    Circle Stores has net income of $41,000, a profit margin of 6.7 percent, and a return on assets of 9 percent. What is the capital intensity ratio?

  • Q : Benefits of hedging....
    Finance Basics :

    Why do firms like Southwest hedge? What are the benefits of hedging? (Suggestion: refer to Carter, Rogers and Simkins (2004) for assistance in answering this question).

  • Q : Cost of equity-expected inflation....
    Finance Basics :

    If the beta of Puritan stock equals 1.6, the risk-free rate equals 6%, and the expected return on the market portfolio equals 11% then what is its cost of equity.

  • Q : Determining self-supporting growth rate....
    Finance Basics :

    How large a sales increase can the company achieve without having to raise funds externally; that is, what is its self-supporting growth rate?

  • Q : Cash budget-basic....
    Finance Basics :

    Grenoble Enterprises had sales of $50,000 in March and $60,000 in April. Forecast sales for May, June, and July are $70,000, $80,000, and $100,000, respectively. The firm has a cash balance of $5,00

  • Q : Future investment decisions....
    Finance Basics :

    Given your risk tolerance and your need to diversify, explain how the selected realized returns (1926-2006) page 212 and the effects of portfolio risk for average stocks will impact your future inve

  • Q : Firm times interest earned ratio....
    Finance Basics :

    A firm has net income of $5,890 and interest expense of $2,130. The tax rate is 34 percent. What is the firm's times interest earned ratio?  

  • Q : What are variable costs and fixed costs....
    Finance Basics :

    What are variable costs and fixed costs? What are some examples of each? How are these costs estimated in forecasting operating expenses?

  • Q : Average tax rate and marginal tax rate....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the difference between average tax rate and marginal tax rate? Which one should we use in calculating incremental after-tax cash flows?

  • Q : Difference between nominal and real cash flows....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the difference between nominal and real cash flows? Which rate of return should we use to discount each type of cash flow?

  • Q : Estimating npv of a project....
    Finance Basics :

    Why do we use forecasted incremental after-tax free cash flows instead of forecasted accounting earnings in estimating the NPV of a project?

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