• Q : Negative expected real rates of return....
    Finance Basics :

    If the CAPM describes the relation between systematic risk and expected returns, can both an individual asset and the market portfolio of all risky assets have negative expected real rates of return

  • Q : Historical bond and stock market data....
    Finance Basics :

    Describe the general relation between risk and return that we observe in the historical bond and stock market data.

  • Q : Benefits and drawbacks of us capital markets....
    Finance Basics :

    What are the benefits and drawbacks of the U.S capital markets - as compared to other international markets? How could trading in the US be improved from an investor's viewpoint?

  • Q : Differences between futures and forward contracts....
    Finance Basics :

    What are some of the major differences between futures and forward contracts? How do these contracts differ from spot contracts? How does using options differ from using forward or futures contracts,

  • Q : Determining portfolio expected return-standard deviation....
    Finance Basics :

    An investor invests 30% of his wealth in risky assets with an expected rate of return of 0.13 and variance of 0.03 and 70% in a T-bill that pays 6%. His portfolio expected return and standard deviat

  • Q : Net cost today of cheapest option....
    Finance Basics :

    You are interested in a new Ford Taurus. After visiting your Ford dealer, doing your research on the best leases available, you have three options.

  • Q : Computing the ytm-effective annual yield....
    Finance Basics :

    The bonds make semiannual payments and currently sell for 105 percent of par. What is the current yield on the bonds? Calculate the YTM. Calculate the effective annual yield.

  • Q : Computing operating breakeven point in units....
    Finance Basics :

    Calculate the operating breakeven point in units. Calculate the firm's EBIT at 9,000, 10,000, and 11,000 units, respectively. With 10,000 units as a base, what are the percentage changes in units sold

  • Q : Reasonable estimate of the required return....
    Finance Basics :

    Make a reasonable estimate of the required return, starting with a 12% weighted average cost of capital for the U.S. auto manufacturer, and adding reasonable estimated percentages for each of the se

  • Q : Portion of return represents capital gains....
    Finance Basics :

    Robert paid $1,000 for a 10-year bond with a coupon rate equal to 8 percent when it was issued on January 2. If Robert sold the bond at the end of the year in which it was issued for a market price

  • Q : Appropriate discount rate for the machine....
    Finance Basics :

    Management is contemplating the purchase of a replacement that costs $75,000 and has an estimated salvage value of $10,000. The new machine will have a greater capacity and annual sales are expected

  • Q : Present value of the net cash flows....
    Finance Basics :

    The appropriate real discount rate for Phillips is 10 percent. All net cash flows are received at year-end. What is the present value of the net cash flows from Phillips's operations?

  • Q : Estimating the current stock price....
    Finance Basics :

    A stock just paid a dividend of D0 = $1.50. The required rate of return is rs = 10.1%, and the constant growth rate is g = 4.0%. What is the current stock price?

  • Q : Country real interest rate compared to us....
    Finance Basics :

    Characterize the country's inflation rate compared to the United States, the country's expected exchange rate change versus the dollar, the country's currency forward premium (or discount) versus th

  • Q : Real interest rate parity to hold....
    Finance Basics :

    The expected rate of inflation in Japan is 12% and the expected rate of inflation in Italy i 9%. In Italy the risk-free rate of interest is 6%. What does the risk-free rate of interest have to be in

  • Q : Determining the value of option to wait....
    Finance Basics :

    If the company waits one year, there is a 56 percent probability that the contract price will generate an aftertax cash flow of $491 per ounce and a 44 percent probability that the aftertax cash flo

  • Q : Current level of interest rates capital budgeting decision....
    Finance Basics :

    Discuss the impact of the current level of interest rates on capital budgeting decisions namely Net Present Value. Consider the current bond yield curve. Does the direction of interest rates affect

  • Q : Required return according to capm....
    Finance Basics :

    Find the required return according to CAPM. Do not round. Find the value of AT&T according to the constant growth dividend model, assuming that AT&T dividends will grow at 6% per year, which

  • Q : Selling british pounds for american dollars....
    Finance Basics :

    Assume that the bid-ask spread for the USD/GBP exchange rate in percentage terms is equal to 0.06%. If the dealer's ask quote is 1.50 USD/GBP, then at what price are you going to sell British pounds

  • Q : Grace period on principal and interest payments....
    Finance Basics :

    Suppose Lufthansa buys 10 Boeing 747s for $150 million in 1991, financed by a five year loan from the US ExportImport Bank There is a one year grace period on principal and interest payments The net

  • Q : Benefit-cost ratio for the proposal....
    Finance Basics :

    Calculate the discount factor for each year (use 4% discount rate @ 15 years), annual present present value cost of maintenance (15 years), the discounted benefit of rehabilitating the armory, and g

  • Q : Firm decision-making procedures....
    Finance Basics :

    Evaluate the firm's decision-making procedures, and explain why the acceptance of Project 263 and rejection of Project 264 may not be in the owner's best interest. If the firm maintains a capital st

  • Q : Cumulative cash benefit after sale on transaction....
    Finance Basics :

    If Laurence was in the 38 percent marginal tax bracket and could earn 8 percent after tax on the cash flow generated, what was his cumulative cash benefit after sale on this transaction?

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

    Melinda earned $50,000 and paid taxes of $12,500. She would have paid $35 on the next $100 she made. Compute her average and marginal tax brackets.

  • Q : Amount of anticipated fuel-cost saving....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the amount of anticipated fuel-cost saving for the first year only? (Assume the expenditure for the conversion occurs right now, and the savings accrue during the year and are credited at th

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