Question #1
A firm is considering three projects. Project A requires an initial investment of $80,000 and is expected to have an NPV of $80,000. Project B requires an initial investment of $160,000 and is expected to have an NPV of $80,000. Project C requires an initial investment of $240,000 and is expected to have an NPV of $80,000. Rank each project from highest profitability index to lowest, left to right.
BAC
ACB
CBA
ABC
Question #2
Kelty Inc. manufactures a line of high end back packs. Their average selling price is $180 per unit with a variable cost of $60 per unit. Kelty's annual fixed expense is $480,000 per year. What is the EBITDA break-even point in units for the company?
4,000
3,000
2,000
5,000
Question #3
Hazlitt Inc. is considering investing $50,000 in a project that will result in a cash flow of $12,000 at the end of the first year. It is expected that the cash flow will increase each year by 20%. What is the approximate payback period for this project?
3.7 years
3.3 years
4.2 years
4.8 years
Question #4
Birmingham Corporation's advisors indicate that the risk-free rate equals 4%, and the market return equals 9%. If Birmingham's required return on common stock is 12%, then what is the stock's beta?
0.9
1.0
1.5
1.6
Question #5
You buy a new piece of equipment for $75,000, and you receive a cash inflow of $18,500 per year for 6 years. What is the internal rate of return?
16.3%
14.8%
18.2%
12.5%
Question #6
Assume a company anticipates selling 5,000 units a year. Each order will cost the company $50 to place; and the price per unit is $20 with a 10% carrying cost to maintain the average inventory. Please find the EOQ.
500
1000
250
750
Question #7
Young companies that grow at a rapid rate tend to be more easy to value than mature, stable companies.
True
False
Question #8
Assume a vanilla bond pays $60 of coupon interest semiannually and has a face value of $1,000. What is the coupon rate?
1.2%
12%
0.6%
6%
Question #9
The value of a business can be different to different investors.
True
False
Question #10
What type of stocks belong to companies that are considered to have exceptional investment opportunities but don't currently pay dividends?
value stocks
income stocks
growth stocks
preferred stocks
Question #11
Purple Pillow Inc. is going to borrow $2,000,000 from its bank at an APR of 8%. The bank requires its customers to maintain a 3% compensating balance. What is the effective interest rate on this bank loan?
8.25%
8.75%
7.75%
7.00%
Question #12
You are interested in buying the preferred stock of a company that pays a dividend of $0.70 every quarter. If you discount such cash flows at 8%, what is the value of this stock?
$70.00
$17.50
$4.00
$35.00
Question #13
Romeo Systems will invest $250,000 in a temporary project that will generate $50,000 at the end of the first year, $90,000 at the end of the second year, and $160,000 at the end of the third year. The firm will be required to spend $50,000 to close down the project at the end of three years. If the cost of capital is 8%, find what is the net present value of the project and should the investment be undertaken?
$470 the project should be undertaken
-$39,222 the project should not be undertaken
$39,222 the project should be undertaken
-$470 the project should not be undertaken
Question #14
Amanda's Antiques finances 40% of her business with common stock, 15% with preferred stock and 45% with debt. If the cost of common stock is 12%, the cost of preferred stock is 14%, and the after-tax cost of debt financing is 8%, what is Amanda's weighted average cost of capital?
13.2%
10.5%
7.5%
12.7%
Question #15
For the constant-growth dividend model to work properly, the constant-growth rate for dividends must be equal to the required rate of return.
True
False
Question #16
Please determine the current value of Pollos's bond. The semi-annual coupon payment is $60 (received twice a year), the required return is 8%, the par value is $1,000 and the time to maturity is 10 years.
$803.64
$865.80
$1,162.22
$1,271.81
Question #17
Whenever a bond's coupon rate is the same as the market rate of interest on similar bonds, the bond will sell at (a)
discount
premium
par
not enough information provided
Question #18
You are considering a project that has an initial outlay of $700,000. The project is expected to result in annual cash flows of $360,000 for the next four years. Assuming a cost of capital of 10%, what is the profitability index of the project?
1.63
1.95
1.38
2.06