Question 1. Beranek Corp. has $410,000 of assets, and it uses no debt-it is financed only with common equity. The new CFO wants to employ enough debt to bring the debt to assets ratio to 40%, using the proceeds from the borrowing to buy back common stock at its book value. How much must the firm borrow to achieve the target debt ratio?
- $155,800
- $164,000
- $172,200
- $180,810
- $189,851
Question 2. Suppose a State of New York bond will pay $1,000 10 years from now. If the going interest rate on these 10-year bonds is 5.5%, how much is the bond worth today?
- $585.43
- $614.70
- $645.44
- $677.71
- $711.59
Question 3. You sold a car and accepted a note with the following cash flow stream as your payment. Which was the effective price you received for the car, assuming an interest rate of 6.0%?
Years: 0 1 2 3 4
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CFs: $0 $1,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 (Points : 10)
- $5,987
- $6,286
- $6,600
- $6,930
- $7,277
Question 4. Suppose you borrowed $12,000 at a rate of 9.0% and must repay it in four equal installments at the end of each of the next 4 years. How large would your payments be?
- $3,704.02
- $3,889.23
- $4,083.69
- $4,287.87
- $4,502.26