1. The bonds issued by Jensen & Son bear a 6 percent coupon, payable semiannually. The bond matures in 8 years and has a $1,000 face value. Currently, the bond sells at par. What is the yield to maturity?
A. 5.87 percent
B. 5.97 percent
C. 6.00 percent
D. 6.09 percent
E. 6.17 percent
QUESTION 2
A General Co. bond has an 8 percent coupon and pays interest annually. The face value is $1,000 and the current market price is $1,020.50. The bond matures in 20 years. What is the yield to maturity?
A. 7.79 percent
B. 7.82 percent
C. 8.00 percent
D. 8.04 percent
E. 8.12 percent
QUESTION 3
Winston Enterprises has a 15-year bond issue outstanding that pays a 9 percent coupon. The bond is currently priced at $894.60 and has a par value of $1,000. Interest is paid semiannually. What is the yield to maturity?
A. 8.67 percent
B. 10.13 percent
C. 10.16 percent
D. 10.40 percent
E. 10.45 percent
QUESTION 4
Wine and Roses, Inc. offers a 7 percent coupon bond with semiannual payments and a yield to maturity of 7.73 percent. The bonds mature in 9 years. What is the market price of a $1,000 face value bond?
A. $953.28
B. $953.88
C. $1,108.16
D. $1,401.26
E. $1,401.86
QUESTION 5
Your firm offers a 10-year, zero coupon bond. The yield to maturity is 8.8 percent. What is the current market price of a $1,000 face value bond?
A. $473.26
B. $430.24
C. $835.56
D. $919.12
E. $1,088.00
QUESTION 6
You intend to purchase a 10-year, $1,000 face value bond that pays interest of $60 every 6 months (semiannual). If your nominal annual required rate of return is 10 percent with semiannual payments, how much should you be willing to pay for this bond?
A. $ 826.31
B. $1,086.15
C. $ 957.50
D. $1,431.49
E. $1,124.62
QUESTION 7
The Seattle Corporation has been presented with an investment opportunity which will yield end-of-year cash flows as follows:
Years 1 through 4 $30,000 per year
Years 5 through 9 $35,000 per year
Year 10 $40,000 per year
This investment will cost the firm $150,000 today, and the firm's cost of capital is 10 percent. What is the NPV for this investment?
A. $135,984
B. $ 18,023
C. $219,045
D. $ 51,138
E. $ 92,146
QUESTION 8
Your firm wants to save $250,000 to buy some new equipment three years from now. The plan is to set aside an equal amount of money on the first day of each year starting today. The firm can earn a 4.7 percent rate of return. How much does the firm have to save each year to achieve their goal?
A. $75,966.14
B. $76,896.16
C. $78,004.67
D. $81.414.14
E. $83,333.33
QUESTION 9
Your great-aunt left you an inheritance in the form of a trust. The trust agreement states that you are to receive $2,500 on the first day of each year, starting immediately and continuing for fifty years. What is the value of this inheritance today if the applicable discount rate is 6.35 percent?
A. $36,811.30
B. $37,557.52
C. $39,204.04
D. $39,942.42
E. $40,006.09
QUESTION 10
Your car dealer is willing to lease you a new car for $299 a month for 60 months. Payments are due on the first day of each month starting with the day you sign the lease contract. If your cost of money is 4.9 percent, what is the current value of the lease?
A. $15,882.75
B. $15,906.14
C. $15,947.61
D. $16,235.42
E. $16,289.54
QUESTION 11
Toni adds $3,000 to her savings on the first day of each year. Tim adds $3,000 to his savings on the last day of each year. They both earn a 9 percent rate of return. What is the difference in their savings account balances at the end of thirty years?
A. $35,822.73
B. $36,803.03
C. $38,911.21
D. $39,803.04
E. $40,115.31
QUESTION 12
You borrow $149,000 to buy a house. The mortgage rate is 7.5 percent and the loan period is 30 years. Payments are made monthly. If you pay for the house according to the loan agreement, how much total interest will you pay?
A. $138,086
B. $218,161
C. $226,059
D. $287,086
E. $375,059
QUESTION 13
Marko, Inc. is considering the purchase of ABC Co. Marko believes that ABC Co. can generate cash flows of $5,000, $9,000, and $15,000 over the next three years, respectively. After that time, they feel the business will be worthless. Marko has determined that a 14 percent rate of return is applicable to this potential purchase. What is Marko willing to pay today to buy ABC Co.?
A. $19,201.76
B. $21,435.74
C. $23,457.96
D. $27,808.17
E. $31,758.00
QUESTION 14
You have some property for sale and have received two offers. The first offer is for $189,000 today in cash. The second offer is the payment of $100,000 today and an additional $100,000 two years from today. If the applicable discount rate is 8.75 percent, which offer should you accept and why?
A. You should accept the $189,000 today because it has the higher net present value.
B. You should accept the $189,000 today because it has the lower future value.
C. You should accept the second offer because you will receive $200,000 total.
D. You should accept the second offer because you will receive an extra $11,000.
E. You should accept the second offer because it has a present value of $194,555.42.
QUESTION 15
On August 1, you borrow $160,000 to buy a house. The mortgage rate is 7.5 percent. The loan is to be repaid in equal monthly payments over 15 years. The first payment is due on September 1. How much of the third payment applies to the principle balance?
A. $483.22
B. $486.24
C. $489.28
D. $492.30
E. $495.32
QUESTION 16
On December 1, you borrow $210,000 to buy a house. The mortgage rate is 8.25 percent. The loan is to be repaid in equal monthly payments over 20 years. The first payment is due on January 1. Which one of the following statements is true assuming that you repay the loan as agreed?
A. The total amount paid is about $429,442.
B. The monthly payment is $2,037.30.
C. The total interest paid is $278,952.
D. The monthly interest rate is .75 percent.
E. The first payment reduces the principle balance by $1,443.75.
QUESTION 17
What is the net present value of a project that has an initial cash outflow of $12,670 and the following cash inflows? The required return is 11.5 percent.
Year Cash Inflows
1 $4,375
2 $ 0
3 $8,750
4 $4,100
A. $370.16
B. $768.20
C. $218.68
D. $1,249.65
E. $1,371.02
QUESTION 18
You are considering two mutually exclusive projects with the following cash flows. Will your choice between the two projects differ if the required rate of return is 8 percent rather than 11 percent? If so, what should you do?
Year Project A Project B
0 -$240,000 -$198,000
1 $ 0 $110,800
2 $ 0 $ 82,500
3 $325,000 $ 45,000
A. yes; Select A at 8 percent and B at 11 percent.
B. yes; Select B at 8 percent and A at 11 percent.
C. yes; Select A at 8 percent and select neither at 11 percent.
D. no; Regardless of the required rate, project A always has the higher NPV.
E. no; Regardless of the required rate, project B always has the higher NPV.
QUESTION 19
It will cost $2,600 to acquire a small ice cream cart. Cart sales are expected to be $1,400 a year for three years. After the three years, the cart is expected to be worthless as that is the expected remaining life of the cooling system. What is the payback period of the ice cream cart?
A. .86 years
B. 1.46 years
C. 1.86 years
D. 2.46 years
E. 2.86 years
QUESTION 20
Yancy is considering a project which will produce cash inflows of $900 a year for 4 years. The project has a 9 percent required rate of return and an initial cost of $2,800. What is the discounted payback period?
A. 3.11 years
B. 3.18 years
C. 3.82 years
D. 4.18 years
E. never
QUESTION 21
Braun Industries is considering an investment project which has the following cash flows:
Year Cash Flow
0 -$1,000
1 400
2 300
3 500
4 400
The company's cost of funds is 10 percent. What is the project's payback, internal rate of return, and net present value?
A. Payback = 2.4, IRR = 10.00%, NPV = $600.
B. Payback = 2.4, IRR = 21.22%, NPV = $260.
C. Payback = 2.6, IRR = 21.22%, NPV = $300.
D. Payback = 2.6, IRR = 21.22%, NPV = $260.
E. Payback = 2.6, IRR = 24.12%, NPV = $300.
QUESTION 22
As the director of capital budgeting for Denver Corporation, you are evaluating two mutually exclusive projects with the following net cash flows:
Project X Project Z
Year Cash Flow Cash Flow
0 -$100,000 -$100,000
1 50,000 10,000
2 40,000 30,000
3 30,000 40,000
4 10,000 60,000
If Denver's cost of capital is 15 percent, which project would you choose?
A. Neither project.
B. Project X, since it has the higher IRR.
C. Project Z, since it has the higher NPV.
D. Project X, since it has the higher NPV.
E. Project Z, since it has the higher IRR.
QUESTION 23
Two projects being considered are mutually exclusive and have the following projected cash flows:
Project A Project B
Year Cash Flow Cash Flow
0 -$50,000 -$50,000
1 15,625 0
2 15,625 0
3 15,625 0
4 15,625 0
5 15,625 99,500
If the required rate of return on these projects is 10 percent, which would be chosen and why?
A. Project B because it has the higher NPV.
B. Project B because it has the higher IRR.
C. Project A because it has the higher NPV.
D. Project A because it has the higher IRR.
E. Neither, because both have IRRs less than the cost of capital.
QUESTION 24
Use this information for the next 3 questions:
Lugar Industries is considering an investment in a new machine with the following information:
Machine cost 225,000
Setup cost 25,000
Salvage value 50,000
Life 5 years
Net operating expense savings:
End of Year 1 $ 50,000
End of Year 2 $ 90,000
End of Year 3 $110,000
End of Year 4 $120,000
End of Year 5 $120,000
WACC 10%
Tax rate 40%
Assumed value of the machine
at end of 5 years is $50,000
If Lugar buys the machine, calculate the following answers. Remember to include the impact of depreciation, taxes, and salvage value.
Calculate the NPV. You need to take into account depreciation, taxes and salvage value into account when calculating this problem. Round you answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use $, commas, or decimal points)
QUESTION 25
Based on the above information, calculate the IRR. Round you answer to the nearest two decimal places. Do not use %) (For example, 34.4550% would be entered as 34.46.
QUESTION 26
Based on your calculations, should Lugar buy the machine?
Yes
No
QUESTION 27
Lucinda Diamanti is 10 years old today (August 15th) and while all she's interested in is her new bike, her parents Mr. & Mrs. Diamanti are considering how they will pay for her college education beginning in 8 years. They decide to set up a meeting with their financial adviser Cindy Morgan to discuss an education savings plan. During the meeting, the Diamanti's inform Cindy that they have $8,000 they can use to begin the savings plan, and from what they can determine, Lucinda will require 4 years to complete her undergraduate degree in molecular biology. Cindy consults a reputable college reference to see that tuition costs are currently estimated at $32,000 per year and are expected to grow at 4% each year for the foreseeable future. The Diamanti's are concerned that they won't have enough money and ask Cindy how to make sure they have enough to completely pay for Lucinda's undergraduate education. The Diamanti's inform Cindy that they want to make deposits into the education savings plan on an annual basis until Lucinda's first year in college at which point they will stop making contributions. Cindy tells them they can earn 8% annual interest on their savings plan. Your job to answer the following two questions (You may assume there are 8 years between today and the beginning of Lucinda's first day in college):
Assuming the estimates on tuition costs are correct, how much money needs to be in the account when Lucinda begins college in 8 years to fund 4 years of college? Round your answer to a whole number. (No $ signs, commas, or decimal points)
QUESTION 28
How much money do the Diamanti's need to deposit annually in order to reach their goal to fund Lucinda's education fully? Remember that the Diamanti's have $8,000 to invest today. Round your answer to a whole number. (No $ signs, commas, or decimal points)
QUESTION 29
Please use the following facts to analyze this nest two questions:
Assume you just received a bill for services you and have the following two payment options:
Option 1:
Pay the entire bill of $600 now
Or
Option 2:
Pay: $130 now
And
$130 for each of the next 4 months
What annual interest rate (APR) are you paying if you choose Option 2? Assume monthly compounding. Round you answer to the nearest two decimal points. Do not use $, commas or %. For example, 25.34% would be entered as 25.34.
QUESTION 30
What Effective Annual Rate are you paying if you choose Option 2? Assume monthly compounding. Round you answer to the nearest two decimal points. Do not use $, commas or %. For example, 25.34% would be entered as 25.34.
QUESTION 31
Please use the following facts to analyze the next two questions:
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Facts and Assumptions:
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Lease Term in Months
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24
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Lease Down Payment
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$ 500.00
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Monthly Lease Payments
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$ 300.00
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Sales Tax Rate
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8%
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Lease Buyout at End
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$ 15,000.00
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Title Fee
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$ 25.00
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Car Loan Market Rate
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7%
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Outright Purchase Price Before Tax and Title
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$ 19,500.00
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What is the NPV of the lease? Round you answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use $, commas, or decimal points and enter as a positive number. For example, -$34,567.50 would be entered as 34568.
QUESTION 32
What would it cost you to buy the car today if you were paying cash? Round you answer to the nearest whole number. Do not use $, commas, or decimal points and enter as a positive number. For example, $34,567.50 would be entered as 34568.