Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: You are considering the following two projects and can only take one

You are considering the following two projects and can only take one. Your cost of capital is 11%. a. What is the NPV of each project at your cost of capital? b. What is the IRR of each project? c. At...

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Q: You need a particular piece of equipment for your production process.

You need a particular piece of equipment for your production process. An equipment-leasing company has offered to lease you the equipment for $10,000 per year if you sign a guaranteed five-year lease....

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Q: Gateway Tours is choosing between two bus models. One is more

Gateway Tours is choosing between two bus models. One is more expensive to purchase and maintain, but lasts much longer than the other. Its discount rate is 11%. It plans to continue with one of the t...

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Q: Hassle-Free Web is bidding to provide Web-page hosting

Hassle-Free Web is bidding to provide Web-page hosting services for Hotel Lisbon. Hotel Lisbon pays its current provider $10,000 per year for hosting its Web page and handling transactions on it, etc....

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Q: Your storage firm has been offered $100,000 in one

Your storage firm has been offered $100,000 in one year to store some goods for one year. Assume your costs are $95,000, payable immediately, and the cost of capital is 8%. Should you take the contrac...

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Q: Fabulous Fabricators needs to decide how to allocate space in its production

Fabulous Fabricators needs to decide how to allocate space in its production facility this year. It is considering the following contracts: a. What are the profitability indexes of the projects? b. Wh...

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Q: Kartman Corporation is evaluating four real estate investments. Management plans to

Kartman Corporation is evaluating four real estate investments. Management plans to buy the properties today and sell them three years from today. The annual discount rate for these investments is 15%...

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Q: Orchid Biotech Company is evaluating several development projects for experimental drugs.

Orchid Biotech Company is evaluating several development projects for experimental drugs. Although the cash flows are difficult to forecast, the company has come up with the following estimates of the...

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Q: Cellular Access, Inc., is a cellular telephone service provider that

Cellular Access, Inc., is a cellular telephone service provider that reported net income of $250 million for the most recent fiscal year. The firm had depreciation expenses of $100 million, capital ex...

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Q: Recall the HomeNet example from the chapter. Suppose HomeNet’s lab will

Recall the HomeNet example from the chapter. Suppose HomeNet’s lab will be housed in warehouse space that the company could have otherwise rented out for $200,000 per year during years 1–4. How does t...

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