Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: You own a put option on Ford stock with a strike price

You own a put option on Ford stock with a strike price of $10. The option will expire in exactly six months’ time. a. If the stock is trading at $8 in six months, what will be the payoff of the put? b...

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Q: Loki, Inc., and Thor, Inc., have entered into

Loki, Inc., and Thor, Inc., have entered into a stock-swap merger agreement whereby Loki will pay a 40% premium over Thor’s premerger price. If Thor’s premerger price per share was $40 and Loki’s was...

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Q: The NFF Corporation has announced plans to acquire LE Corporation. NFF

The NFF Corporation has announced plans to acquire LE Corporation. NFF is trading for $35 per share and LE is trading for $25 per share, implying a premerger value of LE of $4 billion. If the projecte...

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Q: Suppose Kohwe borrows the $50 million instead. The firm will

Suppose Kohwe borrows the $50 million instead. The firm will pay interest only on this loan each year, and it will maintain an outstanding balance of $50 million on the loan. Suppose that Kohwe’s corp...

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Q: Let’s reconsider part (b) of Problem 1. The actual

Let’s reconsider part (b) of Problem 1. The actual premium that your company will pay for TargetCo when it completes the transaction will not be 20%, because on the announcement the target price will...

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Q: ABC has 1 million shares outstanding, each of which has a

ABC has 1 million shares outstanding, each of which has a price of $20. It has made a takeover offer of XYZ Corporation, which has 1 million shares outstanding and a price per share of $2.50. Assume t...

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Q: BAD Company’s stock price is $20, and the firm has

BAD Company’s stock price is $20, and the firm has 2 million shares outstanding. You believe you can increase the company’s value if you buy it and replace the management. Assume that BAD has a poison...

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Q: You work for a leveraged buyout firm and are evaluating a potential

You work for a leveraged buyout firm and are evaluating a potential buyout of UnderWater Company. UnderWater’s stock price is $20, and it has 2 million shares outstanding. You believe that if you buy...

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Q: Your company has earnings per share of $4. It has

Your company has earnings per share of $4. It has 1 million shares outstanding, each of which has a price of $40. You are thinking of buying TargetCo, which has earnings per share of $2, 1 million sha...

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Q: If companies in the same industry as TargetCo (from Problem 1

If companies in the same industry as TargetCo (from Problem 1) are trading at multiples of 14 times earnings, what would be one estimate of an appropriate premium for TargetCo? Information from Proble...

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