Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: You are thinking about investing $5000 in your friend’s landscaping business

You are thinking about investing $5000 in your friend’s landscaping business. Even though you know the investment is risky and you can’t be sure, you expect your investment to be worth $5750 next year...

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Q: You plan to deposit $500 in a bank account now and

You plan to deposit $500 in a bank account now and $300 at the end of one year. If the account earns 3% interest per year, what will the balance be in the account right after you make the second depos...

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Q: Mia Caruso Enterprises, a U.S. manufacturer of children’s

Mia Caruso Enterprises, a U.S. manufacturer of children’s toys, has made a sale in India and is expecting a 400 million rupee cash inflow in one year. (The currency of India is the rupee). The current...

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Q: Etemadi Amalgamated, a U.S. manufacturing firm, is

Etemadi Amalgamated, a U.S. manufacturing firm, is considering a new project in Portugal. You are in Etemadi’s corporate finance department and are responsible for deciding whether t...

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Q: Etemadi Amalgamated, the U.S. manufacturing company in Problem

Etemadi Amalgamated, the U.S. manufacturing company in Problem 7, is still considering a new project in Portugal. All information presented in Problem 7 is still accurate, except the spot rate is now...

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Q: You have been accepted into college. The college guarantees that your

You have been accepted into college. The college guarantees that your tuition will not increase for the four years you attend college. The first $10,000 tuition payment is due in six months. After tha...

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Q: You work for a U.S. firm, and your

You work for a U.S. firm, and your boss has asked you to estimate the cost of capital for countries using the euro. You know that S = $1.20/€ and F1 = $1.157/€. Suppose the dollar WACC for your compan...

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Q: Summit Systems will pay a dividend of $1.50 this

Summit Systems will pay a dividend of $1.50 this year. If you expect Summit’s dividend to grow by 6% per year, what is its price per share if the firm’s equity cost of capital is 11%?

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Q: Maryland Light, a U.S. manufacturer of light fixtures

Maryland Light, a U.S. manufacturer of light fixtures, is considering an investment in Japan. The dollar cost of equity for Maryland Light is 11%. You are in the corporate treasury department, and you...

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Q: The dollar cost of debt for Healy Consulting, a U.

The dollar cost of debt for Healy Consulting, a U.S. research firm, is 7.5%. The firm faces a tax rate of 30% on all income, no matter where it is earned. Managers in the firm need to know its yen cos...

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