Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: An article that appeared in The Wall Street Journal in February 2001

An article that appeared in The Wall Street Journal in February 2001 described the experiences of several investors who held dividend-paying stocks.22 The article mentions two investors, Wayne Denny a...

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Q: In 1996, Kodak paid a cash dividend of $1.

In 1996, Kodak paid a cash dividend of $1.60 per share. At year-end 1996, Kodak shares were trading at about $80 per share. Between 1997 and 2001, Kodak paid $1.76, and in 2002 raised its dividend to...

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Q: Imagine 100 book bags, each of which contains 1,000

Imagine 100 book bags, each of which contains 1,000 poker chips. Forty-five bags contain 700 black chips and 300 red chips. The other 55 bags contain 300 black chips and 700 red chips. You cannot see...

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Q: On January 31, 2005, an article appeared in The Wall

On January 31, 2005, an article appeared in The Wall Street Journal comparing the relative performance of stocks in the S&P 500 that pay dividends with stocks in the S&P 500 that do not pay dividends....

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Q: Analyze whether there are any behavioral issues in Cogent Communications’ dividend policy

Analyze whether there are any behavioral issues in Cogent Communications’ dividend policy, which is described in the minicase for Chapter 7.

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Q: Analyze whether there are any behavioral issues associated with CFO Judy Lewent’s

Analyze whether there are any behavioral issues associated with CFO Judy Lewent’s views about Merck’s dividend policy in respect to the Vioxx incident discussed in Chapter 2.

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Q: In December of 1998, energy firm British Petroleum acquired American-

In December of 1998, energy firm British Petroleum acquired American-based Amoco and became BP-Amoco. BP’s stock was listed on the London Stock Exchange and also traded on U.S markets through an Ameri...

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Q: In July 2003 Samuel Waksal, the founder of ImClone Systems Inc

In July 2003 Samuel Waksal, the founder of ImClone Systems Inc., began a seven-year prison term. In December 2001 Waksal received word that the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) was about to issue a n...

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Q: Discuss any agency conflicts associated with HealthSouth’s pristine-audit program.

Discuss any agency conflicts associated with HealthSouth’s pristine-audit program.

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Q: Eleanor Bloxham is the founder and CEO of the Value Alliance Company

Eleanor Bloxham is the founder and CEO of the Value Alliance Company and the Corporate Governance Alliance, and is a respected authority on matters involving corporate governance and valuation. In 201...

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