Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Section 12.5 contains a real-option example involving a

Section 12.5 contains a real-option example involving a discount rate of 10 percent. Analyze how the real-option exercise policy is affected if the required return on the project is 15 percent instead...

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Q: Make three modifications to the example in Question 4 and then reanalyze

Make three modifications to the example in Question 4 and then reanalyze the problem. The three changes are: (1) Change the up-move to 15 percent from 25 percent and the down-move to –13 percent from...

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Q: An overconfident manager misjudges the risk associated with a project and uses

An overconfident manager misjudges the risk associated with a project and uses a discount rate that is too low. Suppose that the true situation is described by the situation in Question 4, but the man...

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Q: On January 26, 2005, James Stewart wrote about eBay in

On January 26, 2005, James Stewart wrote about eBay in his Wall Street Journal column “Common Sense.” Stewart indicated that he would consider purchasing eBay stock in the wake of its decline. While a...

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Q: On February 13, 2016, The New York Times published

On February 13, 2016, The New York Times published a story by journalist Jeff Sommer entitled “Dividends, Wall Street’s Battered Status Symbol.” Sommer discussed the fact that firms had been reducin...

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Q: In connection with chapter question 2, answer the following questions.

In connection with chapter question 2, answer the following questions. a. What probability would you assign to Jack being an engineer if the question instead stated that the room with lawyers has 70 l...

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Q: Warren Buffett described his investment philosophy as being greedy when others are

Warren Buffett described his investment philosophy as being greedy when others are fearful and being fearful when others are greedy. Bob Goldfarb is the chairman of Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, the inve...

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Q: Impact investors make investments in firms, organizations, and funds in

Impact investors make investments in firms, organizations, and funds in order to generate positive social and environmental impacts alongside a financial return. Toniic is an organization dedicated to...

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Q: The minicase in Chapter 3 contains an excerpt from a ValuEngine analyst

The minicase in Chapter 3 contains an excerpt from a ValuEngine analyst report about the firm Aetna. The report states that ValuEngine’s forecasting models capture important features of stock price dy...

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Q: On the MHHE web site for this book, in the Chapter

On the MHHE web site for this book, in the Chapter 13 files, you will find an Excel file with return data on Valeant and other firms. Use regression analysis to assess the factor structure of the stoc...

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