Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Suppose your firm has decided to use a divisional WACC approach to

Suppose your firm has decided to use a divisional WACC approach to analyze projects. The firm currently has four divisions, A through D, with average betas for each division of 0.6, 1.0, 1.3, and 1.6,...

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Q: A firm is considering a project that will generate perpetual after-

A firm is considering a project that will generate perpetual after-tax cash flows of $15,000 per year beginning next year. The project has the same risk as the firm's overall operations and must be fi...

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Q: PDQ, Inc. expects EBIT to be approximately $11 million

PDQ, Inc. expects EBIT to be approximately $11 million per year for the foreseeable future, and that they have 25,000 20-years, 8 percent annual coupon bonds outstanding. What would the appropriate ta...

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Q: KatyDid Clothes has a $150 million (face value) 30

KatyDid Clothes has a $150 million (face value) 30-year bond issue selling for 104 percent of par that carries a coupon rate of 11 percent, paid semiannually. What would be Katydid’s before-tax compon...

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Q: If an investor wanted to reduce the risk of a levered stock

If an investor wanted to reduce the risk of a levered stock in their portfolio, how could they go about doing so while still retaining shares in the company?

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Q: Suppose that LilyMac Photography expects EBIT to be approximately $200,

Suppose that LilyMac Photography expects EBIT to be approximately $200,000 per year for the foreseeable future, and that they have 1,000 10-years, 9 percent annual coupon bonds outstanding. What would...

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Q: JaiLai Cos. stock has a beta of 0.9,

JaiLai Cos. stock has a beta of 0.9, the current risk-free rate is 6.2 percent, and the expected return on the market is 12 percent. What is JaiLai’s cost of equity?

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Q: Oberon, Inc. has a $20 million (face value

Oberon, Inc. has a $20 million (face value) 10-year bond issue selling for 97 percent of par that pays an annual coupon of 8.25 percent. What would be Oberon’s before-tax component cost of debt?

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Q: ILK has preferred stock selling for 97 percent of par that pays

ILK has preferred stock selling for 97 percent of par that pays an 8 percent annual coupon. What would be ILK’s component cost of preferred stock?

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Q: Marme, Inc. has preferred stock selling for 96 percent of

Marme, Inc. has preferred stock selling for 96 percent of par that pays an 11 percent annual coupon. What would be Marme’s component cost of preferred stock?

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