Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Calculate the price of a 5.7 percent coupon bond with

Calculate the price of a 5.7 percent coupon bond with 22 years left to maturity and a market interest rate of 6.5 percent. (Assume interest payments are semiannual.) Is this a discount or premium bond...

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Q: If the risk-free rate is 3 percent and the risk

If the risk-free rate is 3 percent and the risk premium is 5 percent, what is the required return?

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Q: A 5.65 percent coupon bond with 18 years left to

A 5.65 percent coupon bond with 18 years left to maturity is offered for sale at $1,035.25. What yield to maturity is the bond offering? (Assume interest payments are semiannual.)

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Q: Suppose that a firm’s recent earnings per share and dividend per share

Suppose that a firm’s recent earnings per share and dividend per share are $2.50 and $1.30, respectively. Both are expected to grow at 8 percent. However, the firm’s current P/E ratio of 22 seems high...

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Q: A 4.30 percent coupon bond with 14 years left to

A 4.30 percent coupon bond with 14 years left to maturity is offered for sale at $943.22. What yield to maturity is the bond offering? (Assume interest payments are semiannual.)

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Q: A 6.75 percent coupon bond with 26 years left to

A 6.75 percent coupon bond with 26 years left to maturity can be called in six years. The call premium is one year of coupon payments. It is offered for sale at $1,135.25. What is the yield to call o...

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Q: A 5.25 percent coupon bond with 14 years left to

A 5.25 percent coupon bond with 14 years left to maturity can be called in four years. The call premium is one year of coupon payments. It is offered for sale at $1,075.50. What is the yield to call...

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Q: A client in the 39 percent marginal tax bracket is comparing a

A client in the 39 percent marginal tax bracket is comparing a municipal bond that offers a 4.5 percent yield to maturity and a similar-risk corporate bond that offers a 6.45 percent yield. Which bond...

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Q: A client in the 28 percent marginal tax bracket is comparing a

A client in the 28 percent marginal tax bracket is comparing a municipal bond that offers a 4.5 percent yield to maturity and a similar-risk corporate bond that offers a 6.45 percent yield. Which bond...

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Q: Land’o’Toys is a profitable, medium-sized, retail company.

Land’o’Toys is a profitable, medium-sized, retail company. Several years ago, it issued a 6½ percent coupon bond, which pays interest semiannually. Th...

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