Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Consider a company that has sales in May, June, and

Consider a company that has sales in May, June, and July of $11 million, $10 million, and $12 million, respectively. The firm is paid by 25 percent of its customers in the month of the sale, 50 percen...

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Q: Would it be worth it to incur a compensating balance of $

Would it be worth it to incur a compensating balance of $7,500 in order to get a 0.65-percent-lower interest rate on a two-year, pure discount loan of $150,000?

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Q: Would it be worth it to incur a compensating balance of $

Would it be worth it to incur a compensating balance of $10,000 in order to get a 1-percent-lower interest rate on a one-year, pure discount loan of $225,000?

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Q: Dandee Lions, Inc., has a cash balance of $105

Dandee Lions, Inc., has a cash balance of $105,000, accounts payable of $220,000, inventory of $203,000, accounts receivable of $319,000, notes payable of $65,000, and accrued wages and taxes of $75,0...

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Q: You hold the positions in the table below. What is the

You hold the positions in the table below. What is the beta of your portfolio? If you expect the market to earn 12 percent and the risk-free rate is 3.5 percent, what is the required return of the por...

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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 $2.75 and $1.60, respectively. Both are expected to grow at 9 percent. However, the firm’s current P/E ratio of 23 seems high...

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Q: Obtain a current quote of McDonald’s (MCD) from the Internet

Obtain a current quote of McDonald’s (MCD) from the Internet. Describe what has changed since the quote in Figure 8.1.

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Q: Dabble, Inc., has sales of $980,000 and

Dabble, Inc., has sales of $980,000 and cost of goods sold of $640,000. The firm had a beginning inventory of $36,000 and an ending inventory of $46,000. What is the length of the days’ sales in inven...

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Q: Sow Tire, Inc., has sales of $1,450

Sow Tire, Inc., has sales of $1,450,000 and cost of goods sold of $980,000. The firm had a beginning inventory of $97,000 and an ending inventory of $82,000. What is the length of the days’ sales in i...

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Q: If a firm has a cash cycle of 67 days and an

If a firm has a cash cycle of 67 days and an operating cycle of 104 days, what is its average payment period?

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