Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: A factory costs $800,000. You reckon that it

A factory costs $800,000. You reckon that it will produce an inflow after operating costs of $170,000 a year for 10 years. If the opportunity cost of capital is 14%, what is the net present value of t...

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Q: After spending $3 million on research, Better Mousetraps has developed

After spending $3 million on research, Better Mousetraps has developed a new trap. The project requires an initial investment in plant and equipment of $6 million. This investment will be depreciated...

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Q: Which comes first in the market for U.S. Treasury

Which comes first in the market for U.S. Treasury bonds: a. Spot interest rates or yields to maturity? b. Bond prices or yields to maturity?

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Q: Assume annual coupons. a. What is the formula for

Assume annual coupons. a. What is the formula for the value of a two-year, 5% bond in terms of spot rates? b. What is the formula for its value in terms of yield to maturity? c. If the two-year spot...

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Q: The following table shows the prices of a sample of U.

The following table shows the prices of a sample of U.S. Treasury strips in February 2012. Each strip makes a single payment of $1,000 at maturity. a. Calculate the annually compounded, spot interest...

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Q: True or false? a. U.S. CEOs

True or false? a. U.S. CEOs are paid much more than CEOs in other countries. b. A large fraction of compensation for U.S. CEOs comes from stock-option grants. c. Stock-option grants give the manager a...

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Q: Who monitors the top management of public U.S. corporations

Who monitors the top management of public U.S. corporations? (We have mentioned several types of monitoring in this chapter.)

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Q: People often convey the idea behind MM’s proposition 1 by various supermarket

People often convey the idea behind MM’s proposition 1 by various supermarket analogies, for example, “The value of a pie should not depend on how it is sliced,” or, “The cost of a whole chicken shoul...

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Q: Gaucho Services starts life with all-equity financing and a cost

Gaucho Services starts life with all-equity financing and a cost of equity of 14%. Suppose it refinances to the following market-value capital structure:  Use MM’s proposition 2 to calculate the new...

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Q: Can you invent any new kinds of debt that might be attractive

Can you invent any new kinds of debt that might be attractive to investors? Why do you think they have not been issued?

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