Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: The Cambridge Opera Association has come up with a unique door prize

The Cambridge Opera Association has come up with a unique door prize for its December 2019 fund-raising ball: Twenty door prizes will be distributed, each one a ticket entitling the bearer to receive...

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Q: Table 19.3 shows a book balance sheet for the Wishing

Table 19.3 shows a book balance sheet for the Wishing Well Motel chain. The company’s long-term debt is secured by its real estate assets, but it also uses short-term bank loans as a permanent source...

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Q: Table 19.4 shows a simplified balance sheet for Rensselaer Felt

Table 19.4 shows a simplified balance sheet for Rensselaer Felt. Calculate this company’s weighted-average cost of capital. The debt has just been refinanced at an interest rate of 6% (short term) and...

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Q: How will Rensselaer Felt’s WACC and cost of equity change if it

How will Rensselaer Felt’s WACC and cost of equity change if it issues $50 million in new equity and uses the proceeds to retire long-term debt? Assume the company’s borrowing rates are unchanged. Use...

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Q: Digital Organics (DO) has the opportunity to invest $1

Digital Organics (DO) has the opportunity to invest $1 million now (t = 0) and expects after-tax returns of $600,000 in t = 1 and $700,000 in t = 2. The project will last for two years only. The appro...

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Q: Consider another perpetual project like the crusher described in Section 19-

Consider another perpetual project like the crusher described in Section 19-1. Its initial investment is $1,000,000, and the expected cash inflow is $95,000 a year in perpetuity. The opportunity cost...

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Q: Suppose the project described in Problem 17 is to be undertaken by

Suppose the project described in Problem 17 is to be undertaken by a university. Funds for the project will be withdrawn from the university’s endowment, which is invested in a widel...

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Q: Consider a project to produce solar water heaters. It requires a

Consider a project to produce solar water heaters. It requires a $10 million investment and offers a level after-tax cash flow of $1.75 million per year for 10 years. The opportunity cost of capital i...

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Q: The Bunsen Chemical Company is currently at its target debt ratio of

The Bunsen Chemical Company is currently at its target debt ratio of 40%. It is contemplating a $1 million expansion of its existing business. This expansion is expected to produce a cash inflow of $1...

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Q: Chiara Company’s management has made the projections shown in Table 19.

Chiara Company’s management has made the projections shown in Table 19.5. Use this table as a starting point to value the company as a whole. The WACC for Chiara is 12% and the long-...

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