Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: The interest rate is 10%. a. What is

The interest rate is 10%. a. What is the PV of an asset that pays $1 a year in perpetuity? b. The value of an asset that appreciates at 10% per annum approximately doubles in seven years. What is t...

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Q: Kangaroo Autos is offering free credit on a new $10

Kangaroo Autos is offering free credit on a new $10,000 car. You pay $1,000 down and then $300 a month for the next 30 months. Turtle Motors next door does not offer free credit but will give you $1,...

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Q: Some people believe firmly, even passionately, that ranking projects on

Some people believe firmly, even passionately, that ranking projects on IRR is OK if each project’s cash flows can be reinvested at the project’s IRR. They also say that the NPV rule “assumes that cas...

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Q: Recalculate the NPV of the office building venture in Example 2.

Recalculate the NPV of the office building venture in Example 2.1 at interest rates of 5, 10, and 15%. Plot the points on a graph with NPV on the vertical axis and the discount rates on the horizontal...

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Q: If the interest rate is 7%, what is the value of

If the interest rate is 7%, what is the value of the following three investments? a. An investment that offers you $100 a year in perpetuity with the payment at the end of each year. b. A similar in...

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Q: Refer to Sections 2-3 through 2-4. If

Refer to Sections 2-3 through 2-4. If the rate of interest is 8% rather than 10%, how much would you need to set aside to provide each of the following? a. $1 billion at the end of each year in perpe...

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Q: How much will you have at the end of 20 years

How much will you have at the end of 20 years if you invest $100 today at 15% annually compounded? How much will you have if you invest at 15% continuously compounded?

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Q: You have just read an advertisement stating, “Pay us $

You have just read an advertisement stating, “Pay us $100 a year for 10 years and we will pay you $100 a year thereafter in perpetuity.” If this is a fair deal, what is the rate of interest?

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Q: Which would you prefer? a. An investment paying interest

Which would you prefer? a. An investment paying interest of 12% compounded annually. b. An investment paying interest of 11.7% compounded semiannually. c. An investment paying 11.5% compounded contin...

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Q: A leasing contract calls for an immediate payment of $100,

A leasing contract calls for an immediate payment of $100,000 and nine subsequent $100,000 semiannual payments at six-month intervals. What is the PV of these payments if the annual discount rate is 8...

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