Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Suppose an investment offers to triple your money in 12 months (

Suppose an investment offers to triple your money in 12 months (don’t believe it). What rate of return per quarter are you being offered?

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Q: Your company will generate $73,000 in annual revenue each

Your company will generate $73,000 in annual revenue each year for the next eight years from a new information database. If the appropriate interest rate is 8.5 percent, what is the present value of t...

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Q: Why is it that municipal bonds are not taxed at the federal

Why is it that municipal bonds are not taxed at the federal level, but are taxable across state lines? Why are U.S. Treasury bonds not taxable at the state level? (You may need to dust off the history...

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Q: Mark Sexton and Todd Story, the owners of S&S

Mark Sexton and Todd Story, the owners of S&S Air, have decided to expand their operations. They instructed their newly hired financial analyst, Chris Guthrie, to enlist an underwriter to help sell $3...

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Q: If Treasury bills are currently paying 7 percent and the inflation rate

If Treasury bills are currently paying 7 percent and the inflation rate is 3.8 percent, what is the approximate real rate of interest? The exact real rate?

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Q: Locate the Treasury issue in Figure 7.4 maturing in November

Locate the Treasury issue in Figure 7.4 maturing in November 2027. Is this a note or a bond? What is its coupon rate? What is its bid price? What was the previous day’s asked price?...

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Q: In comparing accounting net income and operating cash flow, name two

In comparing accounting net income and operating cash flow, name two items you typically find in net income that are not in operating cash flow. Explain what each is and why it is excluded in operatin...

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Q: Locate the Treasury bond in Figure 7.4 maturing in November

Locate the Treasury bond in Figure 7.4 maturing in November 2024. Is this a premium or a discount bond? What is its current yield? What is its yield to maturity? What is the bid–ask...

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Q: Bond X is a premium bond making annual payments. The bond

Bond X is a premium bond making annual payments. The bond pays an 8 percent coupon, has a YTM of 6 percent, and has 13 years to maturity. Bond Y is a discount bond making annual payments. This bond pa...

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Q: You purchase a bond with an invoice price of $968.

You purchase a bond with an invoice price of $968. The bond has a coupon rate of 7.4 percent, and there are four months to the next semiannual coupon date. What is the clean price of the bond?

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