Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Is it true that a U.S. Treasury security is

Is it true that a U.S. Treasury security is risk-free?

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Q: Referring to the previous questions, under what circumstances might a company

Referring to the previous questions, under what circumstances might a company choose not to pay dividends?

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Q: “When evaluating projects, we’re only concerned with the relevant incremental

“When evaluating projects, we’re only concerned with the relevant incremental aftertax cash flows. Therefore, because depreciation is a noncash expense, we should ignore its effects when evaluating pr...

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Q: U.S. Treasury bonds are not rated. Why?

U.S. Treasury bonds are not rated. Why? Often, junk bonds are not rated. Why?

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Q: Two years ago, the Lake Minerals and Small Town Furniture stock

Two years ago, the Lake Minerals and Small Town Furniture stock prices were the same. The average annual return for both stocks over the past two years was 10 percent. Lake Minerals’ stock price incre...

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Q: Consider the following quotation from a leading investment manager: “The

Consider the following quotation from a leading investment manager: “The shares of Southern Co. have traded close to $12 for most of the past three years. Since Southern’s stock has demonstrated very...

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Q: Under what circumstances would it be appropriate for a firm to use

Under what circumstances would it be appropriate for a firm to use different costs of capital for its different operating divisions? If the overall firm WACC was used as the hurdle rate for all divisi...

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Q: As mentioned in the text, some firms have filed for bankruptcy

As mentioned in the text, some firms have filed for bankruptcy because of actual or likely litigation-related losses. Is this a proper use of the bankruptcy process?

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Q: The DRK Corporation has recently developed a dividend reinvestment plan, or

The DRK Corporation has recently developed a dividend reinvestment plan, or DRIP. The plan allows investors to reinvest cash dividends automatically in DRK in exchange for new shares of stock. Over ti...

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Q: Why might a firm choose to engage in a sale and leaseback

Why might a firm choose to engage in a sale and leaseback transaction? Give two reasons.

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