Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: A warrant with six months until expiration entitles its owner to buy

A warrant with six months until expiration entitles its owner to buy 10 shares of the issuing firm’s common stock for an exercise price of $31 per share. If the current market price of the stock is $1...

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Q: The Spring Flower Co. has earnings of $2.35

The Spring Flower Co. has earnings of $2.35 per share. The benchmark PE for the company is 18. What stock price would you consider appropriate? What if the benchmark PE were 21?

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Q: You are in discussions to purchase an option on an office building

You are in discussions to purchase an option on an office building with a strike price of $63 million. The building is currently valued at $60 million. The option will allow you to purchase the buildi...

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Q: Vital Silence Corp. has just issued a 30-year callable

Vital Silence Corp. has just issued a 30-year callable, convertible bond with an annual coupon rate of 6 percent. The bond has a conversion price of $93. The company’s stock is selling for $28 per sha...

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Q: You are evaluating two different silicon wafer milling machines. The Techron

You are evaluating two different silicon wafer milling machines. The Techron I costs $245,000, has a three-year life, and has pretax operating costs of $39,000 per year. The Techron II costs $315,000,...

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Q: Niko has purchased a brand new machine to produce its High Flight

Niko has purchased a brand new machine to produce its High Flight line of shoes. The machine has an economic life of five years. The depreciation schedule for the machine is straight-line with no salv...

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Q: If Treasury bills are currently paying 3.9 percent and the

If Treasury bills are currently paying 3.9 percent and the inflation rate is 2.1 percent, what is the approximate real rate of interest? The exact real rate?

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Q: In Problem 9, suppose the average inflation rate over this period

In Problem 9, suppose the average inflation rate over this period was 4.2 percent, and the average T-bill rate over the period was 5.1 percent. a. What was the average real return on the company’s sto...

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Q: Why does the value of a share of stock depend on dividends

Why does the value of a share of stock depend on dividends?

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Q: What happens to the price of a convertible bond if interest rates

What happens to the price of a convertible bond if interest rates increase?

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