Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: The Cori’s Sausage Corporation is trying to choose between the following two

The Cori’s Sausage Corporation is trying to choose between the following two mutually exclusive design projects: a. If the required return is 10 percent and the company applies the...

See Answer

Q: What are the implications for bond investors of the lack of transparency

What are the implications for bond investors of the lack of transparency in the bond market?

See Answer

Q: Historically, the U.S. tax code treated dividend payments

Historically, the U.S. tax code treated dividend payments made to shareholders as ordinary income. Thus, dividends were taxed at the investor’s marginal tax rate, which was as high as 38.6 percent in...

See Answer

Q: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A firm’s

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A firm’s stockholders will never want the firm to invest in projects with negative net present values. Why?

See Answer

Q: In April 2014, International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) announced

In April 2014, International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) announced a deal to purchase eight Airbus A330-200 and A350-900 passenger aircraft. ILFC then signed a long-term lease contract on the pla...

See Answer

Q: What is the impact of an increase in the volatility of the

What is the impact of an increase in the volatility of the underlying stock’s return on an option’s value? Explain.

See Answer

Q: In 2003, Porsche unveiled its new sports utility vehicle (SUV

In 2003, Porsche unveiled its new sports utility vehicle (SUV), the Cayenne. With a price tag of over $40,000, the Cayenne goes from zero to 62 mph in 8.5 seconds. Porsche’s decision to enter the SUV...

See Answer

Q: Gary Levin is the chief executive officer of Mountain Brook Trading Company

Gary Levin is the chief executive officer of Mountain Brook Trading Company. The board of directors has just granted Mr. Levin 25,000 at-the-money European call options on the company’s stock, which i...

See Answer

Q: One of the less flattering interpretations of the acronym MIRR is “

One of the less flattering interpretations of the acronym MIRR is “meaningless internal rate of return.” Why do you think this term is applied to MIRR?

See Answer

Q: In the middle to late 1990s, the performance of the pros

In the middle to late 1990s, the performance of the pros was unusually poor—on the order of 90 percent of all equity mutual funds underperformed a passively managed index fund. How does this bear on t...

See Answer