Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Alpha Corporation and Beta Corporation are identical in every way except their

Alpha Corporation and Beta Corporation are identical in every way except their capital structures. Alpha Corporation, an all-equity firm, has 18,000 shares of stock outstanding, currently worth $35 pe...

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Q: After completing its capital spending for the year, Carlson Manufacturing has

After completing its capital spending for the year, Carlson Manufacturing has $1,000 extra cash. Carlson’s managers must choose between investing the cash in Treasury bonds that yield 8 percent or pay...

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Q: RightPrice Investors, Inc., is considering the purchase of a $

RightPrice Investors, Inc., is considering the purchase of a $415,000 computer with an economic life of five years. The computer will be fully depreciated over five years using the straight-line metho...

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Q: Dream, Inc., has debt outstanding with a face value of

Dream, Inc., has debt outstanding with a face value of $5 million. The value of the firm if it were entirely financed by equity would be $18.65 million. The company also has 360,000 shares of stock ou...

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Q: Treasury bid and ask quotes are sometimes given in terms of yields

Treasury bid and ask quotes are sometimes given in terms of yields, so there would be a bid yield and an ask yield. Which do you think would be larger? Explain.

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Q: You are evaluating a project that costs $75,000 today

You are evaluating a project that costs $75,000 today. The project has an inflow of $155,000 in one year and an outflow of $65,000 in two years. What are the IRRs for the project? What discount rate r...

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Q: In Problem 1, what was the dividend yield? The capital

In Problem 1, what was the dividend yield? The capital gains yield?

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Q: A stock is currently priced at $35. A call option

A stock is currently priced at $35. A call option with an expiration of one year has an exercise price of $50. The risk-free rate is 7 percent per year, compounded continuously, and the standard devia...

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Q: Empirical research has found that there have been significant increases in stock

Empirical research has found that there have been significant increases in stock price on the day an initial dividend (i.e., the first time a firm pays a cash dividend) is announced. What does this fi...

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Q: The Durkin Investing Agency has been the best stock picker in the

The Durkin Investing Agency has been the best stock picker in the country for the past two years. Before this rise to fame occurred, the Durkin newsletter had 200 subscribers. Those subscribers beat t...

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