Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Some corporations, like one British company that offers its large shareholders

Some corporations, like one British company that offers its large shareholders free crematorium use, pay dividends in kind (i.e., offer their services to shareholders at below-market cost). Should mut...

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Q: Zipcar, the car sharing company, went public in April 2011

Zipcar, the car sharing company, went public in April 2011. Assisted by the investment bank Goldman Sachs, Zipcar sold 9.68 million shares at $18 each, thereby raising a total of $174.24 million. By t...

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Q: You notice that shares of stock in the Patel Corporation are going

You notice that shares of stock in the Patel Corporation are going for $50 per share. Call options with an exercise price of $35 per share are selling for $10. What’s wrong here? Describe how you can...

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Q: Your company owns a vacant lot in a suburban area. What

Your company owns a vacant lot in a suburban area. What is the advantage of waiting to develop the lot?

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Q: Look at Table 10.1 and Figure 10.7(

Look at Table 10.1 and Figure 10.7(Given Below) in the text. When were T-bill rates at their highest over the period from 1926 through 2014? Why do you think they were so high during this period? What...

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Q: Suppose a company has a preferred stock issue and a common stock

Suppose a company has a preferred stock issue and a common stock issue. Both have just paid a $2 dividend. Which do you think will have a higher price, a share of the preferred or a share of the commo...

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Q: In March 2014, BMW announced plans to spend $1 billion

In March 2014, BMW announced plans to spend $1 billion to expand production at its South Carolina plant. The plant produced the second-generation BMW X3 as well as the company’s X5 and X6 models. The...

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Q: The Dybvig Corporation’s common stock has a beta of 1.17

The Dybvig Corporation’s common stock has a beta of 1.17. If the risk-free rate is 3.8 percent and the expected return on the market is 11 percent, what is Dybvig’s cost of equity capital?

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Q: Scarlett Corp. uses no debt. The weighted average cost of

Scarlett Corp. uses no debt. The weighted average cost of capital is 8.4 percent. If the current market value of the equity is $43 million and there are no taxes, what is EBIT?

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Q: Suppose the real rate is 2.4 percent and the inflation

Suppose the real rate is 2.4 percent and the inflation rate is 3.7 percent. What rate would you expect to see on a Treasury bill?

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