Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Lee Ann, Inc., has declared a $7.50

Lee Ann, Inc., has declared a $7.50 per-share dividend. Suppose capital gains are not taxed, but dividends are taxed at 15 percent. New IRS regulations require that taxes be withheld when the dividend...

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Q: A stock has a beta of 1.15, the expected

A stock has a beta of 1.15, the expected return on the market is 10.6 percent, and the risk-free rate is 4.5 percent. What must the expected return on this stock be?

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Q: An investment offers a total return of 13 percent over the coming

An investment offers a total return of 13 percent over the coming year. Alan Wingspan thinks the total real return on this investment will be only 8 percent. What does Alan believe the inflation rate...

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Q: Say you own an asset that had a total return last year

Say you own an asset that had a total return last year of 11.6 percent. If the inflation rate last year was 5.3 percent, what was your real return?

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Q: Bruce & Co. expects its EBIT to be $145,

Bruce & Co. expects its EBIT to be $145,000 every year forever. The company can borrow at 8 percent. The company currently has no debt, and its cost of equity is 14 percent. If the tax rate is 35 perc...

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Q: A stock has an expected return of 13.4 percent,

A stock has an expected return of 13.4 percent, its beta is 1.20, and the risk-free rate is 4.4 percent. What must the expected return on the market be?

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Q: A stock has an expected return of 11.2 percent,

A stock has an expected return of 11.2 percent, a beta of 1.15, and the expected return on the market is 10.4 percent. What must the risk-free rate be?

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Q: A call option has an exercise price of $80 and matures

A call option has an exercise price of $80 and matures in six months. The current stock price is $84, and the risk-free rate is 5 percent per year, compounded continuously. What is the price of the ca...

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Q: What is the historical real return on long-term government bonds

What is the historical real return on long-term government bonds? On long-term corporate bonds?

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Q: Using information from the previous chapter about capital market history, determine

Using information from the previous chapter about capital market history, determine the return on a portfolio that is equally invested in large-company stocks and long-term government bonds. What is t...

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