Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Dan Ervin was recently hired by East Coast Yachts to assist the

Dan Ervin was recently hired by East Coast Yachts to assist the company with its short-term financial planning and also to evaluate the company’s financial performance. Dan graduated...

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Q: Indicate the impact of the following corporate actions on cash, using

Indicate the impact of the following corporate actions on cash, using the letter I for an increase, D for a decrease, or N when no change occurs. a. A dividend is paid with funds received from a sale...

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Q: What types of actions might the management of a firm take to

What types of actions might the management of a firm take to fight a hostile acquisition bid from an unwanted suitor? How do the target firm shareholders benefit from the defensive tactics of their ma...

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Q: Ethics Firms sometimes use the threat of a bankruptcy filing to force

Ethics Firms sometimes use the threat of a bankruptcy filing to force creditors to renegotiate terms. Critics argue that in such cases the firm is using bankruptcy laws “as a sword rather than a shiel...

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Q: Some countries encourage movements in their exchange rate relative to those of

Some countries encourage movements in their exchange rate relative to those of some other country as a short-term means of addressing foreign trade imbalances. For each of the following scenarios, eva...

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Q: For each of the short-term marketable securities given here,

For each of the short-term marketable securities given here, provide an example of the potential disadvantages the investment has for meeting a corporation’s cash management goals: a. U.S. Treasury bi...

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Q: It takes Cookie Cutter Modular Homes, Inc., about five days

It takes Cookie Cutter Modular Homes, Inc., about five days to receive and deposit checks from customers. Cookie Cutter’s management is considering a lockbox system to reduce the firm’s collection tim...

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Q: The Thakor Corporation’s purchases from suppliers in a quarter are equal to

The Thakor Corporation’s purchases from suppliers in a quarter are equal to 75 percent of the next quarter’s forecast sales. The payables period is 60 days. Wages,...

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Q: Consider the following premerger information about a bidding firm (Firm B

Consider the following premerger information about a bidding firm (Firm B) and a target firm (Firm T). Assume that both firms have no debt outstanding. Firm B has estimated that the value of the syn...

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Q: The Arizona Bay Corporation sells on credit terms of net 30.

The Arizona Bay Corporation sells on credit terms of net 30. Its accounts are, on average, 5 days past due. If annual credit sales are $8.95 million, what is the company’s balance sheet amount in acco...

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