Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: What is a call option, and what do the payoff functions

What is a call option, and what do the payoff functions for the owner and seller of a call option look like?

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Q: On August 19, 2004, Google completed its IPO of 19

On August 19, 2004, Google completed its IPO of 19.6 million shares to the initial investors at $85.00 per share. The closing price of the stock that same day was $100.34. What was the dollar value of...

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Q: The weighted average cost of capital for a firm (assuming all

The weighted average cost of capital for a firm (assuming all three Modigliani and Miller assumptions apply) is 15 percent. What is the current cost of equity capital for the firm if its cost of debt...

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Q: When Global Partners went public in September 2016, the offer price

When Global Partners went public in September 2016, the offer price was $22.00 per share and the closing price at the end of the first day was $23.90. The firm issued 4.9 million shares. What was the...

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Q: Bellex Technologies agreed to complete its IPO on a best-effort

Bellex Technologies agreed to complete its IPO on a best-effort basis. The company’s investment bank demanded a spread of 17 percent of the offer price, which was set at $30 per share. Three million s...

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Q: Sliver Computing Inc., reported the following balance sheet information for the

Sliver Computing Inc., reported the following balance sheet information for the last fiscal year. Sliver Computing also reported cost of goods sold of $291,240 for the same period. Internal auditors s...

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Q: An online medical advice company just completed an IPO with an investment

An online medical advice company just completed an IPO with an investment bank on a firm-commitment basis. The firm issued five million shares of common stock, and the underwriting fees were $1.90 per...

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Q: Mikos Processed Foods is currently valued at $500 million. Mikos

Mikos Processed Foods is currently valued at $500 million. Mikos will be repurchasing $100 million of its equity by issuing a nonmaturing debt issue at a 10 percent annual interest rate. Mikos is subj...

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Q: Under Modigliani and Miller’s Proposition 1, where all three of the

Under Modigliani and Miller’s Proposition 1, where all three of the assumptions remain in effect, explain how the value of the firm changes due to changes in the proportion of debt and equity utilized...

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Q: The weighted average cost of capital for a firm, assuming all

The weighted average cost of capital for a firm, assuming all three Modigliani and Miller assumptions hold, is 10 percent. What is the current cost of equity capital for the firm if the cost of debt f...

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