Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Dinklage Corp. has 7 million shares of common stock outstanding.

Dinklage Corp. has 7 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $68, and the book value per share is $8. The company also has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond is...

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Q: In Problem 12, suppose the most recent dividend was $3.25

In Problem 12, suppose the most recent dividend was $3.25 and the dividend growth rate is 5 percent. Assume that the overall cost of debt is the weighted average of that implied by the two outstanding...

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Q: Starset, Inc., has a target debt-equity ratio of .85. Its

Starset, Inc., has a target debt-equity ratio of .85. Its WACC is 9.1 percent, and the tax rate is 23 percent.a. If the company’s cost of equity is 14 percent, what is its pretax cost of debt?b. If in...

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Q: Given the following information for Watson Power Co., find the

Given the following information for Watson Power Co., find the WACC. Assume the company’s tax rate is 21 percent.Debt: …………………….. 15,000 bonds with a 5.8 percent coupon outstanding, $1,000 par value,...

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Q: You are planning to save for retirement over the next

You are planning to save for retirement over the next 30 years. To do this, you will invest $750 per month in a stock account and $250 per month in a bond account. The return of the stock account is e...

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Q: What would the lease payment have to be for both

What would the lease payment have to be for both lessor and lessee to be indifferent about the lease?

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Q: Your company has been approached to bid on a contract

Your company has been approached to bid on a contract to sell 4,800 voice recognition (VR) computer keyboards per year for four years. Due to technological improvements, beyond that time they will be...

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Q: The Rhaegel Corporation’s common stock has a beta of 1.07.

The Rhaegel Corporation’s common stock has a beta of 1.07. If the risk-free rate is 3.5 percent and the expected return on the market is 10 percent, what is the company’s cost of equity capital?

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Q: Stock in Daenerys Industries has a beta of 1.05. The

Stock in Daenerys Industries has a beta of 1.05. The market risk premium is 7 percent, and T-bills are currently yielding 3.4 percent. The company’s most recent dividend was $2.35 per share, and divid...

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Q: Suppose Stark, Ltd., just issued a dividend of $2.51 per

Suppose Stark, Ltd., just issued a dividend of $2.51 per share on its common stock. The company paid dividends of $2.01, $2.17, $2.25, and $2.36 per share in the last four years. If the stock currentl...

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