Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: In February 2017, Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced a

In February 2017, Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced a deal to lease five new Boeing 787-9 passenger aircraft to China Southern Airlines. ALC had the aircraft on purchase order from Boeing and plan...

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Q: In February 2017, Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced a

In February 2017, Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced a deal to lease five new Boeing 787-9 passenger aircraft to China Southern Airlines. ALC had the aircraft on purchase order from Boeing and plan...

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Q: In Chapter 10, we discussed Porsche’s launch of its new Cayenne

In Chapter 10, we discussed Porsche’s launch of its new Cayenne. Suppose sales of the Cayenne go extremely well and Porsche is forced to expand output to meet demand. Porsche’s action in this case wou...

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Q: In 2016, activist investor Elliott Management was pressuring Marathon Petroleum to

In 2016, activist investor Elliott Management was pressuring Marathon Petroleum to split up the company. Elliott felt that Marathon should sell off its Speedway gas and retail stores. Why might invest...

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Q: Historically, the U.S. tax code treated dividend payments

Historically, the U.S. tax code treated dividend payments made to shareholders as ordinary income. Thus, dividends were taxed at the investor’s marginal tax rate, which was as high as 38.6 percent in...

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Q: Suppose you own a home that costs $200,000 and

Suppose you own a home that costs $200,000 and you buy homeowner’s insurance to cover your house against fire, wind, tornados, and other disasters. One way to view your insurance is that you purchased...

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Q: Suppose a firm has a book balance of $2 million.

Suppose a firm has a book balance of $2 million. On the bank’s website, the cash manager finds out that the bank balance is $2.5 million. What is the situation here? If this is an ongoing situation, w...

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Q: Historically, the U.S. tax code treated dividend payments

Historically, the U.S. tax code treated dividend payments made to shareholders as ordinary income. Thus, dividends were taxed at the investor’s marginal tax rate, which was as high as 38.6 percent in...

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Q: What is the option to abandon? Explain why we underestimate NPV

What is the option to abandon? Explain why we underestimate NPV if we ignore this option.

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Q: What is the option to expand? Explain why we underestimate NPV

What is the option to expand? Explain why we underestimate NPV if we ignore this option.

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