Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Bird’s Eye Treehouses, Inc., a Kentucky company, has determined that

Bird’s Eye Treehouses, Inc., a Kentucky company, has determined that a majority of its customers are located in the Pennsylvania area. It therefore is considering using a lockbox system offered by a b...

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Q: You own a portfolio equally invested in a risk-free asset

You own a portfolio equally invested in a risk-free asset and two stocks. If one of the stocks has a beta of 1.17 and the total portfolio is equally as risky as the market, what must the beta be for t...

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Q: Cow Chips, Inc., a large fertilizer distributor based in California,

Cow Chips, Inc., a large fertilizer distributor based in California, is planning to use a lockbox system to speed up collections from its customers located on the East Coast. A Philadelphia-area bank...

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Q: A bank offers your firm a revolving credit arrangement for

A bank offers your firm a revolving credit arrangement for up to $50 million at an interest rate of 1.65 percent per quarter. The bank also requires you to maintain a compensating balance of 5 percent...

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Q: Wildcat, Inc., has estimated sales (in millions) for the next

Wildcat, Inc., has estimated sales (in millions) for the next four quarters as follows:Sales for the first quarter of the following year are projected at $180 million. Accounts receivable at the begin...

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Q: Rework Problem 15 assuming:

Rework Problem 15 assuming:Problem 15:Wildcat, Inc., has estimated sales (in millions) for the next four quarters as follows:Sales for the first quarter of the following year are projected at $180 mil...

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Q: What is the value today of $4,400 per year, at

What is the value today of $4,400 per year, at a discount rate of 8.3 percent, if the first payment is received 6 years from today and the last payment is received 20 years from today?

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Q: If you deposit $4,500 at the end of each of

If you deposit $4,500 at the end of each of the next 20 years into an account paying 9.7 percent interest, how much money will you have in the account in 20 years? How much will you have if you make d...

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Q: In a world of corporate taxes only, show that the

In a world of corporate taxes only, show that the WACC can be written as WACC = RU × [1 − TC(D/V)]

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Q: Each business day, on average, a company writes checks totaling

Each business day, on average, a company writes checks totaling $17,000 to pay its suppliers. The usual clearing time for the checks is four days. Meanwhile, the company is receiving payments from its...

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