Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Solar Engines manufactures solar engines for tractor-trailers. Given the fuel

Solar Engines manufactures solar engines for tractor-trailers. Given the fuel savings available, new orders for 125 units have been made by customers requesting credit. The variable cost is $6,900 per...

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Q: In Problem 21, assume that the probability of default is

In Problem 21, assume that the probability of default is 15 percent. Should the orders be filled now? Assume the number of repeat customers is affected by the defaults. In other words, 30 percent of t...

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Q: A five-year annuity of 10 $5,900 semiannual payments will begin

A five-year annuity of 10 $5,900 semiannual payments will begin 9 years from now, with the first payment coming 9.5 years from now. If the discount rate is 8 percent compounded monthly, what is the va...

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Q: Refer to Table 23.2 in the text to answer this

Refer to Table 23.2 in the text to answer this question. Suppose you purchase the May 2017 call option on corn futures with a strike price of $3.85. Assume you purchased the option at the last price....

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Q: Suppose a financial manager buys call options on 50,000 barrels

Suppose a financial manager buys call options on 50,000 barrels of oil with an exercise price of $57 per barrel. She simultaneously sells a put option on 50,000 barrels of oil with the same exercise p...

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Q: Fuente, Inc., has identified an investment project with the following

Fuente, Inc., has identified an investment project with the following cash flows. If the discount rate is 8 percent, what is the future value of these cash flows in Year 4? What is the future value at...

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Q: Refer to Table 23.2 in the text to answer this

Refer to Table 23.2 in the text to answer this question. Suppose you purchase the May 2017 put option on corn futures with a strike price of $3.80. Assume your purchase was at the last price. What is...

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Q: Suppose your company has a building worth $165 million. Because

Suppose your company has a building worth $165 million. Because it is located in a high-risk area for natural disasters, the probability of a total loss in any particular year is 1.15 percent. What is...

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Q: Union Local School District has a bond outstanding with a

Union Local School District has a bond outstanding with a coupon rate of 2.8 percent paid semiannually and 16 years to maturity. The yield to maturity on this bond is 3.4 percent, and the bond has a p...

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Q: Refer to Table 23.1 in the text to answer this

Refer to Table 23.1 in the text to answer this question. Suppose today is February 10, 2017, and your firm produces breakfast cereal and needs 145,000 bushels of corn in May 2017 for an upcoming promo...

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