Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Suppose the following orders are received by an exchange for Cisco stock

Suppose the following orders are received by an exchange for Cisco stock: Limit Order: Buy 200 shares at $25 Limit Order: Sell 200 shares at $26 Limit Order: Sell 100 shares at $25.50 Limit Order:...

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Q: After looking at the projections of the Home Net project, you

After looking at the projections of the Home Net project, you decide that they are not realistic. It is unlikely that sales will be constant over the four-year life of the project. Furthermore, other...

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Q: Cellular Access, Inc. is a cellular telephone service provider that

Cellular Access, Inc. is a cellular telephone service provider that reported net income of $250 million for the most recent fiscal year. The firm had depreciation expenses of $100 million, capital exp...

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Q: Mersey Chemicals manufactures polypropylene that it ships to its customers via tank

Mersey Chemicals manufactures polypropylene that it ships to its customers via tank car. Currently, it plans to add two additional tank cars to its fleet four years from now. However, a proposed plant...

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Q: Assume Evco, Inc., has a current price of $50

Assume Evco, Inc., has a current price of $50 and will pay a $2 dividend in one year, and its equity cost of capital is 15%. What price must you expect it to sell for right after paying the dividend i...

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Q: DFB, Inc., expects earnings at the end of this year

DFB, Inc., expects earnings at the end of this year of $5 per share, and it plans to pay a $3 dividend at that time. DFB will retain $2 per share of its earnings to reinvest in new projects with an ex...

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Q: Procter and Gamble (PG) paid an annual dividend of $

Procter and Gamble (PG) paid an annual dividend of $1.72 in 2009. You expect PG to increase its dividends by 8% per year for the next five years (through 2014), and thereafter by 3% per year. If the a...

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Q: Colgate-Palmolive Company has just paid an annual dividend of $

Colgate-Palmolive Company has just paid an annual dividend of $1.50. Analysts are predicting dividends to grow by $0.12 per year over the next five years. After then, Colgate’s earnings are expected t...

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Q: What is the value of a firm with initial dividend Div,

What is the value of a firm with initial dividend Div, growing for n years (i.e., until year n + 1) at rate g1 and after that at rate g2 forever, when the equity cost of capital is r ?

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Q: Suppose Amazon.com Inc. pays no dividends but spent $

Suppose Amazon.com Inc. pays no dividends but spent $3 billion on share repurchases last year. If Amazon’s equity cost of capital is 8%, and if the amount spent on repurchases is expected to grow by 6...

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