Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Your firm is considering issuing one-year debt, and has

Your firm is considering issuing one-year debt, and has come up with the following estimates of the value of the interest tax shield and the probability of distress for different levels of debt: Sup...

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Q: Real estate purchases are often financed with at least 80% debt

Real estate purchases are often financed with at least 80% debt. Most corporations, however, have less than 50% debt financing. Provide an explanation for this difference using the trade-off theory.

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Q: On May 14, 2008, General Motors paid a dividend of

On May 14, 2008, General Motors paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. During the same quarter GM lost a staggering $15.5 billion or $27.33 per share. Seven months later the company asked for billions of...

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Q: What are the main advantages and disadvantages of organizing a firm as

What are the main advantages and disadvantages of organizing a firm as a corporation?

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Q: See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price

See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp. Was Mydeco able to improve its ROIC in 2016 relative to what it was in 2012? Table 2.5:

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Q: Dynron Corporation’s primary business is natural gas transportation using its vast gas

Dynron Corporation’s primary business is natural gas transportation using its vast gas pipeline network. Dynron’s assets currently have a market value of $150 million. The firm is exploring the possib...

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Q: Sarvon Systems has a debt-equity ratio of 1.2

Sarvon Systems has a debt-equity ratio of 1.2, an equity beta of 2.0, and a debt beta of 0.30. It currently is evaluating the following projects, none of which would change the firm’...

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Q: Baruk Industries has no cash and a debt obligation of $36

Baruk Industries has no cash and a debt obligation of $36 million that is now due. The market value of Baruk’s assets is $81 million, and the firm has no other liabilities. Assume perfect capital mark...

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Q: Petron Corporation’s management team is meeting to decide on a new corporate

Petron Corporation’s management team is meeting to decide on a new corporate strategy. There are four options, each with a different probability of success and total firm value in th...

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Q: Consider the setting of Problem 21, and suppose Petron Corp.

Consider the setting of Problem 21, and suppose Petron Corp. has debt with a face value of $40 million outstanding. For simplicity assume all risk is idiosyncratic, the risk-free interest rate is zero...

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