Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: You work for Innovation Partners and are considering creating a new security

You work for Innovation Partners and are considering creating a new security. This security would pay out $1000 in one year if the last digit in the closing value of the Dow Jones Industrial index in...

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Q: Suppose a risky security pays an expected cash flow of $80

Suppose a risky security pays an expected cash flow of $80 in one year. The risk-free rate is 4%, and the expected return on the market index is 10%. a. If the returns of this security are high when t...

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Q: Suppose Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) stock is currently trading on

Suppose Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) stock is currently trading on the NYSE with a bid price of $28.00 and an ask price of $28.10. At the same time, a NASDAQ dealer posts a bid price for HPQ of $27.85 and an...

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Q: Consider a portfolio of two securities: one share of Johnson and

Consider a portfolio of two securities: one share of Johnson and Johnson (JNJ) stock and a bond that pays $100 in one year. Suppose this portfolio is currently trading with a bid price of $141.65 and...

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Q: Xia Corporation is a company whose sole assets are $100,

Xia Corporation is a company whose sole assets are $100,000 in cash and three projects that it will undertake. The projects are risk-free and have the following cash flows: Xia plans to invest any u...

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Q: Your grandmother bought an annuity from Rock Solid Life Insurance Company for

Your grandmother bought an annuity from Rock Solid Life Insurance Company for $200,000 when she retired. In exchange for the $200,000, Rock Solid will pay her $25,000 per year until she dies. The inte...

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Q: You are thinking of making an investment in a new plant.

You are thinking of making an investment in a new plant. The plant will generate revenues of $1 million per year for as long as you maintain it. You expect that the maintenance cost will start at $50,...

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Q: What is the forward rate for year 2 (the forward rate

What is the forward rate for year 2 (the forward rate quoted today for an investment that begins in one year and matures in two years)?

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Q: What is the forward rate for year 3 (the forward rate

What is the forward rate for year 3 (the forward rate quoted today for an investment that begins in two years and matures in three years)? What can you conclude about forward rates when the yield curv...

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Q: What is the forward rate for year 5 (the forward rate

What is the forward rate for year 5 (the forward rate quoted today for an investment that begins in four years and matures in five years)?

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