Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: For Problem 9, suppose the average inflation rate over this period

For Problem 9, suppose the average inflation rate over this period was 3.1 percent and the average T-bill rate over the period was 3.9 percent. a. What was the average real return on the company’s sto...

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Q: Given the information in Problem 10, what was the average real

Given the information in Problem 10, what was the average real risk-free rate over this time period? What was the average real risk premium? Problem 10: For Problem 9, suppose the average inflation r...

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Q: Locate the Treasury issue in Figure 7.5 maturing in February

Locate the Treasury issue in Figure 7.5 maturing in February 2029. What is its coupon rate? What is its bid price? What was the previous day’s asked price? Assume a par value of $10,...

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Q: Look at Table 12.1 and Figure 12.7 in

Look at Table 12.1 and Figure 12.7 in the text. When were T-bill rates at their highest over the period from 1926 through 2019? Why do you think they were so high during this period? What relationship...

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Q: You bought one of Great White Shark Repellant Co.’s 5

You bought one of Great White Shark Repellant Co.’s 5.1 percent coupon bonds one year ago for $1,010. These bonds have a par value of $1,000, make annual payments, and mature 14 years from now. Suppos...

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Q: You find a certain stock that had returns of 18 percent,

You find a certain stock that had returns of 18 percent, −23 percent, 16 percent, and 9 percent for four of the last five years. If the average return of the stock over this period was 10.3 percent, w...

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Q: A stock has had returns of 6 percent, 29 percent,

A stock has had returns of 6 percent, 29 percent, 13 percent, −19 percent, 34 percent, and −2 percent over the last six years. What are the arithmetic and geometric average returns for the stock?

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Q: A stock has had the following year-end prices and dividends

A stock has had the following year-end prices and dividends: What are the arithmetic and geometric average returns for the stock?

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Q: In Problem 1, what was the dividend yield? The capital

In Problem 1, what was the dividend yield? The capital gains yield? Problem 1: Suppose a stock had an initial price of $74 per share, paid a dividend of $1.65 per share during the year, and had an en...

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Q: Over a 40-year period, an asset had an arithmetic

Over a 40-year period, an asset had an arithmetic return of 12.8 percent and a geometric return of 9.7 percent. Using Blume’s formula, what is your best estimate of the future annual returns over 5 ye...

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