Questions from Managerial Finance


Q: Medallion Cooling Systems Inc. has total assets of $10,

Medallion Cooling Systems Inc. has total assets of $10,000,000, EBIT of $2,000,000, and preferred dividends of $200,000 and is taxed at a rate of 40%. In an effort to determine the optimal capital str...

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Q: Nelson Corporation has made the following forecast of sales, with the

Nelson Corporation has made the following forecast of sales, with the associated probabilities of occurrence noted. The company has fixed operating costs of $100,000 per year, and variable operating...

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Q: The board of directors of Morales Publishing Inc. has commissioned a

The board of directors of Morales Publishing Inc. has commissioned a capital structure study. The company has total assets of $40,000,000. It has earnings before interest and taxes of $8,000,000 and i...

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Q: Country Textiles, which has fixed operating costs of $300,

Country Textiles, which has fixed operating costs of $300,000 and variable operating costs equal to 40% of sales, has made the following three sales estimates, with their probabilities noted. The fi...

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Q:  “Information asymmetry lies at the heart of the ethical dilemma

 “Information asymmetry lies at the heart of the ethical dilemma that managers, stockholders, and bondholders confront when companies initiate management buyouts or swap debt for equity.” Comment on t...

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Q: Wells Printing is considering the purchase of a new printing press.

Wells Printing is considering the purchase of a new printing press. The total installed cost of the press is $2.2 million. This outlay would be partially offset by the sale of an existing press. The o...

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Q: Angina Inc. has 5 million shares outstanding. The firm is

Angina Inc. has 5 million shares outstanding. The firm is considering issuing an additional 1 million shares. After selling these shares at their $20 per share offering price and netting 95% of the sa...

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Q: Holliday Manufacturing is considering the replacement of an existing machine. The

Holliday Manufacturing is considering the replacement of an existing machine. The new machine costs $1,200,000 and requires installation costs of $150,000. The existing machine can be sold currently f...

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Q: Cash flow projections are a central component to the analysis of new

Cash flow projections are a central component to the analysis of new investment ideas. In most firms, the person responsible for making these projections is not the same person who generated the inves...

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Q: Find the present value of the streams of cash flows shown in

Find the present value of the streams of cash flows shown in the following table. Assume that the opportunity cost is 12%.

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