Chapter 22: Dividend Policy Multiple Choice Questions 1. When is the ex-dividend date if the holder of record date is April 14‚ 2006? A. April 15 B. April 16 C. April 12 D. April 13 Level of difficulty: Medium Solution: C Ex-dividend date is the second business date before the holder of record date. 2. Which of the following statements about M&M assumptions is false? A. There are no taxes. B. Not all firms maximize value. C. There is no debt. D. Markets are perfect. Level of difficulty:
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Part I – Perfect capital markets‚ capital structure and cost of capital (15 points) GP Corp. has common stock with a market value of $200 million and riskless debt with a value of $100 million. Investors expect a 15% return on the stock and a 6% return on the debt. Assume perfect capital markets without any taxes. a) Suppose GP issues $100 million of new stock to buy back the debt. What is the expected return of the stock after this transaction? (4 points) b) Suppose instead GP issues $50 million
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Chapter 9. Risk and resturn: lessons from market history Two forms of return on investment in shares: 1. Dividend. When a company is profitable‚ some of the profit is divided amongst the shareholders. This part is the income component of your return. 2. Capital gain/loss. This is the initial worth of the equity minus the end-of-year worth of the equity. This is the second component of your return.(also reffered to a negativ/positive CG) The total monetary return is the sum of the
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Assessed Discussion Question 1. Define what we mean by the firm’s financing decision and the firm’s investment decision. What entities are on the “other side” of these decisions? Financing decision refers to those decisions related to the liabilities and the stockholders equality sides of the firm’s position statement especially concerning decision on to issue bond. Firms’ investment decision refers to those decisions concerned with the asset side of the firm’s balance sheet dealing with
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A Mini Case of Little Stone Comapny Question-1 Big Rock Corporation (BRC) announces a tender offer for all the shares of Little Stone Company (LSC) for $16 per share. The pre-announcement (one month before) price of LSC was $12. LSC stock quickly rose to $15.50. Previous similar acquisitions by peers paid an average premium of 20%. Financial information on Little Stone Company: Beta 1.5 Stock market risk premium 11% Risk free rate 3% Current interest rate on debt 15%
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The pros and cons of having a credit card.aaaa • How to deal with high oil prices • How will the introduction of hedge funds and the lberalization of foreign exchange controls impact our market? • What do you think of this firm’s (one that is in the news) decision to go public? • Foreign exchange rates‚ convertibility‚ currencies and per capita incomes Is the growth in India confined to the growth in Sensex ? Role and future of banking and insurance sector in India. Reliability of mutual
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1. Why are the Merseyside and Rotterdam projects mutually exclusive? They are mutually exclusive because it would not make sense to invest in both projects. It has to be one or the other project‚ because an increase in out of 14% it not necessary in current market conditions. They are facing intense competition and in a recession. If the increase output to 14% they will not be able to sell it all without dropping prices and hurting already bad margins. Another reason is that an investment into
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Seminar 1 Exercises Chapter 1 (1.2 Question 4): How do business cycles and the health of the economy affect the value of your labor? In terms of supply and demand‚ what are the optimal conditions in which to sell your labor? How might further education increase your mobility in the labor market (the value of your labor)? The economy goes in business cycles where it has recurring period of economy-wide expansion (growth) and periods of contraction (shrinking). These cycles are often measured by
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Personal Finance Personal finance is the application of the principles of finance to the monetary decisions of an individual or family. It addresses the ways in which individuals or families obtain‚ budget‚ save‚ and spend monetary resources over time‚ taking into account various financial risks and future life events. It refers to the financial decisions which an individual or a family unit is required to make to obtain‚ budget‚ save‚ and spend monetary resources over time‚ taking into account
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MM Propositions:In a world with no taxes‚ no transaction costs‚ and no costs of financial distress‚ is the following statement true‚ false‚ or uncertain? Moderate borrowing will not increase the required return on a firm’s equity. Explain. MM Proposition II states that higher debt does not affect cost of capital of a firm. The reason is that the lower cost of debt is offset by a greater cost of equity‚ which means investors demand a higher return on equity as a result of the higher risk coming
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