dividend payout ratio is the percentage of _____ paid out as dividends. A. earnings B. earnings before interest and taxes C. retained earnings D. cash QUESTION 4 According to pecking-order theory‚ managers will often choose to finance with: A. new equity rather than debt‚ to strengthen EPS. B. debt rather than new equity‚ to avoid reduced share price. C. new equity rather than debt‚ due to bankruptcy costs. D. debt rather than retained earnings‚ to lower the WACC
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CHAPTER 9 THE COST OF CAPITAL (Difficulty: E = Easy‚ M = Medium‚ and T = Tough) Multiple Choice: Conceptual Easy: Capital components Answer: c Diff: E [i]. Which of the following is not considered a capital component for the purpose of calculating the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) as it applies to capital budgeting? a. Long-term debt. b. Common stock. c. Accounts payable and accruals. d. Preferred stock. Capital components Answer: d
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Managerial Finance – Problem Review Set – Dividends Policy 1) If a firm adopts a residual distribution policy‚ distributions are determined as a residual after funding the capital budget. Therefore‚ the better the firm’s investment opportunities‚ the lower its payout ratio should be. a. True b. False 2) Even if a stock split has no information content‚ and even if the dividend per share adjusted for the split is not increased‚ there can still be a real benefit (i.e.‚ a higher value
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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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Finance Practice Assessment 1. Frisch Fish Corp expects net income next year to be $600‚000. Inventory and accounts receivable will have to be increased by $300‚000 to accommodate this sales level. Frisch will pay dividends of $400‚000. How much external financing will Frisch Fish need assuming no organically generated increase in liabilities? A. No external financing is required. B. $100‚000 C. $200‚000 D. $300‚000 2. Under normal conditions (70% probability)‚ Financing Plan A
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Project Finance in Developing Countries THE IMPORTANCE OF PROJECT FINANCE Chapter 1 In the past twenty years there has been a new wave of global interest in project finance as a tool for economic investment. Project finance helps finance new investment by structuring the financing around the projects own operating cash flow and assets‚ without additional sponsor guarantees. Thus the technique is able to alleviate investment risk and raise finance at a relatively low cost‚ to the benefit of
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of Petrolera Zuata‚ Petrozuata C.A. Project Finance Case Study 1 Table of Content Petrozuata introduction ....................................................................................................................... 4 1. How should PDVSA finance the development of the Orinoco Basin? What are the costs and benefits of using project finance instead of traditional internal debt finance? ...................... 4 1.1. Project finance scenario (BBB) ............................
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Integrative—WACC‚ WMCC‚ and IOS. Cartwell Products has compiled the data shown in the following table for the current costs of its three basic sources of capital—long-term debt‚ preferred stock‚ and common stock equity—for various ranges of new financing. Source of Capital Range of New Financing After Tax Cost Long-term debt $0 to 320‚000 6% $320‚000 and above 8% Preferred stock $0 and above 17% Common stock equity $0 to $200‚000 20% $200‚000 and above 24%
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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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