Solutions to Chapter 12 The Cost of Capital 1. The yield to maturity for the bonds (since maturity is now 19 years) is the interest rate (r) that is the solution to the following equation: [$80 annuity factor(r‚ 19 years)] + [$1‚000/(1 + r)19] = $1‚050 Using a financial calculator‚ enter: n = 19‚ FV = 1000‚ PV = (-)1050‚ PMT = 90‚ and then compute i = 7.50% Therefore‚ the after-tax cost of debt is: 7.50% (1 – 0.35) = 4.88% 2. r = DIV/P0 = $4/$40 = 0.10 = 10% 3. = [0.3 7.50% (1
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strong form‚ efficient market hypothesis. 14.8 What are three implications of the efficient-market hypothesis for corporate finance? 1. The prices of stocks and bonds cannot be affected by the company’s choice of accounting method. 2. Financial managers cannot time issues of stocks and bonds. 3. A firm can sell as many stocks and bonds as it wants without depressing prices. CONCEPT QUESTIONS -
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dollars; euros D) bonds; stocks 2. Which of the following best defines a security? A) It is a claim on the past flow of income. B) It is a claim on the depreciation of income. C) It is a fixed payment. D) It is a claim on the future flow of income. 3. A bond is an example of a: A) fixed income security. B) constant asset. C) flexible income security. D) security with an unknown payment. 4. To attract ________ of a zero coupon bond‚ the seller must ________ the bond at ________ its
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Executive summary 2 PART 1: Valuation of the Yell Group 3 LBO Potential 3 Financial structure 3 Ownership structure 4 Potential cultural differences 4 Valuation 4 PART 2 : Readings 10 Bond prices and takeovers 10 Abnormal Bond Returns 10 Impact on bond returns of different legal standards in case of cross-border acquisitions 11 Sources of financing takeovers 11 References 14 Executive summary The Yell group is consists of BT Yellow Book Yellow Pages USA and
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BMMF5103 – SUGGESTED ANSWERS: PART A Question 1 a. (i). E(r) = .05(-.5) + .10(-.15) + .2(.05) + .3(.15) + .2(.25) + .15(.40) = .125 = 12.5% (ii). Var =.05(-.50 - .125)2 + .1(-.15 - .125)2 + .2(.05 - .125)2 + .3(.15 - .125)2 + .2(.25 - .125)2 + .15(.40 .125)2 = .0428 Stddev = (.0428)1/2 = .2069 (iii) C.V. = .2069/.125 = 1.6552 b. First find the portfolio’s beta: 15% = 6% + (6%)bp 9% = 6%bp bp = 1.5. Let bc be the beta of the company for which she works. The portfolio’s beta is a weighted average
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exchange 15. Capital Markets and Security Authority of Tanzania 16. Capital markets 17. Treasury Bills market 18. Government Bond market 19. Commercial paper market 20. Corporate bond market 21. Mutual funds 22. Stock options markets 23. Financial Swaps markets 24. Financial Future markets 25. International bonds markets 26. Interests rates futures contracts markets 27. Instruments for hedging foreign exchange risks 28. Forward contract
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1 Reading notes from Irving Fisher’s The Theory of Interest‚ 1930 Preface -- It was the misunderstanding of my theory of interest put forward in my 1907 book the Rate of Interest that led me to adopt the catchword “investment opportunity” as a substitute for the inadequate term “productivity” which had come into general use. This combined with my early “impatience theory” led to the impatience and opportunity theory which can be said to be distinct from all other theories of interest because
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How to invest in Mutual Funds Step 1: Choose the type of Mutual fund you want to invest in. There are many different types of mutual funds but all you need to know to begin is the three basic types: stock funds‚ bond funds and money market funds. There are also hybrids‚ usually called balanced funds‚ which invest in some combination of the three basic types. Step 2: Determine how much money you want to invest‚ for how long and in what kinds of investments. It is also important to know your
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of 4 different funds were analysed. The four different funds are equity fund‚ balance fund‚ bond fund and money market fund. After the analysis done‚ conclusion and recommendation are provided. | 5 Years | Fund (%) | RHB | CIMB | Public | Equity | 8.21 | 9.23 | 8.01 | Balanced | 8.83 | 8.98 | 8.37 | Bond | 7.08 | 8.01 | 7.38 | Money market | 2.31 | 2.67 | 2.44 | The equity‚ balanced‚ bond and money market fund return in % for the last five years of the three banks are shown above
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transaction costs and at prices that reflect supply and demand. Securities include stocks and bonds‚ and commodities include precious metals or agricultural goods. The project “Investment in Financial Markets” gives a brief idea regarding the various investment options that are prevailing in the financial markets in India. With lots of investment options like banks‚ Fixed Deposits‚ Government bonds‚ stock market‚ real estate‚ gold and mutual funds the common investor ends up more confused
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