questions. You should NOT study only topics in the review. For the work problems‚ you need to solve the problems without knowing the possible answers. The questions will be similar to those in the homework and the review except that the possible solutions are not given. You can bring a formula sheet to the exam. Final Exams for Classes Meeting Tu-Th at 3:30pm Tuesday‚ May 19 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM • • • Chapter 11 1. Assume the U.S. government was to decide to increase its budget deficit
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CHAPTER 14 OPTIONS AND CORPORATE FINANCE Answers to Concepts Review and Critical Thinking Questions 1. A call option confers the right‚ without the obligation‚ to buy an asset at a given price on or before a given date. A put option confers the right‚ without the obligation‚ to sell an asset at a given price on or before a given date. You would buy a call option if you expect the price of the asset to increase. You would buy a put option if you expect the price of the asset to decrease. A
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/MiddSuppose that in the coming year‚ you expect Exxon-Mobil stick to have a volatility of 42% and a beta of 0.9‚ and Merck ’s stock to have a volatility of 24% and a beta of 1.1. The risk free interest rate is 4% and the markets expected return is 12%. The cost of capital for a project with the same beta as Merck ’s stock is closest to: . | d. 12.8% | E[R] = Rf + Beta × Risk Premium = .04 + 1.1 × (.12 - .04) = .128 | Which stock has the highest total risk? | c. Exxon-Mobil since it has
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price $40 Market value of firm $400‚000 Number of shares 10‚000 Earnings per share $4 Book net worth $500‚000 Return on investment 8% Pisa has not performed spectacularly to date. However‚ it wishes to issue new shares to obtain $80‚000 to finance expansion into a promising market. Pisa’s financial advisers think a stock issue is a poor choice because‚ among other reasons‚ “sale of stock at a price below book value per share can only depress the stock price and decrease shareholders’ wealth
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The QuarterlyReviewof Economics and Finance‚Vol. 35‚ Copyright0 1995 Trustees of the Universityof Illinois All rightsof reproductionin any form reserved. ISSN 003%5797 NO. 1‚ Spring‚ 1995‚ pages 7347 Bridging the Theory-Practice Gap in Corporate Finance: A Survey of Chief Financial Officers EMERY A. TRAHAN and LAWRENCE J. GITMAN Northeastern University and San Diego State University The primary objective of this article is to assess general research opinions‚ barriers to using sophisticatedfinancial
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Chapter 13-Minicase 1 (page 598) Intranets: Invest First‚ Analyze Later? 1. Where and under what circumstances is the “invest first‚ analyze later” approach appropriate? Where and when is it inappropriate? Give specific examples of technologies and other circumstances. Invest first is justified if a new technology is the reason for the investment. There may not even be data to base an analysis on. It is inappropriate if the investment is big and could ruin the firm. Also‚ if data is available
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COMPANY: TRAPHACO JOIN STOCK COMPANY (TRA) DOMESCO MEDICAL IMPORT-EXPORT JOIN STOCK COMPANY (DMC) HAUGIANG PHARMACEUTICAL JOIN STOCK COMPANY (DHG) IMEXPHARM PHARMACEUTICAL JOIN STOCK COMPANY (IMP) gROUP PHARMACEUTICAL: truong quang khoa huynh minh tri Cao huynh ngoc khanh huynh le phuong thao ngo thi ngoc anh to ha cat anh Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 INDUSTRIAL OVERVIEW Pharmaceutical industry is an important sector in the national economy‚ the production of functional
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Chapter 8 Minicase Proposal to accept Muster or Skilboro This case is to decide between two proposals i.e. Munster and Skilboro. For analyzing different capital budgeting technique will be used by the company. Capital budgeting is concerned with investing in real assets (projects) and capital budgeting techniques help determine whether or not the investment will be profitable. It involves analyzing the cost of the investment and the cash flows that the investment is expected to generate over time
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Sample Test Problems 9.1 Which type of secondary market provides the most efficient market for securities? 9.2 Is preferred stock classified as debt or equity? 9.3 Burnes‚ Inc. is a mature firm that is growing at a constant rate of 5.5 percent per year. The firm’s last dividend was $1.50. If the required rate of return is 12 percent‚ what is the market value of this stock assuming dividend growth equals the growth rate of the firm? 9.4 Abacus Corp. will pay dividends of $2.25‚ $2.95 and $3.15
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1A. Why did Hermes International list its share on the public market? There are several advantages that could encourage a company to go public‚ key among them being to raise capital for the business to support key strategic decisions. While listing shares on a public market results in dispersion of ownership‚ companies can limit the number of shares that are offered to the market to ensure that majority ownership is held closely‚ which is typical of family owned businesses. These types of businesses
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