1)A bank deposit paying simple interest at the rate of 5%/year grew to a sum of $3100 in 10 months. Find the principal. 2)RETIREMENT FUNDS: Five and a half years ago, Chris invested $10,000 in a retirement fund that grew…
Lycan, Inc., has 7 percent coupon bonds on the market that have 8 years left to maturity. The bonds make annual payments. If the YTM on these bonds is 9 percent, what is the current bond price?
1) (Cost of Debt) Belton is issuing a $1,000 par value bond that pays 7 percent annual interest and matures in 15 years. Investors are willing to pay $958 for the bond. Flotation costs will be 11 percent of market…
Girard Inc. had sales of $1,120,000 last year on fixed assets of $270,000. However, Girard’s fixed assets were being used at only 90% of capacity. What is Girard’s current fixed assets turnover ratio?3.87x, 4.06x, 4.15, 3.69x or 4.24x (4.15x) How…
a) Suppose nominal GDP in 1999 was $100 billion and in 2001 it was $270 billion. The general price index in 1999 was 100 and in 2001, it was 150. Between 1999 and 2001, the real GDP rose by what…
Calculate the after-tax cost of preferred stock for Ohio Valley Power Company, which is planning to sell $100 million of $3.25 cumulative preferred stock to the public at a price of $25 per share. Flotation costs are $1.00 per share.…
A US importer is concerned about the appreciation of Euro against USD due to Euro payables of EUR10,000,000 in three months. To hedge (protect himself/herself) the position, exporter decides to use futures markets. Currently CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) EURO contracts…
A semiannual, 6 percent bond matures in 14 years and has a face value of $1,000. The market quote on this bond is 1,027. What is the aftertax cost of debt if the tax rate is 34 percent? 3.55 percent…
Calculating annuity values. Your company will generate $45,000 in cash flow each year for the next nine years from a new information database. The computer system needed to set up the database costs $260,000. If you can borrow the money…
At a national seashore, the number of swimmers per day who require lifeguard assistance averages 4.1. On any day when 7 or more swimmers are assisted, the lifeguards receive a $20 bonus for extra effort. Bob’s base life-guarding pay is…
