1. If you were a manager of a company, which of the three right side components
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1. If you were a manager of a company, which of the three right side components of the DuPont Identity would you want to increase and which would you want to decrease, other things being equal? Give a specific example for how to do that for each of the three.
2. A stock has just paid a dividend and has declared an annual dividend of $2.00 to be paid one year from today. The dividend is not expected to grow. The return on equity for similar stocks is 12%. What is P0?
3. A stock has just declared an annual dividend of $2.25 to be paid one year from today. The dividend is expected to grow at a 7% annual rate. The return on equity for similar stocks is 12%. What is P0?
4. A given bond has 5 years to maturity. It has a face value of $1,000. It has a YTM of 6% and the coupons are paid semiannually at a 10% annual rate. What does the bond currently sell for?
5. A bond currently sells for $1,030 even though it has a par of $1,000. It was issued two years ago and had a maturity of 10 years. The coupon rate is 7% and the interest payments are made semiannually. What is its YTM?
6. Using examples, explain the difference between systematic risk and nonsystematic risk. Explain why the distinction is important for both investors and issuers of stock.
7. A company has 10 million shares outstanding trading for $7 per share. It also has $300 million in outstanding debt. If its equity cost of capital is 15%, and its debt cost of capital is 9%, and its effective corporate tax rate is 40%, what is its weighted average cost of capital?
8. What is the difference between capital structure and capital budgeting? Explain and give an example of a capital structure decision and an example of a capital budgeting decision.
9. What is the Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)? Name the components of the CCC and explain why the CCC is important to business.
10. (TCO F) A company has the opportunity to do any, none, or all of the projects for which the net cash flows per year are shown below. The company has a cost of capital of 12%. Which should the company do and why? You must use at least two capital budgeting methods. Show your work.
Year A B C 0 -300 -150 -350 1 100 -50 100 2 100 100 100 3 100 100 100 4 100 100 100 5 100 100 100 6 50 100 100 7 -100 -200 0Explanation / Answer
2. A stock has just paid a dividend and has declared an annual dividend of $2.00 to be paid one year from today. The dividend is not expected to grow. The return on equity for similar stocks is 12%. What is P0?
P0= D1/(Ke-g)
P0= 2/.12= $16.67
3. A stock has just declared an annual dividend of $2.25 to be paid one year from today. The dividend is expected to grow at a 7% annual rate. The return on equity for similar stocks is 12%. What is P0?
P0= D1/(Ke-g)
P0= 2.25/.12-.07)= $45
4. A given bond has 5 years to maturity. It has a face value of $1,000. It has a YTM of 6% and the coupons are paid semiannually at a 10% annual rate. What does the bond currently sell for?
Price= 30PVIFA(5%,10)+1000PVIF(5%,10)= $845.57
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