Finance Multiple Questions Assignment

Portfolio managers who seek superior performance will __________ portfolio duration wheninterest rates are expected to fall, and __________ duration in the face of rising rates.Select one:a. reduce; extendb. extend; reducec. extend; maintain the samed. reduce; maintain the samee. maintain the same; extendWe are given the following information on a bond issue:TermsAmountofissue$200millionIssuedate3/1/08Maturitydate3/1/38Facevalue$1000Annualcoupon6.85%Yieldtomaturity6.87%CouponpaymentSemiannual;3/1and9/1SecurityUnsecuredWhat is the price on this bond?Select one:a. $1,000b. $997.47c. $997.14d. $996.97e. $996.67A bond whose price is the same as its face value is called aSelect one:a. discount bond.b. par bond.c. level coupon bond.d. premium bond.e. debenture.Interest rate risk depends onSelect one:a. time to maturity and coupon rate.b. yield to maturity and time to maturity.c. face value and coupon rate.d. face value and yield to maturity.e. yield to maturity and coupon amount.A mortgage that pledges all the real property owned by a firm is calledSelect one:a. a chattel mortgage.b. a blanket mortgage.c. an indentured mortgage.d. collateral.e. debenture.Protective covenants are designed to reduce ____________ faced by the bondholders.Select one:a. liquidity riskb. interest rate riskc. risk of theftd. transaction costse. agency costsWhen interest rates ________, the prices of currently outstanding bonds ___________.Select one:a. rise; fall because they are now trading at a premiumb. rise; rise because they are now trading at a premiumc. fall; rise because they are now trading at a premiumd. fall; fall because they are now trading at a premiume. fall; remain unchanged because their yields are fixedA firm has a bond issue with face value of $1,000, 9% coupon rate, and 9 years to maturity.The bond makes coupon payments every 6 months, and is currently priced at $1,135.38.What is the yield to maturity on this bond?Select one:a. 3.48%b. 4.50%c. 5.51%d. 6.95%e. 7.07%What is the duration of a 5-year bond with coupon rate of 8%, yield to maturity of 9%, semiannual coupon payment, and face value of $1,000?Select one:a. 3.8 yearsb. 3.9 yearsc. 4.2 yearsd. 5.4 yearse. 8.4 yearsThe yield on a 5-year bond is 11%. The 30-day T-bill yield is 6%, while the inflation rate isestimated to be 5.5%. What is the real rate of return on the bond based on the Exact FisherEffect formula?Select one:a. 4.72%b. 5.00%c. 5.21%d. 5.50%e. 6.00%Historically, preferred share yields have been lower than bond yields. Even so, preferredshares are popular to some investors becauseSelect one:a. they pay constant dividends forever.b. they are safe securities.c. they provide 100% tax exclusion on their dividends to other corporations.d. they rank higher than common stockholders in the event that the firm is liquidated.e. their dividends are cumulative and must be paid before common stock dividends.A coattail provision in shareholder rights is the right of a non-voting shareholder toSelect one:a. share proportionally in dividends paid.b. vote for directors at annual meetings.c. sell his or her shares.d. be given first offer on new shares issued.e. vote during a takeover bid.We observe a stock selling for $20 per share. The next dividend is expected to be $1 pershare. We think that the dividend will grow by 10% indefinitely. What is the dividend yield onthis stock?Select one:a. 5%b. 10%c. 15%d. 20%e. 25%A company is not currently paying any dividends, but is expected to start paying dividends in5 years. The first dividend will be $0.50 per share, and is expected to grow at a rate of 10%per year indefinitely. The required return on this company’s equity is 20%. What is the price ofthis stock today?Select one:a. $2.01b. $2.21c. $2.41d. $5.00e. $5.50Consider the following statement: In the dividend growth model, if the discount rate r is lowerthan the growth rate g, we could get a negative stock price.Select one:a. This statement is true because r – g would be less than zero.b. This statement is false because r – g would be less than zero.c. This statement is false because the growth rate should be used as the discount rate inthis case.d. This statement is false because if g is greater than r, the stock price is infinitely large.e. This statement is true because if g is greater than r, the stock price is infinitely small.Constant G Inc. will pay a dividend of $4.00 per share in 1 year’s time. The required return onthis company’s shares is 16%, and the dividends are expected to increase by 6% per year.What is the value of Constant G’s stock in 6 years?Select one:a. $33.46b. $35.46c. $40.00d. $53.53e. $56.74You just bought a share of stock in ABC Corporation. You plan to sell the stock in 1 year. Youknow that the stock will be worth $70 in 1 year’s time, and that the stock will pay a dividend of$10 per share at the end of the year. If you require a 25% return on your investment, what isthe most you would pay for the stock?Select one:a. $40b. $56c. $64d. $80e. $288JKL Corporation has recently paid a dividend of $1.50 per share. Due to its investment in ahigh-risk, high-growth project, the company is projecting supernormal growth rates of 35%,30%, and 25% in the next 3 years, before returning to the normal growth rate of 8% per yearafter that. What is JKL’s stock price given that the required return on its equity is 15%?Select one:a. $7.95b. $28.93c. $33.38d. $39.30e. $50.77Which of the following is NOT a basic right of a shareholder?Select one:a. to vote for directors at annual meetingsb. to share proportionally in any new stock soldc. to share proportionally in assets remaining after liabilities if the firm is liquidatedd. to participate in a proxy conteste. All of the above are basic rights of shareholders.MNO Company common stocks are currently selling for $5 per share, with 1 million sharesoutstanding. The company has just paid a dividend recently. Its shares have a required rate ofreturn of 20% and an estimated constant growth rate of 12%. How much dividend per sharedid the company just pay?Select one:a. $0.36b. $0.40c. $0.45d. $1.00e. $4.17Assuming no taxes and straight-line depreciation, the internal rate of return at the accountingbreak-even point is equal toSelect one:a. +100%.b. 0%.c. -100%.d. positive infinity.e. negative infinity.The _________ the degree of operating leverage, the higher the danger from __________risk.Select one:a. lower; operatingb. higher; forecastingc. lower; forecastingd. higher; financiale. lower; financialA project that always breaks even on a cash basis has1. a payback exactly equal to its life2. a negative NPV3. an IRR of zero4. a payback of infinity5. an NPV equal to its initial outlay6. an IRR of -100%7. a zero NPV8. a discounted payback equal to its life9. an IRR equal to its required returnSelect one:a. I, II, and III onlyb. II, IV, V, and VI onlyc. VII, VIII, and IX onlyd. I, II, and VI onlye. I, VI, and VII onlyA situation in which units in a company are allocated a specified amount of financing forcapital budgeting is calledSelect one:a. capital management.b. discounted cash flow budgeting.c. soft rationing.d. hard rationing.e. managerial option.A new project requires variable cost of $3 and fixed cost of $100,000. Sales per year areestimated to be 100,000 units at $7 per unit. Depreciation is straight-line at $50,000 per year.Ignoring taxes, what is the operating cash flow for this project?Select one:a. $250,000b. $300,000c. $340,000d. $350,000e. $400,000Given the following information, calculate the accounting break-even sales quantity. Assumestraight-line depreciation and ignore taxes.Initial investment = $250,000Project life = 5 yearsUnit price = $200Unit variable cost = $125Annual Fixed cost = $60,000Required return = 12%Select one:a. 667b. 800c. 1,200d. 1,467e. 1,725Given the following information, calculate the financial break-even sales quantity. Assumestraight-line depreciation and ignore taxes.Initial investment = $250,000Project life = 7 yearsUnit price = $200Unit variable cost = $125Annual Fixed cost = $60,000Required return = 12%Select one:a. 800b. 1,277c. 1,467d. 1,531e. 1,725Given the following information, calculate the cash break-even sales quantity. Assumestraight-line depreciation and ignore taxes.Initial investment = $1,000,000Project life = 10 yearsUnit price = $300Unit variable cost = $150Annual Fixed cost = $200,000Required return = 15%Select one:a. 667b. 1,334c. 1,667d. 2,000e. 2,662XYZ Ltd. has a DOL of 2. What will happen to the firm’s OCF if sales were to decrease by15%?Select one:a. OCF will increase by 15%b. OCF will increase by 30%c. OCF will decrease by 30%d. OCF will decrease by 15%e. OCF will remain unchangedMarple Inc., is planning to invest in equipment to produce widgets. The equipment will cost$1.5 million, has a CCA rate of 30%, and will have no value by the end of the fifth year. Theproject is forecasted to yield sales of 10,000 units of widgets per year for the next 5 years.Each widget will cost $45 to produce and will sell for $100. Fixed costs of production will total$20,000 per year.However, the marketing department reports that sales quantity may have forecasting error ofplus or minus 10%. The production department reports that variable cost could vary by plus orminus 15%, and fixed costs could vary by plus or minus 5%.If the required rate of return of similar projects is 13% and the marginal corporate tax rate is35%, what is the NPV in the worst case scenario?Select one:a. -$210,018b. -$113,997c. $10,600d. $56,896e. $159,204Suppose we find that the returns on Stock A are perfectly and negatively correlated withreturns on Stock B. If we plot the returns on A against the returns on B, all the points will ploton the same line. This line would have a slope ofSelect one:a. 0.b. 1.c. 2.d. -1.e. negative infinity.Suppose we know that the returns on two assets (Asset A and Asset B) are perfectly andpositively correlated. The expected return on Asset A is 25% and the expected return on AssetB is 20%. The standard deviations of returns on Asset A and Asset B are 45% and 10%,respectively. If we want to form a portfolio with 40% in Asset A and the rest in Asset B, what isthe standard deviation of this portfolio?Select one:a. 5.76%b. 22%c. 24%d. 28.5%e. 48.99%For a well-diversified portfolio, the ______________ risk is negligible.Select one:a. systematicb. unsystematicc. defaultd. forecastinge. marketGiven the information below, when we compare the two securities, Security B hasStandard DeviationBetaSecurity A40%0.50Security B20%1.50Select one:a. a higher risk premium.b. a lower risk premium.c. a higher risk premium and higher total risk.d. a lower risk premium and lower total risk.e. none of the above.Diversification reduces risk as long asSelect one:a. correlations between returns on individual assets are greater than one.b. correlations between returns on individual assets are less than one.c. covariances between returns on individual assets are greater than one.d. covariances between returns on individual assets are less than one.e. standard deviations of returns on individual assets are all positive.If an asset plotted above the Security Market Line, its price wouldSelect one:a. remain the same.b. go into free fall.c. fall.d. rise.e. rise rapidly and then fall.The characteristic line of a security relates the expected return on the security toSelect one:a. different returns on the market.b. different returns on the risk-free asset.c. its historical returns.d. betas of different securities in the market.e. historical standard deviations.Suppose a stock has a beta of 1.3. The risk-free rate is 4%, and the market risk premium is8.6%. Based on the Capital Asset Pricing Model, what is the expected return on this stock?Select one:a. 5.2%b. 5.98%c. 9.98%d. 12.6%e. 15.18%Which of the following events would lead to higher unsystematic risk?1.2.Short-term interest rates increase unexpectedly.The interest rate a company pays on its short-term debtborrowing is increased by its bank.3. A manufacturer loses a multimillion dollar product liabilitysuit.Select one:a. I onlyb. II onlyc. III onlyd. II and IIIe. I, II, and IIIYou own a portfolio that has $700 invested in Stock A and $2,400 invested in Stock B. If theexpected returns on Stock A is 11% and on Stock B is 18%, what is the expected return onthe portfolio?Select one:a. 12.58%b. 14.50%c. 16.25%d. 16.42%e. 29.00%The cost of capital of a risky project must beSelect one:a. lower than the T-bill rate.b. higher than the T-bill rate.c. the same as the T-bill rate.d. lower than the market risk-premium.e. higher than the market rate.The cost of capital associated with a project depends onSelect one:a. the whims of investors.b. the management of the company that requires the funds.c. the risk of the project.d. the debt-equity ratio of the company that requires the funds.e. the stability of the financial market.Two methods of determining the cost of equity are theSelect one:a. dividend growth method and the security market line method.b. dividend growth method and the stock pricing method.c. security market line method and the stock pricing method.d. dividend growth method and the debt-equity method.e. stock pricing method and the debt-equity method.To estimate the cost of equity using the dividend growth model, we need which of thefollowing pieces of information?1. BE2. D03. Rm4. P15. Rf6. P07. gSelect one:a. I, II, and IIIb. I, II, III, and IVc. II, VI, and VIId. II, IV, and VIIe. All of the information is required.According to the Security Market Line (SML) method, expected return on a risky assetdepends onSelect one:a. risk-free rate.b. market risk-premium.c. beta of the asset.d. market rate of return.e. All of the aboveYou are trying to estimate the cost of equity for XYZ Ltd. You know that the company has anestimated beta of 1.25. You have found the Government of Canada 30-day T-Bill rate of 4.5%,and the market risk premium of 5.5%. What is the cost of equity for XYZ Ltd.?Select one:a. 11.38%b. 11.13%c. 10.13%d. 17.00%e. 5.50%We have the following information on the capital structure of Harthaway Corporation. What isthe market value weight of the firm’s common equity?Debt:Number of bonds = 10,000Par value = $1,000Coupon rate = 9% (semi-annual coupons)Time to maturity = 10 yearsMarket value = 98% of parCommon Equity:Number of shares outstanding = 1,000,000Par value = $1Price per share = $3.50Dividends per share = $0.70Preferred Equity:Number of shares outstanding = 50,000Price per share = $20Dividend yield = 5%Select one:a. 7%b. 8.5%c. 14.5%d. 24.5%e. 68.5%The Marquiz Inc., has an outstanding bond issue of 100,000 bonds with a par value of $1,000each, coupon rate of 11% with semi-annual coupon payments, and 7 years to maturity. Eachbond is currently valued at 102% of par. What is the yield to maturity on this bond?Select one:a. 5.29%b. 5.50%c. 10.59%d. 10.87%e. 11.00%Given the following information on XYZ Ltd., what is its WACC?Debt:Number of bonds = 10,000Par value = $1,000Coupon rate = 9% (semi-annual coupons)Time to maturity = 10 yearsMarket value = 98% of parCommon Equity:Number of shares outstanding = 1,000,000Par value = $1Price per share = $3.50Dividends per share = $0.70Preferred Equity:Number of shares outstanding = 50,000Price per share = $20Dividend yield = 5%Other information:Tax rate = 40%Equity beta = 1.2Market risk premium = 16%Risk-free rate = 5%Select one:a. 9.07%b. 10.10%c. 11.63%d. 12.65%e. 24.20%ABC Corp. has a debt-equity ratio of 2. Newly issued bonds by the company must have ayield to maturity of 8%, whilst newly issued equity will yield 18%. With newly issued debt andequity, the investment dealer’s spreads will be 5% and 8%, respectively. The company’smarginal tax rate is 38%. If ABC Corp. wants to raise money for a $1 million project, howmuch money must it raise in total?Select one:a. $1,000,000b. $1,060,000c. $1,063,830d. $1,086,957e. $1,127,660How a firm raises capital depends a great deal on which of the following factors?1. Firm’s reputation2. Size of the firm3. Reputation of the firm’s investment dealers4. Firm’s life cycle stage5. Firm’s growth prospects6. Capability of the firm’s investment dealersSelect one:a. I, II, and IIIb. I, III, and Vc. II, IV, and Vd. II, V, and VIe. IV, V, and VIWhat is the specialty of a venture capital firm?Select one:a. seeking out entrepreneurs with new profitable ideasb. investing shareholders’ money in new businessesc. pooling funds from various sources and investing themd. setting up joint venturese. borrowing money from financial institutions and lending it to new entrepreneurs.A seasoned new issue of equity refers to theSelect one:a. timed issue of new shares over a regular interval so as to reduce the effects on shareprices.b. issue of new shares by a firm that has already issued shares in the past.c. issue of new shares accompanied by a preliminary prospectus.d. purchase of new shares from the issuing company by an investment dealer for resaleto the public.e. issue of new shares during a particular season of the year.A regular underwriting isSelect one:a. the purchase of securities from the issuing company by an investment banker forresale to the public.b. the underwriter buying the entire issue and assuming full financial responsibility for anyunsold shares.c. the underwriter selling as much of the issue as possible without guaranteeing anyparticular amount of the money to the issuer.d. one underwriter buying securities from an issuing firm and selling them directly to asmall number of investors.e. a syndicate buying the entire issue and assuming full financial responsibility for anyunsold shares.In a rights offering, the shareholders have three choices1.2.3.exercise and subscribe to the entitled shares.sell the rights.do nothing and let the rights expire.Which of these choice(s) would result in a decrease in a shareholder’s wealth?Select one:a. I onlyb. III onlyc. I and IId. I and IIIe. None of the choicesCameron Camera has proposed a rights offering in which the stockholders will be allowed tobuy one new share for every two that they own, at a subscription price of $35 per share. Thestock is currently selling for $80 per share. What is the price of each right during the ex-rightsperiod?Select one:a. $15.00b. $35.00c. $50.00d. $62.00e. $65.00Dilution of ownership of existing shareholders can be avoided by using a/anSelect one:a. bond issue.b. rights offering.c. initial public offering.d. investment dealer.e. warranty.Widget & Us Ltd. needs to raise $6.5 million for a new project via a rights offering. Thecompany currently has 5 million shares of common stock outstanding that sell for $7.50 pershare. Its underwriter has set a subscription price of $3 per share and will charge thecompany a 5% spread. If you currently own 1,000 shares of stock in the company and decidenot to participate in the rights offering, how much money can you get by selling your rights?Select one:a. $650.00b. $939.76c. $1,094.93d. $1,409.64e. $2,192.31The Running Man Gym Equipment Inc., held a rights offering on January 2, 2011. Each rightwas valued at $0.50, while the cum-right share price was $3.00. Two rights were required tobuy each new share. Before the rights offering, the firm had 10 million shares outstanding. Ifthe company only received 90% of the total proceeds from the rights offering, what was thepercentage flotation cost on the net proceeds?Select one:a. 10%b. 11.11%c. 15%d. 22.22%e. $750,000Texas-based Entech Solar Inc. held a rights offering to sell 2 million shares at a subscriptionprice of $1.00 per share. The company had 10 million shares of common stock outstandingprior to the rights offering. The shares of the company were trading at a cum-right price of$2.00 per share. The net proceeds to the company were estimated to be $1,900,000 if therights offer were fully subscribed. Suppose we own 100,000 shares in Entech Solar. Howwould our wealth change if we did nothing during this rights offering?Select one:a. Wealth will decrease by $16,667.b. Wealth will decrease by $18,333.c. Wealth will decrease by $20,000.d. Wealth will increase by $16,667.e. Wealth will increase by $18,333.A firm can consider its capital restructuring decisions in isolation from its investment decisionsbecauseSelect one:a. investment decisions affect operations while capital restructuring decisions affectfinancing decisions.b. a company’s assets are not directly affected by capital restructuring decisions.c. investment decisions and capital restructuring decisions are mutually exclusive.d. investors demand a separation of these two decisions due to agency conflicts.e. investment and capital restructuring decisions use different sets of criteria and discountrates.What is the guiding principle for financial managers in capital structure decisions?Select one:a. Choose the capital structure that will minimize the cost of debt.b. Choose the capital structure that will minimize corporate taxes.c. Choose the capital structure that will maximize the value of the firm’s shares.d. Choose the capital structure that will minimize financial distress costs.e. Choose the capital structure that will minimize the impacts on ownership proportions.Calculate the degree of financial leverage for ABC Co., which has an EBIT of $3,000,000 andinterest expense of $800,000. Ignore taxesSelect one:a. DFL = 0.27b. DFL = 0.73c. DFL = 1.36d. DFL = 2.75e. DFL = 3.75The M&M Proposition II without taxes states thatSelect one:a. the value of a firm is independent of its capital structure.b. a firm’s cost of equity is a positive linear function of its capital structure.c. the riskiness of a firm’s equity depends on its business risk and financial risk.d. the value of a firm is equal to the value of an unleveraged firm with the same EBIT,plus the present value of the interest tax shield.e. a firm’s cost of equity is independent of its capital structure.A measure of the systematic risk of the firm’s assets is sometimes called theSelect one:a. unlevered beta.b. total beta.c. risk premium.d. market beta.e. equity beta.Which of the following is not an indirect bankruptcy cost?Select one:a. bondholders filing for bankruptcy protectionb. loss of asset value as management try to avoid bankruptcyc. sales lost due to disruption in normal operationsd. loss of positive NPV projects due to lack of fundinge. lawyers’ fees from bankruptcy filing and administrationIn the Static Theory of Capital Structure, the difference between the static theory optimalvalue of the firm and the M&M value without taxes isSelect one:a. the loss in value from the possibility of financial distress.b. the gain from leverage, net of financial distress costs.c. the gain from leverage.d. the financial distress costs.e. the present value of tax shield on debt.In a normal liquidation situation, ___________ are lower than common stockholders on thepriority list of claims on liquidation proceeds.Select one:a. preferred stockholdersb. contributions to employee benefit plansc. consumer claimsd. unsecured creditorse. no other claimsABC Company expects an EBIT of $4,000 every year forever. It can borrow at 10%, but itcurrently has no debt. Its cost of equity is 14%, and the corporate tax rate is 30%. SupposeABC borrows $6,000 and uses the proceeds to buy back stock. What is the value of ABCaccording to M&M Proposition I with taxes?Select one:a. $21,800b. $2,800c. $20,000d. $43,810e. $18,200Under which of the following conditions will financial leverage provide no benefits? (Note: T C =corporate tax rate, TS = personal tax rate on equity distributions, and Tb = personal tax rate oninterest income.)Select one:a. (1 – TS) x (1 – Tb) = 1 – TCb. (1 – TC) x (1 – TS) > 1 – Tbc. (1 – TC) x (1 – Tb) > 1 – TSd. (1 – TC) x (1 – TS) = 1 – Tbe. (1 – TC) x (1 – Tb) = 1 – TSWhich of the following is not a factor that induces a firm to pay higher dividends?Select one:a. higher corporate tax rateb. higher transaction costs on buying and selling sharesc. shareholders’ desire for current incomed. more restrictive debt covenante. higher personal tax rates on interest incomeShare repurchasesSelect one:a. reduce earnings.b. reduce EPS.c. reduce the number of outstanding shares.d. increase earnings.e. have no effect on the firm.When will the price on a company’s shares change once it has declared a dividend?Select one:a. on the record dateb. on the declaration datec. two business days after the record dated. two business days before the payment datee. two business days before the record dateYou own 1,000 shares of a firm’s common stock. The firm has a total of 250,000 sharesoutstanding, with each share being priced at $2 per share. The firm has just declared a 5-for4 stock split. How many shares will you end up with, and what will be the price per share afterthe stock split?Select one:a. 800 shares; $2b. 1,000 shares; $2c. 1,250 shares; $2d. 1,250 shares; $1.60e. 1,500 shares; $1.60Aunt Jemima owns 250 shares in Oohay Corporation common stock. Oohay has just declareda stock dividend. If Aunt Jemima ends up with 325 shares afterwards, what percentage stockdividend was declared?Select one:a. 20%b. 25%c. 30%d. 35%e. 40%Which of the following is NOT a feature of a cyclical dividend policy?Select one:a. stable dividend payoutb. stable dividends per sharec. cyclical dividend yieldd. cyclical amount of dividends paide. none of the aboveA cash dividend and stock repurchase will produce the same effect onSelect one:a. Equity value.b. P/E ratio.c. Net Income.d. none of the abovee. all of the aboveFrom the shareholders’ point of view, which of the following may cause a change inpercentage ownership?Select one:a. a stock repurchaseb. a stock splitc. a stock dividendd. a reverse stock splite. a bond issuePQR Inc. has a debt-equity ratio of 1.6 and 1 million shares outstanding. The firm’s pro-formaIncome Statement for the next year indicates that its Net Income will be $560,000. If thecompany proposes to invest 60% of its earnings in projects, what is the dividend per share?Select one:a. $0.34b. $0.43c. $0.56d. $0.90e. $1.46STU Mobility Inc. will pay $2 per share in cash dividends 1 year from now, and a liquidatingdividend of $65 per share 2 years from now. The required return on similar common stocks is15%. If you own 1,000 shares of the 100,000 total shares outstanding in STU, but you want tohave constant dividend payout in the next 2 years, how much homemade dividends can youget in each year?Select one:a. $3,130.23b. $3,350.00c. $32,500.00d. $31,302.33e. $33,500.00