Which one of the following statements about common stock is correct?

A. Firms tend to repurchase shares of their outstanding stock when they view the shares as undervalued.

B. Treasury stock is a means of increasing the number of shares outstanding.

C. Transaction costs cannot be expected to significantly reduce the rate of return on stock investments.

D. Common stock gives stockholders first title to a share of the company's earnings, prior to other corporate obligations.

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Tiffany owned 1000 shares of GIA stock which was selling for $1.50 per share when the company declared a 1 for 10 reverse split. After the split, Tiffany owned

A. 10,000 shares worth approximately $1.50 per share.

B. 10,000 shares worth approximately $0.15 per share.

C. 100 shares worth approximately $15 per share.

D. 100 shares worth approximately $1.50 per share.

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Westlake Industries has total assets of $42.5 million, total debt of $29.3 million, and $2.4 million of 6% preferred stock outstanding. If the company has 250,000 shares of common stock outstanding, its book value per share would be

A. $32.33.

B. $33.60.

C. $43.20.

D. $52.80.

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The Limberger Corporation declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date was July 15, the date of record was July 18, and the payment date was July 28. If you had owned 100 shares of the Limberger Corporation and sold them on July 15, then

A. you would collect $10.00 in dividends, and the purchaser would not collect any dividends.

B. the purchaser would collect $10.00 in dividends, and you would not collect any dividends.

C. you would collect $5.00 in dividends, and the purchaser would collect $5.00 in dividends.

D. neither you nor the purchaser would collect any money in dividends.

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Pilgrim Corp. stock currently sells for $25 per share? The dividend yield is $1.00 per share and earnings per share are $3.00. The dividend yield is ________ and the the dividend payout ratio is ________.

A. 12%, .48%

B. 8.33%, 25%

C. 4%, 33%

D. 33%,4%.

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A high current ratio can tell us that the company ________.

A. should be able to cover the current liabilities

B. should be able to keep away from short-term cash problems

C. may have too much capital tied up in current assets

D. All of the above

E. Only A and B

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Which of these statements is true?

A. For a company to remain in business for the long term, cash flow from investing activities and financing activities must generally be positive numbers.

B. A company may appear to be profitable on its income statement, but fail to generate strong cash flows.

C. The statement of cash flows is used to assess a company's long-term solvency.

D. The income statement reflects the amount of cash available for investment and financing activities.

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A company has sales of $640,000, net profit after taxes of $23,000, and a total asset turnover of 2.5. What is the return on assets?

A. 3.6%

B. 4.5%

C. 8.1%

D. 9.0%

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The Merry Co. has current annual sales of $350,000 and a net profit margin of 6%. Sales are expected to increase by 5% annually while the profit margin is expected to remain constant. What is the projected after-tax earnings for two years from now?

A. $19,294
B. $22,050
C. $23,100
D. $23,153 ----

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1. Which of the following is true?

The corporation model can be used to value divisions and firms that do not pay dividends.
The discounted dividend model can be used to value divisions and firms that do not pay dividends.
For the discounted dividend model, a firm's weighted average cost of capital is used as the discount rate.
For the corporate valuation model, a firm's cost of equity is used as the discount rate.

Question 2.2. Which of the following is false?

For the constant growth model to hold, a firm's cost of equity needs to be smaller than its constant dividend growth rate (i.e., rs < g).
For the constant growth model to hold, a firm's cost of equity needs to be greater than its constant dividend growth rate (i.e., rs > g).
From the constant growth model, if the constant dividend growth rate is equal to zero, a firm's share price is equal to the constant dividend divided by the cost of equity (i.e., g=0).
If a company's constant dividend growth rate is negative, the formula for the constant growth model cannot be applied.

Question 3.3. From the discussion of a firm's capital budgeting problem in chapter 11, which of the following is false? (Points : 3.5)

The net present value method (NPV) assumes that cash flows are reinvested at the weighted average cost of capital (WACC).
The internal rate of return method (IRR) assumes that cash flows are reinvested at the internal rate of return.
The modified internal rate of return method (MIRR) assumes that cash flows are reinvested at the weighted average cost of cpaital.
For mutually exclusive projects, if there is a conflict between NPV and IRR, the project with the highest IRR is chosen.
The IRR is independent of a firm's weighted average cost of capital.

Question 4.4. Which of the following is true? (

As a firm's dividend payout ratio increases, the firm's WACC decreases.
The WACC only represents the "hurdle rate" for a typical project with average risk. Therefore, the project's WACC should be adjusted to reflect the project's risk.
Firms with riskier projects generally have a lower WACC.
Holding all else constant, an increase in the target debt ratio tends to lower the WACC.

Question 5.5. Which of the following is false?

If interest rates rise, the price of the bond will rise and its YTM (yield to maturity) will fall.
Short-term bond prices are less sensitive than long-term bond prices to interest rate changes.
Companies are not likely to call bonds unless interest rates have declined significantly. Thus, the call provision is valuable to firms but detrimental to long term investors.
On balance, bonds that have a sinking fund are regarded as being safer than those without such a provision.

Question 6.6. Which of the following is not true? (Points : 3.5)

According to SML (security market line), the risk premium on a high-beta stock would increase more than that on a low-beta stock.
If beta < 1.0, the security is less risky than average.
According to the Security Market Line (SML), in general, a companyâs expected return will double when its beta doubles.
According to the Security Market Line (SML), if a portfolio of real world stocks has a beta of zero, the required rate of return for the portfolio is equal to the risk-free rate.

Question 7.7. P&G Industries bonds have a maturity of 15 years with a $1,000 face value, have an 8% semiannual coupon, are callable in 10 years at $1,125, and currently sell at a price of $1,105. What is their nominal annual yield to call?

6.87%.
7.37%.
11.05%.
8.32%.

Question 8.8. Which of the following is not the flaw (weakness) of the discounted payback method? (Points : 3.5)

It does not tells us by how much the project should increase shareholder wealth, or by how much a project yields over the cost of capital; it merely tells us when we recover our investment.
It ignores cash flows occurring after the payback period.
It ignores the time value of money, that is, dollars received in different years are all given the same weight.

Question 9.9. Jermey Lin has $52,500 invested a stock with a beta of 0.80 and another $47,500 invested in a stock with a beta of 3.2. If these are the only two investments in his portfolio, what is his portfolio's beta?

1.56.
1.82.
2.00.
1.94

Question 10.10. According to CAPM, if the required rate of the return of Stock A obtained from the security market line (SML) is less than the expected rate of the return of stock A from the capital market transaction, then stock A is

fairly priced.
undervalued.
overvalued.

Question 11.11. Determine the yield-to-call (to nearest 0.1 of a percent) of an LTV bond with a 12 percent coupon, that pays interest annually. The bond can be called in 5 years, has a call premium of $114, and is currently selling for $912.50. The bond has a face value of $1,000.

14.58%.
13.92%.
16.34%.
12.17%.

Question 12.12. Project M costs $1,000, its expected cash inflows are $500 per year for 3 years, and its WACC is 11%. What is the project's NPV? (Points : 3.5)

$259.57.
$221.86.
$195.23.
$257.35.

Question 13.13. Project J costs $1,025, its expected cash inflows are $425 per year for 3 years, and its WACC is 10%. What is the project's IRR?

12.58%.
10.82%.
11.76%.
9.64%.

Question 14.14. Project X costs $6,750, its expected cash inflows are $1250 per year for 10 years, and its WACC is 10%. What is the project's payback?(Note, the regular payback is asked in this question, not the discounted payback.) (Points : 3.5)

5.40 years.
10 years.
4.58 years.
6.12 years.

Question 15.15. Project S costs $800, its expected cash inflows are $350 per year for 3 years, and its WACC is 7%. What is the project's MIRR?

13.97%.
12.04%.
14.93%.
9.15%.

Question 16.16. Project Y costs $650, its expected cash inflows are $500 per year for 5 years, and its WACC is 10%. What is the project's discounted payback?

1.47 years.
1.24 years.
1.62 years.
1.15 years.

1. Which of the following is true?

The corporation model can be used to value divisions and firms that do not pay dividends.
The discounted dividend model can be used to value divisions and firms that do not pay dividends.
For the discounted dividend model, a firm's weighted average cost of capital is used as the discount rate.
For the corporate valuation model, a firm's cost of equity is used as the discount rate.

Question 2.2. Which of the following is false?

For the constant growth model to hold, a firm's cost of equity needs to be smaller than its constant dividend growth rate (i.e., rs < g).
For the constant growth model to hold, a firm's cost of equity needs to be greater than its constant dividend growth rate (i.e., rs > g).
From the constant growth model, if the constant dividend growth rate is equal to zero, a firm's share price is equal to the constant dividend divided by the cost of equity (i.e., g=0).
If a company's constant dividend growth rate is negative, the formula for the constant growth model cannot be applied.

Question 3.3. From the discussion of a firm's capital budgeting problem in chapter 11, which of the following is false?

The net present value method (NPV) assumes that cash flows are reinvested at the weighted average cost of capital (WACC).
The internal rate of return method (IRR) assumes that cash flows are reinvested at the internal rate of return.
The modified internal rate of return method (MIRR) assumes that cash flows are reinvested at the weighted average cost of cpaital.
For mutually exclusive projects, if there is a conflict between NPV and IRR, the project with the highest IRR is chosen.
The IRR is independent of a firm's weighted average cost of capital.

Question 4.4. Which of the following is true? (Points : 3.5)

As a firm's dividend payout ratio increases, the firm's WACC decreases.
The WACC only represents the "hurdle rate" for a typical project with average risk. Therefore, the project's WACC should be adjusted to reflect the project's risk.
Firms with riskier projects generally have a lower WACC.
Holding all else constant, an increase in the target debt ratio tends to lower the WACC.

Question 5.5. Which of the following is false? (Points : 3.5)

If interest rates rise, the price of the bond will rise and its YTM (yield to maturity) will fall.
Short-term bond prices are less sensitive than long-term bond prices to interest rate changes.
Companies are not likely to call bonds unless interest rates have declined significantly. Thus, the call provision is valuable to firms but detrimental to long term investors.
On balance, bonds that have a sinking fund are regarded as being safer than those without such a provision.

Question 6.6. Which of the following is not true? (Points : 3.5)

According to SML (security market line), the risk premium on a high-beta stock would increase more than that on a low-beta stock.
If beta < 1.0, the security is less risky than average.
According to the Security Market Line (SML), in general, a companyâs expected return will double when its beta doubles.
According to the Security Market Line (SML), if a portfolio of real world stocks has a beta of zero, the required rate of return for the portfolio is equal to the risk-free rate.

Question 7.7. P&G Industries bonds have a maturity of 15 years with a $1,000 face value, have an 8% semiannual coupon, are callable in 10 years at $1,125, and currently sell at a price of $1,105. What is their nominal annual yield to call? (Points : 3.5)

6.87%.
7.37%.
11.05%.
8.32%.

Question 8.8. Which of the following is not the flaw (weakness) of the discounted payback method? (Points : 3.5)

It does not tells us by how much the project should increase shareholder wealth, or by how much a project yields over the cost of capital; it merely tells us when we recover our investment.
It ignores cash flows occurring after the payback period.
It ignores the time value of money, that is, dollars received in different years are all given the same weight.

Question 9.9. Jermey Lin has $52,500 invested a stock with a beta of 0.80 and another $47,500 invested in a stock with a beta of 3.2. If these are the only two investments in his portfolio, what is his portfolio's beta? (Points : 3.5)

1.56.
1.82.
2.00.
1.94

Question 10.10. According to CAPM, if the required rate of the return of Stock A obtained from the security market line (SML) is less than the expected rate of the return of stock A from the capital market transaction, then stock A is (

fairly priced.
undervalued.
overvalued.

Question 11.11. Determine the yield-to-call (to nearest 0.1 of a percent) of an LTV bond with a 12 percent coupon, that pays interest annually. The bond can be called in 5 years, has a call premium of $114, and is currently selling for $912.50. The bond has a face value of $1,000. (Points : 3.5)

14.58%.
13.92%.
16.34%.
12.17%.

Question 12.12. Project M costs $1,000, its expected cash inflows are $500 per year for 3 years, and its WACC is 11%. What is the project's NPV?

$259.57.
$221.86.
$195.23.
$257.35.

Question 13.13. Project J costs $1,025, its expected cash inflows are $425 per year for 3 years, and its WACC is 10%. What is the project's IRR? (

12.58%.
10.82%.
11.76%.
9.64%.

Question 14.14. Project X costs $6,750, its expected cash inflows are $1250 per year for 10 years, and its WACC is 10%. What is the project's payback?(Note, the regular payback is asked in this question, not the discounted payback.) (Points : 3.5)

5.40 years.
10 years.
4.58 years.
6.12 years.

Question 15.15. Project S costs $800, its expected cash inflows are $350 per year for 3 years, and its WACC is 7%. What is the project's MIRR? (

13.97%.
12.04%.
14.93%.
9.15%.

Question 16.16. Project Y costs $650, its expected cash inflows are $500 per year for 5 years, and its WACC is 10%. What is the project's discounted payback?

1.47 years.
1.24 years.
1.62 years.
1.15 years.

I need the answers to the mini case on Chapter 9. The textbook solutions doesnt have anything posted yet. I need questions C-1,D-3,E 1-2, F,G,H,L, and O.

Textbook: Corporate Finance by Michael Ehrhardt and Eugene Brigham

Mini Case â Chapter 9,

During the last few years, Harry Davis Industries has been too constrained by the high cost of capital to make many capital investments. Recently, though, capital costs have been declining, and the company has decided to look seriously at a major expansion program proposed by the marketing department. Assume that you are an assistant to Leigh Jones, the financial vice president. Your first task is to estimate Harry Davis â s cost of capital. Jones has provided you with the following data, which she believes may be relevant to your task:(1) The firm â s tax rate is 40%.(2) The current price of Harry Davis â s 12% coupon, semiannual payment, non callable bonds with 15 years remaining to maturity is $1,153.72. Harry Davis does not use short-term interest-bearing debt on a permanent basis. New bonds would be privately placed with no flotation cost.(3) The current price of the firm â s 10%, $100 par value, quarterly dividend, perpetual preferred stock is $116.95. Harry Davis would incur flotation costs equal to 5% of the proceeds on a new issue.(4) Harry Davis â s common stock is currently selling at $50 per share. Its last dividend(D 0 ) was $3.12, and dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 5.8% in the foreseeable future. Harry Davis â s beta is 1.2, the yield on T-bonds is 5.6%, and the market risk premium is estimated to be 6%. For the own-bond-yield-plus- judgmental-risk-premium approach, the firm uses a 3.2% risk premium.(5) Harry Davis â s target capital structure is 30% long-term debt, 10% preferred stock ,and 60% common equity. To help you structure the task, Leigh Jones has asked you to answer the following questions.

Question 3 5 pts

Part C) What is the cost of preferred stock?

Question 4 5 pts

Part D) Using CAPM, what is the cost of equity?

Question 5 5 pts

Part E) Using DCF, what is the cost of equity?

Question 6 5 pts

Part E) If you had used ROE to calculate the growth rate in place of the given growth rate, what would the ROE-based growth rate be? (Note: ROE (return on equity) is the amount of profits earned per year on the shareholders' equity. If no dividends were paid out and the company was earning an ROE of 10%, then the entire 10% would be reinvested in the company each year. Consequently, we would expect the equity to grow at 10% per year. If, however, we paid out 70% of our earnings to our shareholders, we would only have 30% of those profits left to grow with. Consequently, we would expect the equity to grow by 3% per year (10% ROE x 30% retained.)

Question 7 5 pts

Part F) Using the bond premium method, what is the cost of equity?

Question 8 5 pts

Part G) What is your best estimate of cost of equity?

Just use an unweighted average of the three different cost of equity numbers you have computed.

Question 9 5 pts

Part H) What is the WACC?

Question 10 5 pts

Part L) What is the division cost of equity?

Question 11 5 pts

Part L) What should be the Division WACC? (Note: The book states that the Cost of Debt is 12%. This is confusing because the book usually uses the term "Cost of Debt" as the After-Tax Cost of Debt. It this problem, the book is using 12% as the Interest Rate or Pre-Tax Cost of Debt. The WACC calculation uses the After-Tax Cost of Debt.)

*Make certain that you are using the after-tax cost of debt based on 12% interest rate.

Question 12 5 pts

Part O) What is the estimated cost of equity?

Question 13 5 pts

Part O) Assuming that the bond sells for 100, what is the cost of debt?

*Recognize that "the bond sells at 100" means that the bond sells at 100% of face value. Also, make sure that you are inputting the cost of debt and not the interest rate.

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