Already have an account? Get multiple benefits of using own account!
Login in your account..!
Remember me
Don't have an account? Create your account in less than a minutes,
Forgot password? how can I recover my password now!
Enter right registered email to receive password!
1. A stock is expected to pay a dividend of $3 in eight months. A one-year long forward contract on the stock is entered into when the stock price is $40 and the risk-free rate of interest is 10% per annum with continuous compounding. a. What are the forward price and the initial value of the forward contract? b. Six months later, the price of the stock is $45 and the risk-free interest rate is still 10%. (i) What are the forward price, and change in forward price from six months ago. (ii) Briefly describe in words what the value of the initial forward contract is. (iii) Show the appropriate equation for calculating the value of the initial forward contract and then calculate the value of the initial forward contract if forward price is $49 now.
2. The current price of palm oil is $12 per gallon. The storage costs are $0.36 per gallon per annum payable monthly in advance. Assume that the interest rates are 12% per annum with continuous compounding for all maturities. Show the appropriate equations and then calculate per gallon (a) storage cost, (b) accrued interest, (c) total carrying cost, and (d) the future price of palm oil for delivery in three months.
3. A $100 million interest rate swap has a remaining life of 10 months. Under the terms of the swap, the six-month LIBOR is exchanged semi-annually for 12% per annum. The six-month LIBOR rate in swaps of all maturities is currently 10% per annum with continuous compounding. The six-month LIBOR rate was 9.6% per annum two months ago. What is the current value of the swap to the party paying floating? What is its value to the party paying fixed?
ACD, Inc., a computer parts company, presently pays its largest supplier by check and is trying to determine whether to switch to electronic payment. Its present credit period is 45 days. Its opportunity cost for funds is 8% annually. Its supplier ha..
Jiminy's Cricket Farm issued a 30-year, 7.4 percent semiannual bond 9 years ago. The bond currently sells for 93 percent of its face value. The book value of this debt issue is $92 million. What is the aftertax cost of the zero coupon bond? What is t..
At the beginning of the year, a firm has current assets of $330 and current liabilities of $234. At the end of the year, the current assets are $497 and the current liabilities are $274. What is the change in net working capital?
You’re trying to determine whether or not to expand your business by building a new manufacturing plant. The plant has an installation cost of $19.4 million, which will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its four-year life. If the plant has pr..
Blue and Gold Corp. issues two bonds with 30-year maturities. Both bonds are callable at $1,050. The first bond is issued at a deep discount with a coupon rate of 4% and a price of $580 to yield 7.56%. The second bond is issued at par value with a co..
Explain why it is necessary to know the dollar duration of the underlying in order to hedge. One of the problems in liability-driven investing when using cash market Treasuries for hedging interest-rate risk is that the duration will produce a dollar..
The Bookbinder Company has made $150,000 before taxes during each of the last 15 years, and it expects to make $150,000 a year before taxes in the future. However, in 2013 the firm incurred a loss of $650,000. Treasury. Show how it calculates this cr..
A company sells leaf blowers for $170 each. Each unit has a three-year warranty that covers replacement of defective parts. It is estimated that 4% of all leaf blowers sold will be returned under the warranty at an average cost of $30 each. The balan..
Early in September 1983, it took 250 Japanese yen to equal $1. Nearly 28 years later, in August 2011, that exchange rate had fallen to 125 yen to $1. Assume that the price of a Japanese-manufactured automobile was $8,250 in September 1983 and that it..
Your local travel agent is advertising an extravagant global vacation. The package deal requires that you pay $5,000 today, $15,000 one year from today, and a final payment of $25,000 on the day you leave two years from today. What is the cost of thi..
Suppose that you can get a 30-year mortgage for $100,000 at 7.5%, what would your monthly payments be?
A business purchases depreciable equipment for 203, and sells it a few years later for 143. At the time of the sale, accumulated depreciation totals 103. If the compnay's tax rate is 37, what is the total after tax cash flow that will result from sel..
Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!
whatsapp: +1-415-670-9521
Phone: +1-415-670-9521
Email: [email protected]
All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd