Milly Jaeger, a private investor, would like to invest in the stock market, but does not have sufficient funds for the next two months. Thus, Jaeger buys an S&P 500 futures contract with a September settlement date when the S&P 500 index is at the le..
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Consider an auction in which the government wants to auction out a construction project, to the lowest bidding contractor. A group of bidders (firms) are attending theauction but none of the firms knows for sure how many other firms will participate ..
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Company Z’s earnings and dividends per share are expected to grow indefinitely (i.e. forever) by 5% per year. If next year’s dividend is $10 and the required rate of return is 10%, what should be the current stock price?
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Production of the implants will require $1,800,000 in net working capital to start and addition net working capital investments each year equal to 15 percent of the projected states sales increase for the following year. Total fixed costs are $2,500...
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Grandview Clinic has fixed costs of $2 million and an average variable cost rate of $15 per visit. Its sole payer, an HMO, has proposed an annual capitation payment of $150 for each of its 20,000 members. Past experience indicates that the population..
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Dennis earns $55,000 in the current period and will earn $85,000 in the future. What is the minimum interest rate that would allow Dennis to con- sume $180,000 in the future period? What is the maximum interest rate that would allow Dennis to con- su..
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Peterson Packaging Corp. has a basic earning power of (BEP) of 9% on $9 billion of total assets, and its times interest earned (TIE) ratio is 3.0. Peterson's depreciation and amortization expense totals $1 billion. It has $0.6 billion in lease paymen..
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Cash flow from assets (CFFA) was $500 last year, of which interest expense was $75 and will continue forward at $75 indefinitely. (Retiring any interest-bearing debt would eliminate this $75 charge…) You expect CFFA to grow by 10% next year, 5% the f..
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Maggie's Muffins, Inc., generated $2,000,000 in sales during 2013, and its year-end total assets were $1,700,000. Also, at year-end 2013, current liabilities were $1,000,000, consisting of $300,000 of notes payable, $500,000 of accounts payable, and ..
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Combined Communications is a new firm in a rapidly growing industry. The company is planning on increasing its annual dividend by 21 percent a year for the next 4 years and then decreasing the growth rate to 5 percent per year. The company just paid ..
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A company selling beseball gloves has fixed costs of $1800, and it costs an additional $26.51 to produce each glove. If the company charges a price of $168.95 per glove, how much should the company expect to cover in costs in order to earn a profit o..
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After a 5-for-1 stock split, Strasburg Company paid a dividend of $.75 per new share, which represents a 9% increase over last year's pre-split dividend. What was last year's dividend per share?
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