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Discussion Post: Financial Management
Question I. Consider a bond that promises the following cash flows. The required discount rate is 12%
years
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0
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1
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2
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3
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4
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Promised payments
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160
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170
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180
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230
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You plan to buy this bond, hold it for 2½ years, and then sell the bond.
Question 1. What total cash will you receive from the bond after the 2½ years? Assume that periodic cash flows are reinvested at 12%.
Question 2. If immediately after buying this bond, all market interest rates drop to 11% (including your reinvestment rate), what will be the impact on your total cash flow after 2½ years
Question 3. Assuming all market interest rates are 12%, what is the duration of this bond?
Question II. Foreign exchange rates, like stock prices, should follow a random walk." Is this statement true, false, or uncertain? Explain your answer
Question III. Which provisions of the Global Legal Settlement do you think are beneficial, and which are not?