Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: During the year, the Senbet Discount Tire Company had gross sales

During the year, the Senbet Discount Tire Company had gross sales of $1.06 million. The firm’s cost of goods sold and selling expenses were $525,000 and $215,000, respectively. Senbet also had notes p...

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Q: A company has net income of $265,000, a

A company has net income of $265,000, a profit margin of 9.3 percent, and an accounts receivable balance of $145,300. Assuming 80 percent of sales are on credit, what is the company’s days’ sales in r...

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Q: The Perpetual Life Insurance Co. is trying to sell you an

The Perpetual Life Insurance Co. is trying to sell you an investment policy that will pay you and your heirs $15,000 per year forever. If the required return on this investment is 5.2 percent, how muc...

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Q: An investment project provides cash inflows of $840 per year for

An investment project provides cash inflows of $840 per year for eight years. What is the project payback period if the initial cost is $3,200? What if the initial cost is $4,800? What if it is $7,300...

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Q: It is sometimes stated that “the internal rate of return approach

It is sometimes stated that “the internal rate of return approach assumes reinvestment of the intermediate cash flows at the internal rate of return.” Is this claim correct? To answer, suppose you cal...

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Q: FFDP Corp. has yearly sales of $28 million and costs

FFDP Corp. has yearly sales of $28 million and costs of $12 million. The company’s balance sheet shows debt of $54 million and cash of $18 million. There are 950,000 shares outstanding and the industr...

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Q: Mario Brothers, a game manufacturer, has a new idea for

Mario Brothers, a game manufacturer, has a new idea for an adventure game. It can market the game either as a traditional board game or as an interactive DVD, but not both. Consider the following cash...

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Q: Vandalay Industries is considering the purchase of a new machine for the

Vandalay Industries is considering the purchase of a new machine for the production of latex. Machine A costs $2,900,000 and will last for six years. Variable costs are 35 percent of sales, and fixed...

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Q: McGilla Golf has decided to sell a new line of golf clubs

McGilla Golf has decided to sell a new line of golf clubs. The clubs will sell for $875 per set and have a variable cost of $430 per set. The company has spent $150,000 for a marketing study that dete...

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Q: Why it that municipal bonds are not is taxed at the federal

Why it that municipal bonds are not is taxed at the federal level, but are taxable across state lines? Why it is that U.S. Treasury bonds are not taxable at the state level?

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