Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Universal Laser, Inc., just paid a dividend of $3

Universal Laser, Inc., just paid a dividend of $3.10 on its stock. The growth rate in dividends is expected to be a constant 6 percent per year, indefinitely. Investors require a 15 percent return on...

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Q: This one’s a little harder. Suppose the current share price for

This one’s a little harder. Suppose the current share price for the firm in the previous problem is $78.43 and all the dividend information remains the same. What required return must investors be dem...

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Q: California Real Estate, Inc., expects to earn $71 million

California Real Estate, Inc., expects to earn $71 million per year in perpetuity if it does not undertake any new projects. The firm has an opportunity to invest $16 million today and $5 million in on...

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Q: You own a lot in Key West, Florida, that is

You own a lot in Key West, Florida, that is currently unused. Similar lots have recently sold for $1.1 million. Over the past five years, the price of land in the area has increased 12 percent per yea...

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Q: Why don’t all firms simply increase their payables periods to shorten their

Why don’t all firms simply increase their payables periods to shorten their cash cycles? Last month, BlueSky Airline announced that it would stretch out its bill payments to 45 days from 30 days. The...

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Q: Travis, Inc., has sales of $387,000,

Travis, Inc., has sales of $387,000, costs of $175,000, depreciation expense of $40,000, interest expense of $21,000, and a tax rate of 35 percent. What is the net income for the firm? Suppose the com...

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Q: One of the less flattering interpretations of the acronym MIRR is “

One of the less flattering interpretations of the acronym MIRR is “meaningless internal rate of return.” Why do you think this term is applied to MIRR?

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Q: Your company has been approached to bid on a contract to sell

Your company has been approached to bid on a contract to sell 15,000 voice recognition (VR) computer keyboards a year for four years. Due to technological improvements, beyond that time they will be o...

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Q: Krell Industries has a share price of $22.00 today

Krell Industries has a share price of $22.00 today. If Krell is expected to pay a dividend of $0.88 this year and its stock price is expected to grow to $23.54 at the end of the year, what is Krell’s...

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Q: Halliford Corporation expects to have earnings this coming year of $3

Halliford Corporation expects to have earnings this coming year of $3 per share. Halliford plans to retain all of its earnings for the next two years. Then, for the subsequent two years, the firm will...

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