Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: You have just turned 22 years old, have just received your

You have just turned 22 years old, have just received your bachelor’s degree, and have accepted your first job. Now you must decide how much money to put into your retirement plan. The plan works as f...

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Q: Maynard Steel plans to pay a dividend of $3 this year

Maynard Steel plans to pay a dividend of $3 this year. The company has an expected earnings growth rate of 4% per year and an equity cost of capital of 10%. a. Assuming that Maynard’s dividend payout...

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Q: Suppose a seven-year, $1000 bond with an 8

Suppose a seven-year, $1000 bond with an 8% coupon rate and semiannual coupons is trading with a yield to maturity of 6.75%. a. Is this bond currently trading at a discount, at par, or at a premium? E...

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Q: What was the price of this bond when it was issued?

What was the price of this bond when it was issued?

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Q: You are pleased to see that you have been given a 5

You are pleased to see that you have been given a 5% raise this year. However, you read on the Wall Street Journal Web site that inflation over the past year has been 2%. How much better off are you i...

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Q: Assuming the yield to maturity remains constant, what is the price

Assuming the yield to maturity remains constant, what is the price of the bond immediately before it makes its first coupon payment?

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Q: Assuming the yield to maturity remains constant, what is the price

Assuming the yield to maturity remains constant, what is the price of the bond immediately after it makes its first coupon payment?

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Q: Your company currently has $1000 par, 6% coupon bonds

Your company currently has $1000 par, 6% coupon bonds with ten years to maturity and a price of $1078. If you want to issue new ten-year coupon bonds at par, what coupon rate do you need to set? Assum...

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Q: Suppose you purchase a ten-year bond with 6% annual

Suppose you purchase a ten-year bond with 6% annual coupons. You hold the bond for four years, and sell it immediately after receiving the fourth coupon. If the bond’s yield to matur...

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Q: What is the percentage change in the price of each bond if

What is the percentage change in the price of each bond if its yield to maturity falls from 6% to 5%?

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