James O’Hagan was a partner in the law firm Dorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Grand Metropolitan PLC (Grand Met), a company based in London, England, hired Dorsey & Whitney to represent it in a secret tender offer for the stock of the Pillsbury Company, headquartered in Minneapolis. While this transaction was still secret, O’Hagan began purchasing call options for Pillsbury stock. Each call option gave O’Hagan the right to purchase 100 shares of Pillsbury stock at a specified price. O’Hagan continued to purchase call options for 2 months, and he became the largest holder of call options for Pillsbury stock. O’Hagan also purchased 5,000 shares of Pillsbury common stock at $39 per share. These purchases were all made while Grand Met’s proposed tender offer for Pillsbury remained secret to the public. When Grand Met publicly announced its tender offer 1 month later, Pillsbury stock increased to nearly $60 per share. O’Hagan sold his Pillsbury call options and common stock, making a profit of more than $4.3 million. The U.S. Department of Justice charged O’Hagan with criminally violating Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5. This was not a case of classic insider trading because O’Hagan did not trade in the stock of his law firm’s client, Grand Met, but the government alleged that O’Hagan was liable under the misappropriation theory for trading in Pillsbury stock by engaging in deceptive conduct by misappropriating the secret information about Grand Met’s tender offer from his employer, Dorsey & Whitney, and from its client, Grand Met. Did O’Hagan act ethically in this case? Did O’Hagan act illegally in this case? United States v. O’Hagan, 521 U.S. 642, 117 S.Ct. 2199, 1997 U.S. Lexis 4033 (Supreme Court of the United States)
> Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. (TGS), a mining company, drilled an exploratory hole—Kidd 55—near Timmins, Ontario. Assay reports showed that the core from this drilling proved to be remarkably high in copper, zinc, and silver. TGS kept the discovery secret, camo
> Zapata Off-Shore Company (Zapata) was a Houston, Texas–based U.S. corporation that engaged in drilling oil wells throughout the world. Unterweser Reederei, GMBH (Unterweser), was a German corporation that provided ocean shipping and towing services. Zapa
> Banco Nacional de Costa Rica is a bank wholly owned by the government of Costa Rica. It is subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the minister of finance and the central bank of Costa Rica. The bank borrowed $40 million from a consortium of priv
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> To stabilize its currency, Argentina and its central bank, Banco Central (collectively, Argentina), issued bonds called Bonods. The bonds, which were sold to investors worldwide, provided for repayment in U.S. dollars through transfers on the London, Fra
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> At the time George Neville and Tina Neville were married, George was 31 years old and a practicing attorney and Tina was a 23-year-old medical student. After 7 years, Tina became a licensed physician. Soon after, George filed for divorce from Tina becaus
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> Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were out in a small boat on Hyatt Lake near Ashland, Oregon. The boat capsized near the middle of the lake sometime in the afternoon. No one saw the capsizing or either of the Campbells in the water. The deputy sheriff was called to
> During his first marriage to Miriam Talbot, Robert Mirkil Talbot executed a will in multiple originals that bequeathed his entire estate to Miriam, or if she should predecease him, to his friend J. Barker Killgore. After his first wife’s death, Robert ma
> Martha Jansa executed a will naming her 2 sons as executors and leaving all her property to them. The will was properly signed and attested to by witnesses. Thereafter, Martha died. When Martha’s safe-deposit box at a bank was opened, the original of thi
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> Texscan Corporation (Texscan) was a corporation located in Phoenix, Arizona. The company was audited by Coopers & Lybrand (Coopers), a national CPA firm that prepared audited financial statements for the company. The Lindner Fund, Inc., and the Lindner D
> Giant Stores Corporation (Giant) hired Touche Ross & Co. (Touche), a national CPA firm, to conduct audits of the company’s financial statements for 2 years. Touche gave an unqualified opinion for both years. Touche was unaware of any specific use of the
> Michael H. Clott was chairman and chief executive officer of First American Mortgage Company, Inc. (FAMCO), which originated loans and sold the loans to investors, including E. F. Hutton Mortgage Corp. (Hutton). FAMCO employed Ernst & Whinney, a national
> Brandon Apparel Group, Inc. (Brandon) made and sold clothing and licensed the making and selling of clothing in exchange for a percentage of the licensees’ sales revenues. Brandon began borrowing money from Johnson Bank and in 2 years owed the bank $10 m
> When Michael A. Jaffe, a child psychiatrist practicing in California, was accused of Medi-Cal fraud and theft, he requested that his malpractice insurer, Cranford Insurance Company (Cranford), provide his criminal defense. Cranford refused to defend Jaff
> Donald Barker, a wealthy Oregon resident, went to the law firm Winokur, Schoenberg, Maier, Hamerman & Knudson to have his estate planned. An attorney at the firm repeatedly told Barker that he could convey half of his $20-million estate to his wife tax f
> Antonio Munoz and Jacinto Segura won some money from 2 unidentified men in a craps game in a Los Angeles park. When Munoz and Segura left the park in Segura’s car, the 2 men followed them in another car. They chased Segura’s car for several miles and the
> Jowenna Surber owned a Mercedes-Benz automobile that she insured through an insurance broker, Mid-Century Insurance Company (Mid-Century). Mid-Century secured a policy for Surber with the Farmers Insurance Company (Farmers). Surber gave permission to her
> Richard Usher’s home was protected by a homeowners’ policy issued by National American Insurance Company of California. The policy included personal liability insurance. A provision in the policy read, “Personal liability and coverage do not apply to bod
> The defendants are approximately 80 tenants of a 300-unit luxury apartment building on the upper east side of Manhattan. The monthly rents in the all-glass-enclosed building, which won several architectural awards, were very high. The landlord brought a
> Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that public accommodations must be “readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.” The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is empowered to adopt regulations to enforce the
> Joseph and Helen Naab purchased a tract of land in a subdivision of Williamstown, West Virginia. At the time of purchase, there were both a house and a small concrete garage on the property. Evidence showed that the garage had been erected sometime prior
> W.E. and Jennie Hutton conveyed land they owned to the Trustees of Schools of District Number One of the Town of Allison, Illinois (School District), by warranty deed “to be used for school purpose only; otherwise to revert to Grantor.” The School Distri
> Burl Brunson purchased a parcel of real property in Newark, New Jersey. The deed for the property was properly recorded and indexed by the county recorder. Subsequently, Brunson borrowed $50,000 from The Howard Savings Bank, secured by a mortgage that wa
> Police officers of the city of Miami, Florida, responded to reports of a shooting at the apartment of Carlos Fuentes. Fuentes had been shot in the neck and shoulder, and shortly after the police arrived, he was removed to a hospital. In an ensuing search
> James D. Merritt leased a storage locker from Nationwide Warehouse Co., Ltd. (Nationwide), and agreed to pay a monthly fee to lease the locker. Merritt placed various items in the leased premises but never informed Nationwide as to the nature or quantity
> Victor Gruen was a successful architect. Victor purchased a painting titled Schloss Kammer am Attersee II by a noted Austrian modernist, Gustav Klimt, for $8,000. Four years after acquiring the painting, Victor wrote a letter to his son Michael, then an
> Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, d.b.a. St. Elizabeth Hospital of Beaumont, operates a health and wellness center. Phil Meaux was a paying member of the health center. The rules of the center, which Meaux had been given, state, “The Health & Wel
> Alex Franks was a guest staying at a Comfort Inn in Searcy, Arkansas, while he was working on a highway project. Franks found a bundle of money in plain view in the left part of the left drawer in the dresser in his room. Franks notified the hotel manage
> Lipton Tea Co. (Lipton) was the second largest U.S. producer of herbal teas, controlling 32 percent of the national market. Lipton announced that it would acquire Celestial Seasonings, the largest U.S. producer of herbal teas, which controlled 52 percent
> Mercedes-Benz of North America (MBNA) was the exclusive franchiser of Mercedes-Benz dealerships in the United States. MBNA’s franchise agreements required each dealer to establish a customer service department for the repair of Mercedes-Benz automobiles
> Maricopa County Medical Society (Society) is a professional association that represents doctors of medicine, osteopathy, and podiatry in Maricopa County, Arizona. The society formed the Maricopa Foundation for Medical Care (Foundation), a nonprofit Arizo
> Law school students, after they graduate from law school, must take and pass a bar exam before they can become a lawyer in a state. Most law students take a preparatory bar exam course before they take the exam. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Legal (HBJ) was
> Douglas Hoflin was the director of the Public Works Department for Ocean Shores, Washington. During a period of 7 years, the department purchased 3,500 gallons of paint for road maintenance. As painting jobs were finished, the 55-gallon drums that had co
> The Reserve Mining Company (Reserve) owned and operated a mine in Minnesota that was located on the shores of Lake Superior and produced hazardous waste. Reserve obtained a permit from the state of Minnesota to dump its wastes into Lake Superior. The per
> Leslie Salt Company owned a 153-acre tract of undeveloped land south of San Francisco. The property abutted the San Francisco National Wildlife Refuge and was approximately one-quarter mile from Newark Slough, a tidal arm of San Francisco Bay. Originally
> FBNH Enterprises, Inc. (FBNH), was a distributor of a product known as French Bronze Tablets. The purpose of the tablets was to allow a person to achieve an even tan without exposure to the sun. When ingested, the tablets imparted color to the skin throu
> Barry Engel owned and operated the Gel Spice Co., Inc. (Gel Spice), which specialized in the importation and packaging of various food spices for resale. All the spices Gel Spice imported were unloaded at a pier in New York City and taken to a warehouse
> The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act requires the secretary of labor to develop detailed mandatory health and safety standards to govern the operation of the nation’s mines. The act provides that federal mine inspectors are to inspect underground mines
> George Carlin, a satiric humorist, recorded a 12-minute monologue called “Filthy Words.” He began by referring to his thoughts about “the words you couldn’t say on the public airwaves” and then proceeded to list those words, repeating them over and over
> Johns-Manville Corporation is a profitable company that makes a variety of building and other products. It was a major producer of asbestos, which was used for insulation in buildings and for a variety of other uses. It has been medically proven that exc
> Sun-Diamond Growers of California is a trade association that engages in marketing and lobbying activities on behalf of its 5,000 member-growers of raisins, figs, walnuts, prunes, and hazelnuts. Sun-Diamond gave Michael Epsy, U.S. secretary of agricultur
> Papa John’s International, Inc., is the third-largest pizza chain in the United States, with more than 2,050 locations. Papa John’s adopted a new slogan—“Better Ingredients. Better Pizza.”—and applied for and received a federal trademark for this slogan.
> Leslie Neadeau was the president of T.O.N.M. Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation (TONM). Charles Lazzaro was a registered securities broker employed by Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards, Inc. (Bateman Eichler). The stock of TONM was traded in the over-the-cou
> Continental Enterprises, Inc. (Continental), had 2,510,000 shares of stock issued and outstanding. Louis E. Wolfson and members of his immediate family and associates owned in excess of 40 percent of those shares. The balance was in the hands of approxim
> McDonald Investment Company was a corporation organized and incorporated in the state of Minnesota. The principal and only place of business from which the company conducted operations was Rush City, Minnesota. More than 80 percent of the company’s asset
> Dare To Be Great, Inc. (Dare), was a Florida corporation that was wholly owned by Glenn W. Turner Enterprises, Inc. Dare offered self-improvement courses aimed at improving self-motivation and sales ability. In return for an investment of money, the purc
> Determine what the real interest rates are in the following countries, given their nominal interest rates and inflation rates: Canada: inflation is 4.5%, and the nominal risk-free interest rate is 6.0%. Switzerland: inflation is 1.25%, and the nominal ri
> The Wall Street Journal lists forward rates for Japanese yen. Say that the current listings are: 1-month forward rate (indirect) 103.17 3-month forward rate (indirect) 102.68 6-month forward rate (indirect) 101.88 First, is the anticipated inflation rat
> Scott currently owns 500 shares of Twelve Colonies, Incorporated. Twelve Colonies has a high-payout dividend policy, and this year will pay $2.00 cash dividend on its shares selling currently at $18.00. Scott wants a low dividend policy of 2% of the stoc
> Carmen owns 300,000 shares of Wiseguy Entertainment. Wiseguy has just declared a $0.20 per share dividend on a stock selling at $25.20. What must Carmen do if she wants no cash dividends at this time, $40,000 of dividends, or $80,000 worth of dividends?
> Erik owns 2,000,000 shares of Wiseguy Entertainment. Wiseguy just declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per share. The stock is currently selling for $5.00. If Erik wants an annual “dividend income” from his stock holdings of $50,000, $100,000, or $250,000,
> Go to a web source such as Yahoo.com and find the recent dividend payment history of Coca-Cola and predict the next dividend change in size and timing. (Note: We used data from 2008-2011) Coca-Cola Company Cash Dividend History Date of Dividend Amount
> Refer to Table 17.2 and predict the next dividend using a percent change pattern, a dollar change pattern, and your expectation given the actual pattern change. PepsiCo Quarterly Cash Dividend History Table 17.2 PepsiCo Quarterly Cash Dividend Hist
> Jenny plans to sell 200 shares of ExxonMobil stock. Exxon-Mobil has just declared a $0.45 cash dividend per share payable in 40 days to registered owners 20 days from now. If on the ex-date the price of ExxonMobil is $61.55 per share, show the total proc
> Using the information in Problem 1, determine what the stock price of Atlantis Manufacturing will be after the cash dividend announcement in a world of no taxes. Assume that the current price is $47.12 per share and that the price does not change between
> Western Railroad has a dividend reinvestment program for shareholders. Over the past five years, the company has had the following share prices and the following dividends. If you started with 100 shares of stock at $20 per share and participated fully i
> Stan is expanding his business and will sell common stock for the needed funds. If the current risk-free rate is 4% and the expected market return is 12%, what is the cost of equity for Stan if the beta of the stock is a. 0.75? b. 0.90? c. 1.05? d. 1.20?
> Eastern Railroad has a dividend reinvestment program for shareholders. Over the past five years, the company has had the following share prices and the following dividends. If you started with 100 shares of stock at $46 per share and participated fully i
> Northern Railroad has announced that it will buy back 1,000,000 of its 30,000,000 shares over the next year. If the stock is selling for $23.40, what is the equivalent cash dividend that the company could pay? If you owned 300 shares of stock, how many w
> Refer to Problem 10. Now assume that Kevin bought the stock at $17.00 per share and his tax rates are 30% on dividends and 15% on capital gains. If Kevin changes the dividend policy from a low-dividend-payout policy to a high-dividend-payout policy, how
> Refer to Problem 9. Assume that Scott is now taxed at 20% on dividend distribution and 20% on capital gains. Assume also that Scott originally paid $18 for these shares. If Scott only wants to receive $200 after tax, is his wealth impacted by changing th
> Kevin currently owns 800 shares of Cylon, Incorporated. Cylon has a low-payout dividend policy, and this year will pay $0.35 cash dividend on its shares selling currently at $21.00. Kevin wants a high-dividend policy of 6% of the stock price. What will K
> Beta, Gamma, and Delta companies are similar in every way except for their capital structures. Beta is an all-equity firm with $3,600,000 of value and 100,000 shares outstanding. Gamma is a leveraged firm with the same value as Beta but $1,080,000 in deb
> Alpha Company is looking at two different capital structures, one an all-equity firm, and the other a leveraged firm with $2,000,000 of debt financing at 8% interest. The all-equity firm will have $4,000,000 value and 400,000 shares outstanding. The leve
> Air Seattle has an annual EBIT of $1,000,000, and the WACC in the unlevered firm is 20%. The current tax rate is 35%. Air Seattle will have the same EBIT forever. If the company sells debt for $2,500,000 with a cost of debt of 20%, what is the value of e
> Using the information from Problems 12 and 14 on Roxy Broadcasting, determine the size of the tax shield with a corporate tax rate of 15%, 25%, 35%, and 45% if Roxy’s capital structure is 1/3 debt-to-equity. Determine the same if the capital structure is
> Using the information from Problems 11 and 13 on Air Seattle, determine the size of the tax shield with a corporate tax rate of 15%, 25%, 35%, and 45% if Air America’s capital structure is 50/50 debt-to-equity. Problem 11: Air Seattle is looking at chan
> 1. In the summer of 2011, a budget crisis in Greece sparked occasionally violent protest demonstrations in Athens. A few weeks later, a right wing extremist in Norway bombed government buildings in Oslo and then went on a shooting spree, killing sixty-ni
> Roxy Broadcasting in Problem 12 was originally an all-equity firm with a value of $25,000,000. Roxy now pays taxes at a 40% rate. What is the value of Roxy under the 1/3 debt to equity capital structure? Under the 3/1 capital structure?
> Air Seattle from Problem 11 has lost its not-for-profit status, and the corporate tax rate is now 35%. If the value of Air Seattle was $5,000,000 as an all-equity firm, what is the value of Air Seattle under a 50/50 debt-equity ratio? Assume that the $5,
> Winthrop Enterprises is a holding company (a firm that owns all or most of some other companies’ outstanding stock). Winthrop has four subsidiaries. Each subsidiary borrows capital from the parent company for projects. Ervin Company is successful with it
> Astro Investment Bank has the following bond deals under way: Determine the net proceeds of each bond and the cost of the bonds for each company in terms of yield. The bond yield in the table is the market yield before the commission is charged. Assume t
> In Problem 7, Loan A and Loan D borrow the same amount each year. However, Loan A borrows every month, and Loan D borrows every other month (note that the borrowing for Loan D for January equals the borrowing for Loan A for January and February). If As W
> As We Go Bank offers its customers a line of credit loan in which each month’s outstanding balance requires a 12% (APR). What are the monthly interest payments required on the following loans and total interest paid for the year on thes
> Right Bank offers EAR loans of 9.38% and requires a monthly payment on all loans. What is the APR for these monthly loans? What is the monthly payment for (a) a loan of $200,000 for six years, (b) a loan of $450,000 for twelve years, or (c) a loan of
> Left Bank has a standing rate of 8% (APR) for all bank loans, and requires monthly payments. What is a monthly payment if a loan is for (a) $100,000 for five years, (b) $250,000 for ten years, or (c) $1,000,000 for 25 years? What is the effective annu
> Criss-Cross has decided that it will need to raise more than $3,000,000 in commercial paper (see Problem 17). Criss-Cross must now raise $5,000,000, and the paper will have a maturity of 182 days. If this paper has a maturity value of $50,000 and is sell
> Criss-Cross Manufacturers will issue commercial paper for a short-term cash inflow. The paper is for 91 days, has a face value of $50,000, and is anticipated to sell at 96% of par value. Criss-Cross wants to raise $3,000,000, so what is the cost of this
> 1. The following is a partial list of comments made by staffers at the meeting. To help Frank make a decision, identify the dividend policy or theory they reflect and comment on the usefulness of each. a. “What difference does it make if we pay dividends
> Use the same information from Problem 15. What if the auction bids total only 2,640,000 shares, as follows: Bidder Quantity Bid XYZ Pension Fund 1,200,000 Clark Kent Investors 500,000 Central City Insurance 400,000 Arthur Curry 300,000
> Bruce Wayne is going public with his new business. Berkman Investment Bank will be his banker and is doing a best-efforts sale with a 4% commission fee. Wayne has been authorized 5,000,000 shares for this issue. He plans on keeping 1,000,000 shares for h
> Using the information in Problem 13, what is the break-even sales percentage for Lunar Vacations? What are the proceeds to Lunar Vacations and Astro Investment Bankers at the break-even sales percentage?
> Astro Investment Bankers offers Lunar Vacations the following options on its initial public sale of equity: (a) a best-efforts arrangement whereby Astro will keep 2.5% of the retail sales or (b) a firm-commitment arrangement of $10,000,000. Lunar plans
> Rawlings needs to raise $40,000,000 for its new manufacturing plant in Jamaica. Berkman Investment Bank will sell the bond for a commission of 2.5%. The market is currently yielding 7.5% on twenty-year zero-coupon bonds. If Rawlings wants to issue a zero
> Berkman Investment Bank has the following bond deals under way: Determine the net proceeds of each bond and the cost of the bonds for each company in terms of yield. The bond yield in the table is the market yield before the commission is charged. Assume
> Lunar Vacations needs to raise $6,000,000 for its new project (a golf course on the moon). Astro Investment Bank will sell the bond for a commission of 2.5%. The market is currently yielding 7.5% on twenty-year semiannual bonds. If Lunar wants to issue a
> Blue Angel Investors has a success ratio of 10% with its venture funding. Blue Angel requires a rate of return of 20% for its portfolio of lending, and the average length on its loan is five years. If you were to apply to Blue Angel for a $100,000 loan,
> Calculate the current ratio, quick ratio, and cash ratio for Tyler Toys for 2013 and 2014. Should any of these ratios or the change in a ratio warrant concern for the managers of Tyler Toys or the shareholders? Tyler Toys, Inc. Income Statement for Y
> Prepare common-size income statements for Wal-Mart and Starbucks using the January 2014 information for Walmart and your new pro forma September 2013 information for Starbucks provided in Problems 5 and 6. Which company is doing a better job of getting s
> 1. Why should GESS expect to pay a higher rate of interest if it borrows $4,000,000 rather than $2,000,000? 2. Estimate earnings per share for Plan A and Plan B at EBIT levels of $800,000, $1,000,000 and $1,200,000. 3. How do taxes impact your findings i
> Below are abbreviated income statements for Starbucks. The year ending September 30, 2013, included a large nonrecurring loss of $2,784 (million). Redo the 2013 income statement removing this nonrecurring loss from the SG&A + Other category and recal
> Below is an abbreviated income statement for Wal-Mart. Predict the net income for the period ending January 31, 2015, by determining the growth rates of sales, COGS, SG&A, and interest expense. Use a tax rate of 37%. Walmart Inc. Abbreviated Inco
> Construct the Barron Pizza Inc. balance sheet statement for December 31, 2015, with the following information: Retained earnings: …………………………………………………........ $43,743 Accounts payable: ………...………...………...………...………......... $74,633 Accounts receivable: ………
> Fill in the missing information on the annual Balance Sheets Statements for Barron Pizza Inc.
> Construct the Barron Pizza Inc. income statement for the year ending 2015 with the following information: Shares outstanding: ………...………...………...……...………...………... 16,740,000 Tax rate: ………...………...………...………...………...………...………...………...37.5% Interest expense:
> Go to a Web site such as Yahoo.com and find the financial statements of General Motors (GM) and Ford Motor Company (F). Compare these two companies using the following financial ratios: times interest earned, current ratio, asset turnover, financial leve
> Go to a Web site such as Yahoo.com and find the financial statements of Disney (DIS) and McDonald’s (MCD). Compare these two companies using the following financial ratios: times interest earned, current ratio, asset turnover, financial leverage, profit
