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| 1) How much are you willing to pay for one share of stock if the company just paid an $.80 annual dividend, the dividends increase by 4% annually and you require an 8% rate of return? |
| [removed] | $20.00 |
| [removed] | $21.63 |
| [removed] | $20.40 |
| [removed] | $19.23 |
| [removed] | $20.80 |
2) What is the expected return on this portfolio?
| [removed] | 9.67% |
| [removed] | 9.78% |
| [removed] | 10.87% |
| [removed] | 10.59% |
| [removed] | 9.50% |
3) Your bank offers you a $100,000 line of credit with an interest rate of 2.5% per quarter. The loan agreement also requires that 4% of the unused portion of the credit line be deposited in a non-interest bearing account as a compensating balance. Your short-term investments are paying 1.25% per quarter. What is your effective annual interest rate if you borrow the whole $100,000 for the entire year? Assume that both the funds you borrow and the funds you invest use compound interest.
| [removed] | 10.00% |
| [removed] | 10.25% |
| [removed] | 10.38% |
| [removed] | 10.50% |
| [removed] | 10.67% |
4) Your firm has a net cash inflow for the quarter of -$30 (negative). The beginning cash balance is $15. Company policy is to maintain a minimum cash balance of $5 and borrow only the amount that is necessary to maintain that balance. How much does your firm need to borrow to have a zero cumulative surplus?
| [removed] | $10 |
| [removed] | $15 |
| [removed] | $20 |
| [removed] | $25 |
| [removed] | $30 |
5) You are considering two projects with the following cash flows:
Which of the following statements are true concerning these two projects?
I. Both projects have the same future value at the end of year 4, given a positive rate of return.
II. Both projects have the same future value given a zero rate of return.
III. Both projects have the same future value at any point in time, given a positive rate of return.
IV. Project A has a higher future value than project B, given a positive rate of return.
| [removed] | II only | |
| [removed] | IV only | |
| [removed] | I and III only | |
| [removed] | II and IV only | |
| [removed] | I, II, and III only | |
| 6) You own some equipment which you purchased three years ago at a cost of $135,000. The equipment is 5-year property for MACRS. You are considering selling the equipment today for $82,500. Which one of the following statements is correct if your tax rate is 34%? |
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| [removed] | The book value today is $8,478. |
| [removed] | The tax due on the sale is $14,830.80. |
| [removed] | The taxable amount on the sale is $38,880. |
| [removed] | You will receive a tax refund of $13,219.20 as a result of this sale. |
| [removed] | The book value today is $64,320. |
7) Frank’s Formals rents apparel throughout the year. They have experienced non-payment by about 15% of their customers with an average loss of $400. Frank’s wants to stem their losses by using an instant electronic credit check on the customer. These checks will cost them $15 on each of the 1,000 customers. The opportunity cost is 2.0% for the credit period. Should they pursue the credit check?
| [removed] | No, because the $15,000 cost is too high. |
| [removed] | No, because a $400 loss is minor. |
| [removed] | Yes, because the net gain is $30,000. |
| [removed] | Yes, because the net gain is $45,000. |
| [removed] | Yes, because the net gain is $60,000. |
