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    Following are 10 pairs of assertions: 1. A. Existence or occurrence of inventory B. Existence or occurrence of building. 2. A. Valuation or allocation of cash. B. Valuation or allocation of deferred income taxes 3. A. Existence or occurrence of AP B. Completeness of AP 4. A. Rights and obligations of accrued wages payable B. Rights and obligations of liability under warranties 5. A. Presentation and disclosure of repairs and maintenance expense B. Presentation and disclosure of telephone expense 6. A. Valuation or allocation of long-term investments B. Valuation or allocation of land 7. A. Existence or occurrence of AR B. Completeness of AR 8. A. Existence or occurrence of cash B. Valuation or allocation of cash 9. A. Valuation or allocation of bad debts expense B. Valuation or allocation of depreciation expense 10. A. Valuation or allocation of receivable due from affiliate B. Valuation or allocation of note payable to bank Required: a. For each pair of assertions, indicate whether a) or b) would typically have the higher inherent risk and state why.

    (Inherent risk) Following are 10 pairs of assertions: 1. A. Existence or occurrence of inventory B. Existence or occurrence of building. 2. A. Valuation or allocation of cash. B. Valuation or allocation of deferred income taxes 3. A. Existence or occurrence of AP B. Completeness of AP 4. A. Rights and obligations

    Bond - precentage change

    Consider an American bond with an effective duration (which is pretty much the same as modified duration, but more precise) of 6.76 years having a yield to maturity of 7% and interest rates are expected to rise by 50 basis points. What is the percentage change in the price of the bond?

    Determine the value of bonds paying annual and semiannual interest payments, and determine the yield to maturity of bonds paying annual and semiannual interest payments. You must submit your backup in Excel or other supporting documentation showing how answers were reached. 1. Bond. What is the value of a $1,000 par value bond with annual payments of an a. 11% coupon with a maturity of 20 years and a 15% required return? b. 12% coupon with a maturity of 10 years and a 7% required return? c. 8% semiannual coupon with a maturity of 10 years and a 11% required return? d. 8% semiannual coupon with a maturity of 20 years and a 6% required return? 2. Bond. What is the yield to maturity of a $1000 par value bond with an a. 10% semiannual coupon and 20 years to maturity and a $1,000 price? b. 6.5% semiannual coupon and 13 years to maturity and a $890 price? c. 7.5% annual coupon and 19 years to maturity and a $788 price? d. 4.5% annual coupon and 7 years to maturity and a $800 price?

    Determine the value of bonds paying annual and semiannual interest payments, and determine the yield to maturity of bonds paying annual and semiannual interest payments. You must submit your backup in Excel or other supporting documentation showing how answers were reached. 1. Bond. What is the value of a $1,000 par value bon

    Bond Analysis: Muni Bond Yield

    At what point would an investor be indifferent between a corporate bond yielding 10.8 percent and a tax-free municipal bond of equal financial strength if the investor's marginal tax rate is 25 percent? (i.e. what would the yield be on the muni bond at the point where the investor is indifferent between the muni and the coopera

    Bond for Portfolio Managers

    You are a bond portfolio manager who expects interest rates to decline by 1% over the next year. You are required to mark your portfolio to market each quarter, and measured on your resulting performance. Which of the following two bonds would you prefer to hold? WHY have you made this choice? (no calculations, just words an

    Yield to Maturity: Compute price of zero coupon bonds

    a. What is the price (expressed as a percentage of the face value) of a one-year, zero-coupon corporate bond with a AAA rating? b. What is the credit spread on AAA-rated corporate bonds? c. What is the credit spread on B-rated corporate bonds? d. How does the credit spread change with the bond rating? Why? The following

    Compute the Price of Bonds for Olsen's Clothing Stores

    You are called in as a financial analyst to appraise the bonds of Olsen's Clothing Stores. The $1,000 par value bonds have a quoted annual interest rate of 13 percent, which is paid semiannually. The yield to maturity on the bonds is 10 percent annual interest. There are 25 years to maturity. Compute the price of the bonds based

    Bond Valuation: Financial Statement Analysis

    Question 1: (Financial Statement Analysis) Consider the following set of financial statements (attached): a. What is the company's average annual rate of sales growth from 2008 through 2010? b. How long, on average, was Better Mouse Trap taking to collect on its receivable accounts in 2010? (Assume all of the company

    10-3 Amoritzation of Premium on Bonds for Stacy Company

    Stacy Company issued five year, 10% bond with a face value of 10,000 on Janurary 1,2008. Interest is paid annually on December 31st. The market rate of interest on this date is 8% and Stacy Company receives proceeds of 10,803 on bond insurance. 1. Prepare a five year table to amortize the premium using the effective interest

    Earning a return; price of bond; estimated per-share price

    1) As an investment analyst, you are typing to determine the probability of different returns on Omega Corporation's common stock. As a first step you will determine Omega's required rate of return. The 10-year Treasury bond rate is 4%. The market risk premium is 5% and Omega's beta is 1.4. You have already completed calculation

    Calculating current market value

    I am trying to calculate the market value of debt and equity.I am given Common stock: $735. million shares outstanding $27.50 cost per share Total stockholders equity of $350 million bond 1 $625 million total face value selling 98% of face value bond 2 $200 million total face value selling for $975 per bond

    finance questions

    Chapter 6 43.) Present and Future Values. The present value of the following cash flow stream is $6,550 when discounted at 10 percent annually. What is the value of the missing cash flow? Year Cash Flow 1 $1,700 2 ? 3 $2,100 4 $2,800 Chapter 7 9.) Calculating Real Rates of Return. If treasury bill

    Bond interest of 8 percent

    An 8-percent--coupon bond sells for $800 and matures in seven years. Calculate its yield to maturity, assuming the following: a. The bond pays a single annual interest payment. b. The bond pays interest semiannually.

    Calculating the approximate yield for a callable bond

    Assume you have purchased a 25 year, 9%, $1000 par callable bond with 19 years remaining until maturity and 4 years until the first call. If the call price is equal to par plus one year's interest and the market price is $1,050, what is the appropriate approximate yield, assuming annual interest payments? Please show steps.

    Approximating the Realized Yield of a Bond

    Suppose you have a bond that pays a 6% coupon, matures in 15 years and has a current price of $850. If you expect to sell it in 5 years at $950, what is your approximate realized yield? (For simplicity, assume an annual convention, and a $1,000 par value bond) Please show steps.

    Bonds and Their Valuation; Features of Preferred Stock

    1. A 10-year bond pays an annual coupon, its YTM is 8%, and it currently trades at a premium. Which of the following statements is CORRECT: a. The bond's current yield is less than 8%. b. If the yield to maturity remains at 8%, then the bond's price will decline over the next year. c. The bond's coupon rate is less t

    Gold's early extinguishment of debt; Leary's balance of discount on note payable

    Question 1: January 1, 2006, Gold Corp. issued 1,000 of its 10%, $1,000 bonds for $1,040,000. These bonds were to mature on January 1, 2016, but were callable at 101 any time after December 31, 2009. Interest was payable semiannually on July 1 and January 1. On July 1, 2011, Gold called all of the bonds and retired them. Bond p

    After-Tax Cost of Financing

    .Drywall Systems, Inc., is presently in discussions with its investment bankers regarding the issuance of new bonds. The investment banker has informed the company that different maturities will carry different coupon rates and sell at different prices. Drywall Systems must choose among several alternatives. In each case, the bo

    ADJUSTING AND RECLASSIFYING ENTIRES

    1. Office supplies have a balance of $2,400. An inventory at 12/31 shows $1,700 of supplies on hand. 2. There are two insurance accounts in the trial balance, prepaid insurance-$9,200 and Insurance Expense $2,800. Unexpired insurance at the statement date is $3,000. 3. All rent receipts ($25,000) were credited to rent income

    FIN500 Graduate Case- Cost of Capital

    annual interest at a 12% coupon rate. As a result of current interest rates, the bonds can be sold for $1,010 each. Flotation costs of $30 per bond will be incurred in the process (which implies that f = 2.97%, or 0.0297 in decimal form) and the firm is in a 40% tax bracket. a. Find the net proceeds from the sale of each

    Macaulay Duration Bond

    Compute based on the following, consider the following: 1. Bond w/5 yr term to mature, 12% coupon (annual), market yield 10%. 2. Bond w/4 yr term to mature, 12% coupon (annual), market yield 10%. 3. Compare answers for 1 & 2, discuss implications of this for classical immunization. Show work.

    Long, Short and Cross Hedges

    See the attached file. SQ 9-9. Define and explain the use of the following: (a) long hedge; (b) short hedge; and (c) cross hedge. SQ 9-10. Which type of hedge named above works best in an environment of rising interest rates? Of falling interest rates? Illustrate both cases using a payoff diagram. SQ 9-11. What is the ba

    Equity cost of capital: Trading price of bond

    The Sisyphean Company has a bond outstanding with a face value of $1000 that reaches maturity in 15 years. The bond certificate indicates that the stated coupon rate for this bond is 8% and that the coupon payments are to be made semi-annually. Assuming the appropriate YTM on the Sisyphean bond is 7.5%, then at what price s

    Semiannual bond

    The Florida investment Fund buys 90 bonds of the Gator Corp. through a broker. The bonds pay 8% annual interest. The yield to maturity is 10%. The bonds have a 25 year maturity Using an assumption of semiannual interest payments: a. Compute the price of a bond .Need to calculate payments for interest then principle.

    Bonds What will be the amount of interest paid in nominal do

    3. A four year TIPS bond promise a real annual coupon return of 4 percent, and the face value is $1,000. The annual inflation rate was zero at the time it was issued; the inflation rate is now 3% and is expected to remain at this level for the four year term. What will be the amount of interest paid in nominal dollars each

    Proxy and Risk Free Rate

    Which is a commonly used proxy for the "risk-free rate"? A. The current yield to maturity on a long-term government bond. B. The current market rate interest rate on a government-insured savings account C. The average historical interest rate on long-term government bonds D. The rate of return on a low volatility stock

    Bond price changes; holding period yield; bank discount rate

    Suppose a 10-year bond is issued with an annual coupon rate of 8 percent when the market rate of interest is also 8 percent. If the market rate rises to 9 percent, what happens to the price of this bond? What happens to the bond's price if the market rate falls to 6 percent? Explain why. An investor is interested in purchasin

    Appropriate Value of a New Corporate Bond

    Ford is about to issue a new corporate bond, face value = $1,000, coupon rate=8%, maturity = 4 years (annual coupon payments). You know that a very similar bond issued by GM is already trading in the bond market with price = $1020, face value = $1,000, coupon rate = 6% and maturity = 5 years (annual coupon payments). What woul