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    Explain the following limits on the prices of warrants

    Explain the following limits on the prices of warrants: a) If the stock price is below the exercise price of the warrant, the lower bound on the price of a warrant is zero. b) If the stock price is above the exercise price of the warrant, the lower bound on the price of the warrant is the difference between the stock price and

    Evaluating Investment Decisions

    Question 1 Design Manufacturing produces and sells a single product. Original data concerning this product appear below: Per Unit Percent of Sales Selling price R150 100% Variable expenses 45 30% Contribution margin R105 70% Fixed expenses are R500 000 per month. Answer the following questions 1.1.

    Investing in commodities

    Commodity prices have definitely done well over the last few years. But how would you invest in commodities as an individual investor?

    Chi Square Distribution Differences

    What is the major difference between chi square distribution and other statistics such as Z and F. In addition where can it be applied in work or home.

    Excel accounting formulas

    I need to build an Excel spreadsheet for the calculations in the chart. The spreadsheet must include Excel formulas used (I have listed the Excel formulas- I am having a hard time plugging them in to the spreadsheet). I would also like the detailed formulas written out so that I can plug them in for later practice and understa

    Treasury STRIPS: price, yield to maturity calculations

    I need some help with these problems using EXCEL 1. A Treasury STRIPS matures in 7.5 years and has a yield to maturity of 6.9 percent. If the par value is $100,000, what is the price of the STRIPS? What is the price quoted? 2. What is the yield to maturity on Treasury STRIPS with 10 years to maturity and a quoted price of

    Cost Overruns at Alpha

    Alpha Company has implemented a plan whereby functional managers will be held totally responsible for all cost overruns against their (the functional managers') original estimates. Furthermore, all cost overruns must come out of the functional managers' budgets, whether they be overhead or otherwise, not the project budget. What

    Market Efficiency

    Discuss the following two scenarios. Scenario 1: Is the following statement true or false? Explain. When the 56-year-old founder of Gulf & Western, Inc. died of a heart attack, the stock price immediately jumped from $18.00 a share to $20.25, a 12.5% increase. This is evidence of market inefficiency because an effici

    Component cost of debt, preferred stock, & common stock

    Calculate the component costs of debt, preferred stock, and common stock. Will these costs be constant irrespective of the amount of capital raised? Please explain. Table Expected Growth Rate of Sales ....................................... 25% Expected Growth Rate of Earnings and Dividends .......... 12% Expected Return

    Calculating Present and Future Value and Loan Amortizations

    2. If you require a 9 percent return on your investments, which would you prefer? a. $5,000 today b. $15,000 five years from today c. $1,000 per year for 15 years 4. The Mutual Assurance and Life Company is offering an insurance policy under either of the following two terms: a. Make a series of 12 payments of $1,200 at

    Mathematics of Finance

    Show each formula and all work. #37: Find the amount of each payment that must be made into a sinking fund to accumulate each amount. (Recall, in a sinking fund, payments are made at the end of every interest period.) 233,188; money earns 9.7% compounded quarterly for 7 3/4 years ______________________________________

    Rate of returns, standard deviations, coefficents of variation

    Please see attached file. The market and Stock J have tire following probability distributions: Expected Returns Probability rM, rl 0.3 15% 20% 0.4 9 5 0.3 18 12 a. Calculate the expected rates of return for the market and Stock J. b. Calculate the standard deviations for t

    Expected return, standard deviation, and coefficent of variation

    Please see attached. 1-1 A stock's return has the following distribution Demand of the company Product Probability of this demand occurring Rate of Return if this demand occurs Weak 0.1 (50%) Below Average 0.2 (5) Average 0.4 16 Above Average 0.2 25 Strong 0.1 60 1 Calculat

    Sustainable growth rate (SGR)

    Sustainable Growth: Assuming the following ratios are constant, what is the sustainable growth rate? Total asset turnover = 1.40 Profit margin = 7.6% Equity multiplier = 1.50 Payout ratio = 40%

    EFN: What is the amount of external financing needed for Martin, Inc.?

    Please see the attached problem. EFN: The most recent financial statements for Martin, Inc., are shown here: INCOME STATEMENT BALANCE SHEET Sales $19,200 Assets $93,000 Debt $20,400 Costs $15550 Equity $72,600 Taxable income $ 3,650 Total $93,000 Total $93,000 Taxes (34%) 1,241 Ne

    Additional funds needed

    Please see the attached file. The Candy Company sales are forecasted to increase from $1000 in 2005 to $2000 in 2006. Here is the December 31, 2005, balance sheet: Cash $100 Accounts payable $50 Accounts receivable $200 Notes payable $150 Inventories $200 Accruals $50 Current assets $500 Current liabilit

    Various Problems Related to Finance

    1. Electronics Unlimited has the following capital structure: 60% stock, 10 % preferred stock, and 30% in debt. The after-tax cost of debt is 8%, the cost of preferred stock is 10%, and the cost of common stock is 12%. What is the Weighted Cost of Capital (WACC). 2. Your company's fixed costs are $2 million and variable co

    Introduction to Accounting: LL Sams Company & Melinda Garcia Career Services

    Assignment Name: Unit 1 Individual Project Details: The proprietors of two businesses, L.L. Sams Company and Melinda Garcia Career Services, have sought business loans from you. To decide whether to make the loans, you have requested their balance sheets. Click Unit 1 Balance sheets to view. Solely on the basis of these

    Community foundations

    Identify a community foundation in your area. Then write a 700 word paper describing the organization and the projects it supports.

    Corporations: retained earnings, par value, authorized, treasury stock

    See file attached. 26. The term "Retained Earnings" is best explained by which of the following statements? (Points: 2) Money set aside for the redemption of bonds A measure of equity generated by a corporation through its operating activities. Cash retained in a separate bank account designated f

    Product exchange calculation from USD to Euros

    A product sells for $750 in the United States. The exchange rate is such that $1 equals 1.0219 euros. If purchasing power parity (PPP) holds, what is the price of the product (in euros) in the EMU countries? 726.750 euros 734.550 euros 766.425 euros 770.925 euros 781.393 euros

    Purchasing power parity (PPP) Problem

    Hockey skates sell in Canada for $105 Canadian dollars. Currently, 1 Canadian dollar equals 0.74 U.S. dollar. If purchasing power parity (PPP) holds, what is the price of hockey skates in the United States? $64.79 $71.10 $74.55 $77.70 $87.15

    Multi-product Breakeven Decision

    Multiproduct breakeven decision making. Evenkeel Corporation manufactures and sells one product- an infant car seat called Plumar- at a price of $50. Variable cost equals 20 per car seat. Fixed costs are $495,000. Evenkeel manufactures Plumar upon the receipt of orders from its customers. In 2003, it sold 30,000 units of Pl