OTA, please assist with the following questions based on your business experience and education. Please cite any sources. A) How do you think Apple Computer determines demand, market surveys, market experiments, linear regression? B) Do you think Apple computer stock will continue to rise? C) How has the software market
Here is a type of mortgage problem that I always have trouble with. I think I can get the first part just fine but get stuck on part 2. If you can work it out slowly, it would be helpful. Question: You buy a house for $500,000 and put 20% down payment. You get a 30 year fixed rate mortgage at 6.2% . A) What is your
The following is the market situation: Security Beta Expected Return A Co. 1.25 19% B Co. 0.75 15% Assume that these securities are priced according to the CAPM. What is the expected return on the market? Wha
Multiple Choice Questions : 1. Which of the following statements is most correct? a. A good goal for a corporate manager is maximization of expected EPS. b. Most business in the US is conducted by corporations; corporations' popularity results primarily from their favorable tax treatment. c. A good example of an agen
1. Estimate the value of a privately-held firm based on the following information: total market value (or capitalization value) of a comparable firm = $200,000; net income of a comparable firm = $40,000; number of shares outstanding of the comparable firm = 20,000; net income for the target firm - $15,000; number of shares outst
The LowTec Corporation is about to begin producing and selling its prototype product. Annual cash flows for the next five years are forcasted as: 1 ($50,000) 2 ($20,000) 3 $100,000 4 $400,000 5 $800,000 Investors in LowTec have an expected rate of return of 30 percent on their investment until year 5, when the rate of re
A venture capitalist wants to estimate the value of a new venture. The venture is not expected to produce net income or earnings until the end of year 5 when the net income is estimated at $1,600,000. A publicly-traded competitor or "comparable firm" has current earnings of $1,000,000 and a market capitalization value of $10,000
How will the following transactions be reflected in the U.S. balance of payments? a. A U.S. MNC sells $5 million in automotive parts to a firm in Italy, receiving a check drawn on the Italian company's U.S. bank account. b. A Japanese corporation purchases a plant in the United States for $200 million, using the proceeds of a
What are the components of the capital account in the balance of payments? What are the components of the current account in the balance of payments? Suppose you know that a certain country has a surplus on the capital account on its balance of payments; what does this imply about the current account? What does a surplus in the
Need assistance computing comparisions and dimension averages. Please see attachment.
The Gold Rush Mining Company is concerned about short-term volatility in its revenues. Gold currently sells for $300 an ounce, but the price is volatile and could fall as low as $280 or rise as high as $320 in the next month. The company will bring 1,000 ounces to the market next month. a. What will be total revenues if the fi
You are a junior analyst at a well-known mutual fund company (i.e., a buy-side analyst) and are assigned to value, say, the stock of General Electric. You look around at what famous analysts have written and you find one who says that the stock is overpriced at its current price (roughly $42/ share as of October 9, 2007). Anot
Jenark Inc. project has the following cash follow: What would be the payback period? Year CF 0 (50,000) 1 (20,000) 2 60,000 3 100,000 4
The Stafford coal seam contains 25,000 tons of coal. It costs $100 per ton to extract the coal and deliver it to the market. (This is a constant marginal cost). The demand for coal can be represented by the following inverse demand equation: P = 600 - 0.02*Q. a. If you were only concerned with this period, what would the o
Required: Your consulting firm has been hired to help UTC evaluate its new fee structure. Write a letter to the club's president answering the following questions. 1. Will Urban Tennis Club's new membership plan and fee structure improve its ability to plan its cash receipts? Explain your answer. 2. Urban Tennis C
John Wilson is a conservative investor who has asked your advice about two bonds he is considering. One is seasoned issue of the Capri Fashion Company that was first sold 22 years ago at a face value of $1000, with a 25-year term, paying 6%. The other is a new 30-year issue of the Gantry Elevator Company that is coming out now a
Total Assets: $12,500,000 Total Liabilities: $8,500,000 Common Shares Outstanding: 200,000 Preferred Shares Outstanding: 50,000 Common Stock Par Value: $1 Preferred Stock Par Value: $50 Common Stock Dividends: $200,000 Preferred Stock Dividends: $150,000 Earnings After Taxes: $500,000 What is the EPS
The Zumwalt Company is expected to pay a dividend of $2.25 per share at the end of the year, and that dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5.00% per year in the future. The company's beta is 1.15, the market risk premium is 5.50%, and the risk-free rate is 4.00%. What is the current stock price? a. $42.25 b. $43.
In general, do you expect analysts' forecasts for a company like KKD to be optimistic, pessimistic or unbiased? Why?
I have the following problem to figure out and I am completely lost: The spread in the annual prices of stocks selling for under $10 and the spread in prices of those selling for over $60 are to be compared. The mean price of the stocks selling for under $10 is $5.25 and the standard deviation $1.52. The mean price of those
Wilcox Co. is considering the following alternative financing plans Plan 1 Plan 2 issue 12% bonds (at face value) $1,000,000 $500,000 issue preferred $2 stock,$10 per share ----
1a. Briefly describe three strategies for testing internal controls when information technology is used for significant accounting processing. b. Identify two strategies that might be used to support a low control risk assessment. Discuss the difference between the two strategies. c. Discuss a third audit strategy that mig
Costs can be classified into two categories, fixed and variable costs. These costs behave differently based on the level of sales volumes. Suppose we are running a restaurant and have identified certain costs along with the number of annual units sold of 1000. Item: Raw Materials (cost for hamburgers) Total Annual Cost: 650
1. Construct a comparison of Wal-Mart's and the industry's income statements around 1990 and quantify Wal-Mart's advantages. 2. Evaluate Wal-Mart's diversification into Sam's Clubs and supercenters.
Michaels Corporation expects earnings before interest and taxes to be $40,000 for this period. Assuming an ordinary tax rate of 40 percent, compute the firm's earnings after taxes and earnings available for common stockholders (earnings after taxes and preferred stock dividends, if any) under the following conditions: a.
Louis Nicosia operates four 7-11 stores. He has just received the monthly bank statement at October 31 from City National Bank, and the statement shows an ending balance of $3,840. Listed on the statement are an EFT rent collection of $400, a service charge of $12, two NSF checks totaling $74, and a $9 charge for printed checks.
You have been asked to write a report for a group of new stock brokers about the American Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ. After submitting your report, one of the new brokers asks the three questions below and requests a written response: What are the economic functions financial intermediaries perform? (1 to 2 Paragraphs)
You have been asked to write a report for a group of new stock brokers about the American Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ. Visit both the American Stock Exchange (AMEX): http://www.amex.com, and the NASDAQ: http://www.nasdaq.com , and write a 2-3 page paper on how the two exchanges operate. Make sure to address the following thr
Charlie owes Joe $8000 on a note that is due in five years with accumulated interest at 6%. Joe has an investment opportunity now that he thinks will earn 18%. There's a chance, however, that it will earn as little as 4%. A bank has offered to discount the note at 14% and give Joe cash that he can invest today. Q. a. How
2. St. Andrews Academy is considering building a new multipurpose athletic complex on campus. The complex would provide a new gymnasium for basketball games, expanded office space, classrooms, and intramural facilities. The following activities would have to be undertaken before construction can begin. Activity Descri