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The current exchange rate is USD2 = GBP1. ClickEasy is a large British firm that exports computer games to the United States. If the dollar depreciates relative to the pound, ClickEasy will increase
Suppose that you (foolishly) use your own views about exchange rates when valuing an overseas investment proposal. Specifically, suppose that you believe that the rur will depreciate by 2% per year.
Look at Table 22.2 which shows the dollar price of Big Macs in different countries. Use the exchange rates in Table 22.1 to calculate the price of a Big Mac in the local currency in each of the
"Jumping jackasses! Not another one!" groaned George Luger. It was a memo from the CEO of DVR Importers dated December 31, 2016. It was the third memo from the CEO that he had received that day. It
Look at Figure 23.9, which shows the possible future payoffs in June 2016 from a particular package of investments in Alphabet options. This package of investments is called a "butterfly" by option
Turn back to Table 23.2, which lists prices of various Alphabet options. Use the data in the table to calculate the payoff and the profits for investments in each of the following June maturity
A 10-year maturity convertible bond with a face value of $1,000 and a 6% coupon on a company with a bond rating of Aaa is selling for $1,050. The bond pays interest annually. Each bond can be
a. Turn back again to Table 23.2, which lists prices of various Alphabet options. Use the data in the table to calculate the payoff and the profits for investments in each of the following January
Suppose that you hold a share of stock and a put option on that share with an exercise price of $100.a. What is the value of your portfolio when the option expires if the stock price is below $100?b.
Look at the data in Table 23.2. a. What is the price of a call option with an exercise price of $750 and expiration in March 2016? What if expiration is in January 2017? b. Why do you think the
Answer the following questions by choosing from the following options: stock price; stock price - exercise price; the greater of zero or stock price - exercise price; the lesser of zero or stock
Table 23.2 shows call options on Alphabet stock with the same exercise date in June 2016 and with exercise prices $700, $750, and $800. Notice that the price of the middle call option (with exercise
As manager of United Bedstead, you own substantial executive stock options. These options entitle you to buy the firm's shares during the next 5 years at a price of $100 a share. The plant manager
Look once more at the Alphabet call option that we valued in Section 23.2. Suppose (just suppose) that the interest rate on bank loans is 20%.a. Recalculate the value of the Alphabet call option.b.
Look again at the Alphabet call option that we valued in Section 23.2. Suppose that by the end of June 2016, the price of Alphabet stock could double to $1,500 or halve to $375. Everything else is
a. Use the Black-Scholes formula to find the value of a call option on the following stock. (You can find the spreadsheet in this chapter as well as in Connect.) i. Time to expiration 1 year ii.
Option prices are determined in part by volatility, and traders sometimes use the volatility estimates built into option prices to assess market conditions. The volatility estimate built into S&P 500
Look back at Table 23.2. Suppose that by January 2017, the price of Alphabet could either rise from its December 2015 level to $750 × 1.22 = $915.00 or fall to $750/1.22 = $614.75. a. What would be
Describe each of the following situations in the language of options. State in each case whether the situation involves a call or a put and the option's exercise price. a. A company has drilling
After dramatic increases in oil prices in the 1970s, the U.S. government funded several projects to create synthetic oil or natural gas from abundant U.S. supplies of coal and oil shale. Although the
The Rank and File Company is considering a stock issue to raise $50 million. An underwriter offers to guarantee the success of the issue by buying any unwanted stock at the $25 issue price. The
In the film Casino Royale, the villain, Le Chiffre, plans to destroy an airliner being developed by Skyfleet. To profit from this, he first buys options on Skyfleet stock. Fortunately, James Bond
Look at Figure 23.8, which shows the possible future payoffs in June 2016 from a particular package of investments in Alphabet options. Incidentally, this package of investments is called a
A gold mining firm is concerned about short-term volatility in its revenues. Gold currently sells for $1,600 an ounce, but the price is extremely volatile and could fall as low as $1,520 or rise as
Suppose that in the 5 days following a farmer's sale of September wheat futures at a futures price of $5.83, the futures price is:At the end of day 5, the farmer decides to quit wheat farming and
True or false? a. Hedging is a zero-sum game. b. Reducing risk always increases company value. c. Hedging can reduce the likelihood of financial distress. d. Investors may prefer to hedge
Phoenix Motors wants to lock in the cost of 10,000 ounces of platinum to be used in next quarter's production of catalytic converters. It buys 3-month futures contracts for 10,000 ounces at a price
Listed here are some commodity futures contracts, and some possible users of these contracts. State (i) which contract each user would be most likely to use to hedge its risk and (ii) whether it
Yesterday you sold 6-month futures on Standard & Poor's Index at a price of 2,100. Today the S&P closed at 2,080, and S&P futures closed at 2,120. You get a call from your broker, who reminds you
Match each of the following terms with one of the definitions below: spot price, futures price, forward contract, marked to market, expected spot pricea. Price for immediate deliveryb. A tailor-made
True or false?a. Buyers of futures contracts generally wait until the contract matures and then take delivery of the commodity.b. The great advantage of a futures contract is that the buyer is not
The farmer does not avoid risk by selling wheat futures. If wheat prices rise above $6.40 a bushel, then he will suffer losses if he has sold wheat futures at $6.40. Is this fair comment?
Why perform a retirement needs analysis?
What is the difference between conversion and shifting income?
Give three examples of tax elimination?
How does a separate account differ from a mutual fund?
Why set up an irrevocable trust when you can establish a revocable one that provides you with more flexibility?
What is the difference between a load and a no-load fund?
What is behavioral financial planning? Differentiate it from behavioral finance.
Carl and his wife had a total estate of $400,000. What estate planning tool would you recommend? Why?
Contrast money planning and life planning?
How do basic feelings differ from higher-level feelings?
Why is a household's similarity with a business important?
Explain the difference between an executor and a guardian?
Why is integration so important?
What is the difference between strengths and weaknesses, on the one hand, and opportunities and threats, on the other?
Why is periodic review important?
Contrast marginal and average tax brackets?
Hilda wanted to know how much her children would be saving if she set up a bypass trust for $300,000 rather than giving it directly to her husband. She had an illness that made it likely that she
A person's marginal tax bracket includes the sum of the relevant federal, state, and local income taxes. True or false? Explain.
John discovered a $400 tax deduction. In order to calculate its cash benefit, should he use his marginal or average tax bracket? Why?
If a preferred stock has annual payments of $6.00 and a required rate of return of 8 percent, what is its current price?
Do you believe loss aversion is practiced widely? Justify your answer.
Some people say that money is the only goal that counts, while others indicate that once living costs are covered, it hardly matters at all. Indicate which statement you believe to be more accurate.
Go to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.'s Web site at www.walmartstores.com. Click on Investors, then select Financial Information; next choose Annual Reports& Proxies; finally, click on the most recent date.
One-year Treasury bills currently earn 2.25 percent. You expect that one year from now, 1-year Treasury bill rates will increase to 2.45 percent and that two years from now, 1-year Treasury bill
Which specific item of a pro forma income statement should be most expected to vary proportionately with sales? Why?
Suppose a firm has had the historic sales figures shown as follows. What would be the forecast for next year's sales using the naïve approach?
Suppose a firm has had the historic sales figures shown as follows. What would be the forecast for next year's sales using the naïve approach?
What approach should be used to forecast sales if a firm believes that sales will increase over time?
Suppose a firm has had the historic sales figures shown as follows. What would be the forecast for next year's sales using the average approach?
Suppose you were the financial manager for a firm and were considering a proposed increase in the amount of debt in the firm's capital structure. If you thought the firm was going to consistently
Explain why, in a world with both corporate taxes and the chance of bankruptcy, a small firm with volatile EBIT is unlikely to have much debt.
If the U.S. government completely eliminated taxation at the corporate level, how would this influence the capital structures of firms in a world with bankruptcy?
Would you expect a utility company to have high or low debt levels? Why?
The CEO of JJJ, Inc., owns 27 percent of his currently all-equity financed firm worth $100 million. He has proposed splitting off one of the divisions (worth $25 million) of his company to let it
A 6 percent corporate coupon bond is callable in five years for a call premium of one year of coupon payments. Assuming a par value of $1,000, what is the price paid to the bondholder if the issuer
Why is debt often referred to as leverage in finance?
In M&M's perfect world, will the debt holders ever bear any of the risk of the firm?
If a firm increased the amount of debt in its capital structure, but a shareholder wanted to switch back to the mixture of expected return and risk she had before the switch, how would she go about
If an investor wanted to reduce the risk of a levered stock in their portfolio, how could they go about doing so while still retaining shares in the company?
We talked about how a firm might attract a different clientele by switching dividend payout policies: Might a particular clientele change its preference for dividends versus capital gains through no
Suppose that federal banking regulators in the United States announced that they are going to allow banks to take on significant equity investments in firms to which they have lent. What would you
Could the record date ever be before the ex-dividend date? Why or why not?
Suppose a firm managed to consistently lower the length of time between the ex-dividend date and the payment date. On average, how would this affect the firm's stock price?
How big of a stock dividend would a firm have to announce for the stock price to be affected as much as it would through a 3-for-1 stock split?
Would it be possible for a firm to announce a "reverse stock dividend"?
Information on the bond market is widely available in papers like The Wall Street Journal and Barron's. Bond information can also be found online at financial Web sites like finance.yahoo.com and
Why might firms prefer to conduct stock repurchases through open-market operations rather than through fixed-price tender offers?
Why might a firm's investors wish to delay receiving cash from the firm?
Why might the government actually want the capital gains tax rate to be lower than the dividend tax rate?
Suppose a firm pays total dividends of $500,000 out of net income of $2 million. What would the firm's payout ratio be?
Suppose a firm pays total dividends of $750,000 out of net income of $5 million. What would the firm's payout ratio be?
A financial manager has determined that the appropriate discount rate for a foreign project is 12 percent. However, that discount rate applies in the United States using dollars. What discount
A financial manager has determined that the appropriate discount rate for a foreign project is 16 percent. However, that discount rate applies in the United States using dollars. What discount rate
If the price of silver in England is £15.23 per ounce, what is the expected price of silver in the United States if the spot exchange rate is $1 = £0.6535?
If the price of copper in Europe is €2.12 per ounce, what is the expected price of copper in the United States if the spot exchange rate is $1 = €0.7623?
A linear probability model you have developed finds that a firm has a PD of .16. What does this mean?
What's the current yield of a 3.8 percent coupon corporate bond quoted at a price of 102.08?
What is the difference between a linear discriminant and a linear probability credit-scoring model?
A firm has an Altman's Z-score of 1.76. What does this mean?
What's the current yield of a 5.2 percent coupon corporate bond quoted at a price of 96.78?
Approximately how many years does it take to double a $100 investment when interest rates are 7 percent per year?
Approximately how many years does it take to double a $500 investment when interest rates are 10 percent per year?
Approximately what interest rate is needed to double an investment over five years?
Approximately what interest rate is earned when an investment doubles over 12 years?
What is a forward interest rate?
Go the Web site of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. at www.walmartstores.comand get the latest financial statements from the annual report using the following steps. Click on "Investors." Click on "Annual
If we observe a 1-year Treasury security rate that is higher than the 2-year Treasury security rate, what can we infer about the 1-year rate expected one year from now?
What is the difference in the trading volume between Treasury bonds and corporate bonds? Give examples and/or evidence.
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