1. Simplex Healthcare had net income of $5,411,623 after paying taxes at 34 percent. The firm had revenues of $20,433,770. Their interest expense for the year was $1,122,376, while depreciation expense was $2,079,112. What was the firm’s operating expenses excluding depreciation? (Points : 5)
$8,199,429
$9,032853
$9,321,805
none of the above
2. Present value: Jack Robbins is saving for a new car. He needs to have $ 21,000 for the car in three years. How much will he have to invest today in an account paying 8 percent annually to achieve his target? (Round to nearest dollar.) (Points : 5)
$22,680
$26,454
$16,670
$19,444
3. Future value of an annuity: Carlos Menendez is planning to invest $3,500 every year for the next six years in an investment paying 12 percent annually. What will be the amount he will have at the end of the six years? (Round to the nearest dollar.) (Points : 5)
$21,000
$28,403
$24,670
$26,124
4. PV of multiple cash flows: Pam Gregg is expecting cash flows of $50,000, $75,000, $125,000, and $250,000 from an inheritance over the next four years. If she can earn 11 percent on any investment that she makes, what is the present value of her inheritance? (Round to the nearest dollar.) (Points : 5)
$361,998
$309,432
$412,372
$434,599
5. Aquaman Stock has exhibited a standard deviation in stock returns of 0.7, whereas Green Lantern Stock has exhibited a standard deviation of 0.8. The correlation coefficient between the stock returns is 0.1. What is the standard deviation of a portfolio composed of 70 percent Aquaman and 30 percent Green Lantern? (Points : 5)
0.32122
0.54562
0.56676
0.75000
6. Gunther earned a 62.5 percent return on a stock that he purchased one year ago. The stock is now worth $12, and he received a dividend of $1 during the year. How much did Gunther originally pay for the stock? (Points : 5)
$7.00
$7.50
$8.00
$8.50
7. Bond price: Jeremy Kohn is planning to invest in a 10-year bond that pays a 12 percent coupon. The current market rate for similar bonds is 9 percent. Assume semiannual coupon payments. What is the maximum price that should be paid for this bond? (Round to the nearest dollar.) (Points : 5)
$951
$882
$1,033
$1,195
8. Zero coupon bonds: The U.S. Treasury has issued 10-year zero coupon bonds with a face value of $1,000. Assume that coupon payments are normally semiannual. What will be the current market price of these bonds if the opportunity cost for similar investments in the market is 6.75 percent? (Round to the nearest dollar.) (Points : 5)
$684
$860
$515
$604
9. Nonconstant growth: Lincoln, Inc., expects to pay no dividends for the next four years. It has projected a growth rate of 35 percent for the next four years. After four years, the firm will grow at a constant rate of 6 percent. Its first dividend to be paid in year 5 will be worth $4.25. If your required rate of return is 20 percent, what is the stock worth today? (Points : 5)
$14.64
$32.18
$36.43
$21.82
10. Nonconstant growth: Starskeep, Inc., is a fast growing technology company. The firm projects a rapid growth of 40 percent for the next two years and then a growth rate of 20 percent for the following two years. After that, the firm expects a constant-growth rate of 8 percent. The firm expects to pay its first dividend of $1.25 a year from now. If your required rate of return on such stocks is 20 percent, what is the current price of the stock? (Points : 5)
$15.63
$4.70
$30.30
$22.68
11. Champagne, Inc., had revenues of $12 million, cash operating expenses of $8 million, and depreciation and amortization of $1.5 million during 2008. The firm purchased $700,000 of equipment during the year while increasing its inventory by $500,000 (with no corresponding increase in current liabilities). The marginal tax rate for Champagne is 30 percent.
Free cash flow: What is Champagne’s NOPAT for 2008? (Points : 5)
$1,750,000
$2,500,000
$3,250,000
$4,000,000
12. Variable costs, fixed costs, and project risk. Solutions Bank Textbooks had sales and operating expenses of $1 million last year. If the firm had fixed costs of $300,000 on sales of 35,000 books, then what is the firm’s per-unit contribution? (Points : 5)
$28.57
$20.00
$8.57
None of the above
13. M&M Proposition 2: A firm has a WACC of 8.5%, a pretax cost of debt of 5%, a cost of equity of 12%, and a marginal corporate income tax rate of 35%. What percent of the firm is financed with equity? (Points : 5)
50%
60%
70%
None of the above
$8,199,429
$9,032853
$9,321,805
none of the above
2. Present value: Jack Robbins is saving for a new car. He needs to have $ 21,000 for the car in three years. How much will he have to invest today in an account paying 8 percent annually to achieve his target? (Round to nearest dollar.) (Points : 5)
$22,680
$26,454
$16,670
$19,444
3. Future value of an annuity: Carlos Menendez is planning to invest $3,500 every year for the next six years in an investment paying 12 percent annually. What will be the amount he will have at the end of the six years? (Round to the nearest dollar.) (Points : 5)
$21,000
$28,403
$24,670
$26,124
4. PV of multiple cash flows: Pam Gregg is expecting cash flows of $50,000, $75,000, $125,000, and $250,000 from an inheritance over the next four years. If she can earn 11 percent on any investment that she makes, what is the present value of her inheritance? (Round to the nearest dollar.) (Points : 5)
$361,998
$309,432
$412,372
$434,599
5. Aquaman Stock has exhibited a standard deviation in stock returns of 0.7, whereas Green Lantern Stock has exhibited a standard deviation of 0.8. The correlation coefficient between the stock returns is 0.1. What is the standard deviation of a portfolio composed of 70 percent Aquaman and 30 percent Green Lantern? (Points : 5)
0.32122
0.54562
0.56676
0.75000
6. Gunther earned a 62.5 percent return on a stock that he purchased one year ago. The stock is now worth $12, and he received a dividend of $1 during the year. How much did Gunther originally pay for the stock? (Points : 5)
$7.00
$7.50
$8.00
$8.50
7. Bond price: Jeremy Kohn is planning to invest in a 10-year bond that pays a 12 percent coupon. The current market rate for similar bonds is 9 percent. Assume semiannual coupon payments. What is the maximum price that should be paid for this bond? (Round to the nearest dollar.) (Points : 5)
$951
$882
$1,033
$1,195
8. Zero coupon bonds: The U.S. Treasury has issued 10-year zero coupon bonds with a face value of $1,000. Assume that coupon payments are normally semiannual. What will be the current market price of these bonds if the opportunity cost for similar investments in the market is 6.75 percent? (Round to the nearest dollar.) (Points : 5)
$684
$860
$515
$604
9. Nonconstant growth: Lincoln, Inc., expects to pay no dividends for the next four years. It has projected a growth rate of 35 percent for the next four years. After four years, the firm will grow at a constant rate of 6 percent. Its first dividend to be paid in year 5 will be worth $4.25. If your required rate of return is 20 percent, what is the stock worth today? (Points : 5)
$14.64
$32.18
$36.43
$21.82
10. Nonconstant growth: Starskeep, Inc., is a fast growing technology company. The firm projects a rapid growth of 40 percent for the next two years and then a growth rate of 20 percent for the following two years. After that, the firm expects a constant-growth rate of 8 percent. The firm expects to pay its first dividend of $1.25 a year from now. If your required rate of return on such stocks is 20 percent, what is the current price of the stock? (Points : 5)
$15.63
$4.70
$30.30
$22.68
11. Champagne, Inc., had revenues of $12 million, cash operating expenses of $8 million, and depreciation and amortization of $1.5 million during 2008. The firm purchased $700,000 of equipment during the year while increasing its inventory by $500,000 (with no corresponding increase in current liabilities). The marginal tax rate for Champagne is 30 percent.
Free cash flow: What is Champagne’s NOPAT for 2008? (Points : 5)
$1,750,000
$2,500,000
$3,250,000
$4,000,000
12. Variable costs, fixed costs, and project risk. Solutions Bank Textbooks had sales and operating expenses of $1 million last year. If the firm had fixed costs of $300,000 on sales of 35,000 books, then what is the firm’s per-unit contribution? (Points : 5)
$28.57
$20.00
$8.57
None of the above
13. M&M Proposition 2: A firm has a WACC of 8.5%, a pretax cost of debt of 5%, a cost of equity of 12%, and a marginal corporate income tax rate of 35%. What percent of the firm is financed with equity? (Points : 5)
50%
60%
70%
None of the above
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