1. Common Products has issued its $.0001 par value stock in two separate financing transactions. Transaction 1: five years ago, the founder of the company purchased 4,000,000 shares of stock for $100,000. Transaction 2: last year the company went public by issuing 20,000,000 shares of stock to the public for $32 million. Use this information to fill in the following table:

Common shares (par value) ____________________

Additional paid-in capital ____________________

Retained Earnings ____________________

Net Equity $40,000,000

2. A $1,000 face value bond of Acme Inc. pays an annual coupon and carries a coupon rate of 4.75%. It is was a 30 year bond when issued and it has 11 years remaining to maturity. If it currently has a yield to maturity of 5.5%.

(a) What interest payments do bondholders receive each year?

(b) What is the current bond price?

(c) What is the bond price if the yield to maturity rises to 7.5%?

3. A 10 year maturity bond with a coupon rate of 6.25% and face value of $1,000 makes semi-annual coupon payments. What is the bond’s yield to maturity if the bond is selling for:

(a) 900?

(b) 1,000?

(c) 1,100?

4. Large Industries annual bonds are selling at 102 (i.e., the price is $1,020 for the $1,000 bond). There are 7 years remaining until maturity on the bonds and the yield to maturity is 5.25%. Find the coupon rate. (Note: you may have to use a trial and error solution method)

5. Below are the data for two stocks, both of which have a discount rate of 10 percent: Stock A Stock B Return on equity 11% 12% Earnings per share $2.20 $.90 Dividends per share $ .95 $.50

a. What are the dividend payout ratios for each firm?

b. What are the expected dividend growth rates for each firm?

c. What is the estimated stock price for each firm?

d. Which stock has the higher market value of equity?

6. You have forecast that United Sports, Inc. will pay a dividend of $1.60 next year (in time 1), $2.00 two years from now (in time 2) and $2.20 three years from now (in time 3). For dividends beyond three years, you assume they will increase at 5% per year from the prior year. If the discount rate is 9%, calculate a fair price for the stock of United Sports, Inc.