Fundamentals of Finance

Problems

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1. You are considering the following two equally-risky investments. If you are indifferent between these two investments, what is the NPV of Project B?

2. Suppose you just finished analyzing a 5-year capital investment, but you get a call from the CFO saying the initial cost of the equipment will be $1 million more than expected. How much will NPV change? The equipment is 5-year MACRS property. Assume a 35% marginal tax rate, 10% required return, and no change in salvage value.

3. Stock Y has a beta of 1.40 and an expected return of 16%. Stock Z has a beta of 0.7 and an expected return of 9.0%. If these two stocks are correctly priced, what is the expected return on the market index, E(Rm)?

4. A capital investment will produce cash flows of $10,000 annually, in arrears, over its 10-year life. This looks like a great investment since the IRR of 14.97% far exceeds the 10.00% required return. To be sure, calculate the NPV.

5. Suppose you just finished a capital investment analysis on a $250 million project with the following results. What's the standard deviation of the project's IRR?

6. You invested $100,000 of your client's money in a portfolio of stocks. At the end of the first year the portfolio was worth $115,000. At the end of the second year the portfolio was worth $138,000. Then the market crashed, and during the third year the portfolio lost 40% of its value. What was the annual geometric mean return over the entire three-year period?

7. One year ago you paid $1,093 for an 8% coupon bond which had a remaining maturity of 14 years. The coupons are paid semiannually. The current YTM on this bond is 6.2%. If you sold the bond today, what would be your holding-period return (%)?

8. An asset that originally cost $175,000 is sold for $75,000 after three years of use. The asset is classified as 5-year property for tax purposes. If the company has a 35% marginal tax rate, what is the after-tax salvage value?

9. Stock XYZ just paid its $5 annual dividend, which is expected to grow 20% annually for the next three years. After that, the dividend is expected to grow a mere 2% forever due to emerging competition. If you require a 14% return, what is the most you'd pay for this stock today?

10. EarthCom stock has been trading for $72 per share. It just paid a $4 annual dividend, and investors require a 14% return. According to the Dividend Growth Model, what would be the stock price if EarthCom reported revenue that disappointed the market causing growth expectations to be cut in half?