Which of the following best explains what a futures contract is?

Fama’s Llamas has a weighted average cost of capital of 10.9 percent. The company’s cost of equity is 12 percent, and its pretax

mojhsa [17]

Answer:

0.2

Explanation:

The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is calculated as below:

WACC = (D/A) x r_D x (1-t) + (E/A) x r_E , where:

A: Market value of company asset;

D: Market value of company debt;

E: Market value of company equity;

r_D: pre-tax cost of debt;

r_E: cost of equity;

t: tax rate

Rearrange above formula a bit, we get:

WACC = (D/A) x r_D x (1-t) + (1 - D/A) x r_E

Putting all the numbers together, we have:

10.9% = (D/A) x 8.9% x (1 - 38%) + (1 - D/A) x 12%

Solve the equation, we get D/A = 17% or D/E = 0.2

So, target debt−equity ratio is 0.2

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4 years ago

Riley is a 50% partner in the RF Partnership and has an outside basis of $56,000 at the end of the year prior to any distributio

Savatey [412]

Answer:

The land basis will be $8,000 and partnership basis will be $42,000.

Explanation:

The outside basis at the end of the year is $56,000.

The cash basis is $6,000.

The fair value of land is $14,000.

The land basis to RF is $8000.

The partnership basis will be

=Outside basis-cash basis-land basis

=$(56,000-6,000-8,000)

=$42,000.

So, the land basis will be $8,000 and partnership basis will be $42,000.

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3 years ago

Last year Carson Industries issued a 10-year, 12% semiannual coupon bond at its par value of $1,000. Currently, the bond can be

Nataly [62]

Answer:

YTM = 8.93%

YTC = 8.47%

Explanation:

$P = \frac{C}{2} \times\frac{1-(1+YTC/2)^{-2t} }{YTC/2} + \frac{CP}{(1+YTC/2)^{2t}}$

The first part is the present value of the coupon payment until the bond is called.

The second is the present value of the called amount

P = market price value = 1,200

C = annual coupon payment = 1,000 x 12% 120

C/2 = 60

CP = called value = 1,060

t = time = 6 years

$P = 60 \times\frac{1-(1+YTC/2)^{-2\times 6} }{YTC/2} + \frac{1,060}{(1+YTC/2)^{2\times 6}}$

Using Financial calculator we get the YTC

8.467835879%

$P = 60 \times\frac{1-(1+YTM/2)^{-2\times 10} }{YTM/2} + \frac{1,000}{(1+YTM/2)^{2\times 10}}$

The first part is the present value of the coupon payment until manurity

The second is the present value of the redeem value at maturity

P = market price value = 1,200

C = coupon payment = 1,000 x 12%/2 = 60

C/2 = 60

F = face value = 1,060

t = time = 10 years

Using Financial calculator we get the YTM

8.9337714%

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3 years ago

Select the law that determines if the strategy is legal or illegal. 1. WCG agrees with its cell plan competitors to raise prices

Llana [10]

Answer:

The given laws for each are as follows:

Explanation:

1. WCG agrees with its cell plan competitors to raise prices for all customers - Sherman Antitrust Act

2. WCG colludes with another company to stop offering family plan discounts - Sherman Antitrust Act

3. WCG decides to advertise a new plan that is 75 percent off the regular plan, even though it is only 20 percent less - Wheeler-Lea Act

4. WCG promises retail consumers a "wholesale" rate, even though it is the same price as always - Wheeler-Lea Act

5. WCG wants to attract more women to its plans and starts offering female consumers 30 percent off their bill - Robinson-Patman Act

6. WCG offers a discount to teenage males in an effort to get customers from its more trendy competitor - Robinson-Patman Act

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4 years ago

Mariano Manufacturing can issue a 25-year, 8.8% annual payment bond at par. Its investment bankers also stated that the company

aivan3 [116]

Answer: 10.13%

Explanation:

The after-tax return on the preferred shares would be:

= After-tax return + Premium required

= (8.8% * (1 - 25%)) + 1%

= 7.6%

For the preferred stock to be issued at par with the above after tax return:

= After tax return / ( 1 - tax)

= 7.6% ( 1 - 25%)

= 10.13%

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3 years ago