Answer: -$100
Explanation:
Value of forward contract = Selling price - Forward price on bond
Forward price = Present value of cashflows + Present value of bond
Periodic rate = 7%/ 2 = 3.5% per semi annum
= 8% / 2 = 4%
3.5% will be used to discount the payment 6 months from now as that is the 6 month rate. The rest will be 4%.
= (80 / (1 + 3.5%) ) + ( 80 / ( 1 + 4%)²) + (940 / ( 1 +4%)²)
= $1,020.342
= $1,020
Value of forward contract = 920 - 1,020
= -$100
Answer: Generally, when trying to solve a complex accounting problem in which there are obstacles and little knowledge about the subject, the most advisable thing is to work from a conceptual framework which serves as a guide to find a reasonable answer to the problem in question. In this case Marla was clearly working with a conceptual framework, and instead Jacob was not.
Answer:
Queries can perform many different functions in a database. Their most common function is to retrieve specific data from the tables. The data you want to see is usually spread across several tables, and queries allow you to view it in a single data sheet.
Answer:
(a) $4.08
(b) $51.03
Explanation:
Constant growth rate for earnings:
= (EPS for any year ÷ EPS for the previous year) - 1
= (8.40 ÷ 8.00) - 1
= 0.05
= 5%
(a) EPS for 2016 = EPS for 2015 × (1 + 5%)
= 9.72 × 1.05
= $10.21
Dividend for 2016 = 40% × EPS for 2016
= 40% × 10.206
= $4.08
(b) Stock Price at the beginning of 2016:
= Dividend for 2016 ÷ (Required rate of return - Constant growth rate)
= 4.0824 ÷ (0.13 - 0.05)
= $51.03
