Devry FIN515 Midterm Exam ANSWERS

FIN 515 Midterm Exam ANSWERS

Question :

(TCO A) Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Points Received:

10 of 10

2.

Question :

(TCO G) A security analyst obtained the following information from Prestopino Products’ financial statements:

• Retained earnings at the end of 2009 were $700,000, but retained earnings at the end of 2010 had declined to $320,000.
• The company does not pay dividends.
• The company’s depreciation expense is its only non-cash expense; it has no amortization charges.
• The company has no non-cash revenues.
• The company’s net cash flow (NCF) for 2010 was $150,000.

On the basis of this information, which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Points Received:

10 of 10

3.

Question :

(TCO G) LeCompte Corp. has $312,900 of assets, and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt). Its sales for the last year were $620,000, and its net income after taxes was $24,655. Stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 15%. What profit margin would LeCompte need in order to achieve the 15% ROE, holding everything else constant?

Points Received:

10 of 10

4.

Question :

(TCO B) You want to buy a new sports car three years from now, and you plan to save $4,200 per year, beginning one year from today. You will deposit your savings in an account that pays 5.2% interest. How much will you have just after you make the third deposit, three years from now?

Points Received:

10 of 10

5.

Question :

(TCO B) At a rate of 6.5%, what is the future value of the following cash flow stream?
Years: 0 1 2 3 4
|——–|———–|———-|———|
CFs: $0 $75 $225 $0 $300

Points Received:

10 of 10

6.

Question :

(TCO B) Farmers Bank offers to lend you $50,000 at a nominal rate of 5.0%, simple interest, with interest paid quarterly. Merchants Bank offers to lend you the $50,000, but it will charge 6.0%, simple interest, with interest paid at the end of the year. What’s the difference in the effective annual rates charged by the two banks?

Points Received:

10 of 10

7.

Question :

(TCO D) A 15-year bond with a face value of $1,000 currently sells for $850. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Points Received:

10 of 10

8.

Question :

(TCO D) Ezzell Enterprises’ noncallable bonds currently sell for $1,165. They have a 15-year maturity, an annual coupon of $95, and a par value of $1,000. What is their yield to maturity?

Points Received:

10 of 10

9.

Question :

(TCO C) Keys Corporation’s five-year bonds yield 7.00%, and five-year T-bonds yield 5.15%. The real risk-free rate is r* = 3.0%, the inflation premium for five-year bonds is %, the liquidity premium for Keys’ bonds is % versus zero for T-bonds, and the maturity risk premium for all bonds is found with the formula MRP = (t – 1) x 0.1%, where of years to maturity. What is the default risk premium (DRP) on Keys’ bonds?

Points Received:

10 of 10

10.

Question :

(TCO C) Assume that the risk-free rate remains constant, but the market risk premium declines. Which of the following is most likely to occur?

Points Received:

10 of 10