3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't have the full amount of time to take the quiz. Started: Mar 27 at 10:03am Quiz Instructions Exam is composed of 60 items. You are given two hours to finish the exam. Question 1 1 pts A 20-year bond pays 6% on a face value of $1,000. If similar bonds are currently yielding 5%, what is the market value of the bond? Use annual analysis. Equal to $1,000 Less than $1,000 Over $1,000 Can not be determined. Question 2 1 pts If the yield to maturity on a bond is greater than the coupon rate, you can assume: risk premiums have decreased interest rates have decreased the price is below the par the price is above the par https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 1/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam Question 3You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't 1 pts have the full amount of time to take the quiz. Preferred stock has all but which of the following characteristics? no stated maturity a fixed dividend payment that carries a higher precedence than common stock dividends preferred lacks the ownership privilege of common stock the same binding contractual obligation as debt Question 4 1 pts The dividend valuation model stresses the importance of dividends and legal rules for maximum payment. importance of earnings per share. relationship of dividends to earnings per share. relationship of dividends to market prices. Question 5 1 pts The dividend on preferred stock is most similar to: certificate of Deposit. common stock with constant growth in dividends. common stock with variable growth in dividends. common stock with no growth in dividends. https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 2/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't Question 6 have the full amount of time to take the quiz. 1 pts A common stock which pays a constant dividend can be valued as if it were discount bond. preferred stock. corporate bond. stock paying a growing dividend. Question 7 1 pts Stock valuation models are dependent upon expected dividends, future dividend growth and an appropriate discount rate. past dividends, flotation costs and bond yields. historical dividends, historical growth and an appropriate discount rate. all of these. Question 8 1 pts If a company's stock price (Po) goes up, and nothing else changes, Ke (the required rate of return) should need more information. go down. https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 3/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam remain unchanged. go up. You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't have the full amount of time to take the quiz. Question 9 1 pts The cost of capital for common stock is ke = (D1/Po) + g. What are the assumptions of the model? The firm must pay a dividend to use this model. All of these are assumptions of the model. The price earnings ratio stays the same. Growth (g) is constant to infinity. Question 10 1 pts Which of the following regarding preferred stock is true? If the price decreases, required rate of return has decreased The price in the market remains at par If the required rate of return increases, the price increases If the required rate of return increases, the price decreases Question 11 1 pts "Preemptive rights" means that https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 4/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam existing shareholders can prevent management from issuing additional common stock. You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't have the full ofpreferred time to take the quiz.for dividends. common shareholders canamount "preempt" shareholders existing shareholders are guaranteed an opportunity to retain their proportional share of ownership of the firm. management can preempt the right of shareholders to receive dividends if earnings are down. Question 12 1 pts Which of the following is not true about preferred stock? Preferred stocks can be cumulative in respect to dividends. Dividends are legal obligations of the firm. Preferred stock dividends are taxable The after-tax cost is higher than debt with the same yield. Question 13 1 pts Which of the following is not a very common feature of preferred stock? Conversion feature Call feature Cumulative dividends Voting rights https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 5/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam Question 14 You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't 1 pts have the full amount of time to take the quiz. Common stockholders’ rights include all of the following except: fixed dividend yield residual claim to income first option to purchase new shares voting Question 15 1 pts Which of the following financial assets is likely to have the highest required rate of return based on risk? Corporate bond. Common stock. Certificate of Deposit. Treasury bill. Question 16 1 pts A bond which has a yield to maturity greater than its coupon interest rate will sell for a price what is equal to the face value of the bond plus the value of all interest payments. at par. https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 6/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam above par. You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't below par. have the full amount of time to take the quiz. Question 17 1 pts Which of the following statements differentiates debt capital from equity capital? Debt capital is derived from retained earnings; equity capital is derived from the issuance of notes, bonds, or loans. Debt capital is a function of receivables, inventories, and payables; equity capital is a function of stock issues. Debt capital is derived from the issuance of interest-bearing instruments; equity capital is derived from permanent investments by shareholders. Debt capital is a function of stock issues; equity capital is a function of receivables, inventories, and payables. Question 18 1 pts To use a firm's WACC to evaluate its future project's flows, which of the following must hold? The systematic risk of the project is less than the overall systematic risk of the firm. The project will be financed with the same proportion of debt and equity as the firm. The systematic risk of the project is greater than the overall systematic risk of the firm. The project should have conventional cash flows. Question 19 https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 1 pts 7/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't have the full amount of time to take the quiz. Joint Products Inc., a corporation with a 40% marginal tax rate, plans to issue $1,000,000 of 8% preferred stock in exchange for $1,000,000 of its 8% bonds currently outstanding. The firm's total liabilities and equity are equal to $10,000,000. The effect of this exchange on the firm's weighted average cost of capital is likely to be: no change, since it involves equal amounts of capital in the exchange and both instruments have the same rate. an increase, since a portion of the debt payments are tax deductible. a decrease, since preferred stock payments do not need to be made each year, whereas debt payments must be made. a decrease, since a portion of the debt payments are tax deductible. Question 20 1 pts Capital structure is the: mix of debt and equity the firm uses to finance operations and asset purchases. terms a firm has on its equity, such as dividend payment schedules, stock repurchase agreements, etc. mix of equity, such as common stock, preferred stock, paid-in capital, and retained earnings. mix of current and long-term assets, such as cash and fixed assets (plants and equipment). Question 21 1 pts National Auto uses debt, preferred stock, and common stock to finance operations. Calculating the cost of capital requires identifying the: https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 8/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam net present value of the project to be financed. You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't have the full amount of time to take the quiz. risk-free rate. company's product. percentage of financing coming from each financing source. Question 22 1 pts American Outlook, Inc. will issue bonds to fund the acquisition of a major competitor. American Outlook has previously issued preferred and common stock. Which component cost(s) should American Outlook use in evaluating the financial cost of acquiring the new firm? Only the cost of the new debt issue alone Shareholders’ equity (both preferred and common) The weighted-average component cost of common stock, preferred stock, and debt The coupon rate on the bonds and the dividend yield on the preferred and common stock Question 23 1 pts A firm plans to use the historical rate of return to determine the cost of equity capital. In order to use the historical rate, all of the following conditions should exist except which of the following? Expected future cash flows will be discounted to present values. Interest rates will not significantly change. Investor attitude toward risk will not change. The firm's performance will hold steady. https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 9/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam Question You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't have the full amount of time to take the quiz. 24 1 pts Osgood Products has announced that it plans to finance future investments so that the firm will achieve an optimum capital structure. Which one of the following corporate objectives is consistent with this announcement? Maximize earnings per share Maximize the net value of the firm Minimize the cost of debt Minimize the cost of equity Question 25 1 pts When calculating the weighted-average cost of capital (WACC), an adjustment is made for taxes because: the interest on debt is tax deductible. preferred stock is used. equity is risky. equity earns higher return than debt. Question 26 1 pts If Brewer Corporation's bonds are currently yielding 8% in the marketplace, why would the firm's cost of debt be lower? https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 10/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam Additional debt can be issued more cheaply than the original debt. You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't have thehave full amount of time to take the quiz. Market interest rates increased. Interest is deductible for tax purposes. There should be no difference; cost of debt is the same as the bonds’ market yield. Question 27 1 pts In calculating the component costs of long-term funds, the appropriate cost of retained earnings, ignoring flotation costs, is equal to: the cost of common stock. the same as the cost of preferred stock. zero, or no cost. the weighted average cost of capital for the firm. Question 28 1 pts When estimating the cost of borrowing for a firm, we are primarily interested in which of the following? The cost of long-term debt The coupon rate of the debt The cost of equity financing The weighted average cost of capital https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 11/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam Question 29 You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't 1 pts have the full amount of time to take the quiz. The overall cost of capital is the: minimum rate a firm must earn on high-risk projects. rate of return on assets that covers the costs associated with the funds employed. average rate of return a firm earns on its assets. cost of the firm's equity capital at which the market value of the firm will remain unchanged. Question 30 1 pts Which of the following influence(s) the cost of capital? General economic conditions Marketability of securities, general economic conditions, and amount of financing the firm requires Amount of financing the firm requires Marketability of securities Question 31 3 pts What is the approximate yield to maturity for a five-year bond that pays 4% interest on a P1000 face value annually if the bond sells for P952 4.3% 6.5% https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 12/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam 5.1% 5.4% You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't have the full amount of time to take the quiz. Question 32 3 pts An issue of preferred stock is paying an annual dividend of P1.50. The growth rate for the firm's common stock is 5%. What is the preferred stock price if the required rate of return is 7%? P25.00 P30.00 P21.43 P22.50 Question 33 3 pts The growth rate for the firm's common stock is 7%. The firm’s preferred stock is paying an annual dividend of P3. What is the preferred stock price if the required rate of return is 8%? P37.50 P42.86 P50.00 P3.00 Question 34 https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 3 pts 13/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't have the full amount of time to take the quiz. An issue of common stock’s most recent dividend is P1.75. Its growth rate is 5.7%. What is its price if the market's rate of return is 7.7%? P87.50 P24.63 P92.50 P22.73 Question 35 3 pts An issue of common stock is selling for P57.20. The year end dividend is expected to be P2.32 assuming a constant growth rate of 4%. What is the required rate of return? 10.1% 8.1% 10.3% 8.22% Question 36 3 pts An issue of common stock is expected to pay a dividend of P5.15 at the end of the year. Its growth rate is equal to 6%. If the required rate of return is 10%, what is its current price? P51.50 P36.92 https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 14/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam P96.00 P128.75 You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't have the full amount of time to take the quiz. Question 37 3 pts If expected dividends grow at 7% and the appropriate discount rate is 9%, what is the value of a stock with an expected dividend of P1.00? P62.88 P50.00 P29.12 P19.41 Question 38 3 pts An issue of common stock has just paid a dividend of P2.00. Its growth rate is equal to 4%. If the required rate of return is 7%, what is its current price? P19.04 P80.00 P69.33 P28.57 Question 39 https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 3 pts 15/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't have the full amount of time to take the quiz. An issue of common stock is expected to pay a dividend of P3 at the end of the year. Its growth rate is equal to 3%, and the current share price is P40. What is the required rate of return on the stock? between 10% and 12% between 14% and 17% between 12% and 14% between 7% and 10% Question 40 3 pts Market Enterprises would like to issue bonds and needs to determine the approximate rate they would need to pay investors. A firm with similar risk recently issued bonds with the following current features a 5% coupon rate, 10 years until maturity, and a current price of P1,150. At what rate would Market Enterprises expect to issue their bonds, assuming annual interest payments? 5.9% 3.2% 4.8% 5% Question 41 3 pts The Pepperpot Company's stock is selling for P52. Its last dividend was P4.50, and the firm is expected to grow at 7% indefinitely. Flotation costs associated with the sale of common stock are 10% of the proceeds raised. Estimate Pepperpot's cost of retained earnings. https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 16/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam 16.3% 14.3% You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't have the full amount of time to take the quiz. 12.5% 17.5% Question 42 3 pts The Pepperpot Company's stock is selling for P52. Its last dividend was P4.50, and the firm is expected to grow at 7% indefinitely. Flotation costs associated with the sale of common stock are 10% of the proceeds raised. Estimate Pepperpot's cost of equity from the sale of new stock. 12.1% 16.3% 14.2% 17.3% Question 43 3 pts Calculate the after-tax cost of preferred stock for Bozeman-Western Airlines, Inc., which is planning to sell P10 million of P6.50 cumulative preferred stock to the public at a price of P50 a share. Issuance costs are estimated to be P2 a share. The company has a marginal tax rate of 40%. 11.15% 15% 13.54% https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 17/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam 12.74% You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't have the full amount of time to take the quiz. Question 44 3 pts Jacobs Corporation earned P2 million after taxes. The firm has 1.6 million shares of common stock outstanding. Compute the earnings per share of Jacobs. If Jacobs' dividend policy calls for a 40% payout ratio, what are the dividends per share? EPS = P1.40; DPS = P0.50 EPS = P1.60; DPS = P0.40 EPS = P1.25; DPS = P0.50 EPS = P1.10; DPS = P0.60 Question 45 3 pts Wolverine Corporation plans to pay a P3 dividend per share on each of its 300,000 shares next year. Wolverine anticipates earnings of P6.25 per share over the year. If the company has a capital budget requiring an investment of P4 million over the year and it desires to maintain its present debt to total assets (debt ratio) of 0.40, how much external equity must it raise? Assume Wolverine's capital structure includes only common equity and debt, and that debt and equity will be the only sources of funds to finance capital projects over the year. P975,000 P1,275,000 P2,400,000 P1,425,000 https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 18/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam Question 46 You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't 3 pts have the full amount of time to take the quiz. Clynne Resources expects earnings this year to be P2 per share, and plans to pay a dividend of P0.70 for the year. During the year Clynne expects to borrow P10 million in addition to its already outstanding loan balances. Clynne has 10 million shares of common stock outstanding. If all capital outlays are funded from retained earnings and new borrowings and if Clynne follows a residual dividend policy, what capital outlays are planned for the coming year? P23,000,000 P1,300,000 P13,000,000 P27,000,000 Question 47 3 pts Strategic Systems Inc. expects to have net income of P800,000 during the next year. Its target, and current, capital structure is 40 percent debt and 60 percent common equity. The Director of Capital Budgeting has determined that the optimal capital budget for next year is P1.2 million. If Strategic uses the residual dividend model to determine next year’s dividend payout, what is the expected dividend payout ratio? 0% 10% 28% 42% Question 48 https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 3 pts 19/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't have the full amount of time to take the quiz. Bettis Bus Co. uses the residual dividend model to determine its common dividend payout. This year the company expects its net income to be P2 million, and it expects to have a 25 percent common dividend payout ratio. The company’s target common equity ratio is 40 percent, and the firm is financed with only common equity and debt. What is the company’s forecasted total capital budget for the year? P1.25 million P2.50 million P2.25 million P3.75 million Question 49 3 pts Allensworth Motors forecasts that its earnings per share will be P3.00 this year. The company has 500 million shares of stock outstanding. Allensworth estimates that its capital budget for the upcoming year will be P800 million, and it is committed to funding the entire capital budget. The company is also committed to maintaining its dividend of P2.00 per share, and it wants to avoid issuing new common stock. The company’s capital structure consists of debt and common stock. Given the above constraints, what portion of the P800 million capital budget will be funded with debt? 46.02% 40.00% 53.13% 37.50% Question 50 https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 3 pts 20/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't have the full amount of time to take the quiz. Albany Motors recently completed a 3-for-1 stock split. Prior to the split, the company had 10 million shares outstanding and its stock price was P150 per share. After the split, the total market value of the company’s stock equaled P1.5 billion. What was the price of the company’s stock following the stock split? P 45 P150 P 15 P 50 Question 51 3 pts Makeover Inc. believes that at its current stock price of P16.00 the firm is undervalued in the market. Makeover plans to repurchase 2.4 million of its 20 million shares outstanding. The firm’s managers expect that they can repurchase the entire 2.4 million shares at the expected equilibrium price after repurchase. The firm’s current earnings are P44 million. If management’s assumptions hold, what is the expected per-share market price after repurchase? P18.18 P16.00 P20.00 P17.26 Question 52 3 pts Melba's Toast has a capital structure with 30% debt and 70% equity. Its pretax cost of debt is 6%, and its cost of equity is 10%. The firm's marginal corporate income tax https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 21/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam rate is 35%. What is the appropriate WACC? You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't have the full amount of time to take the quiz. 8.80% 8.17% 7.20% 5.73% Question 53 3 pts A company's current dividend is P2 for a share of stock currently selling at P50. If the company issues new common stock, it expects to pay flotation costs of 10%. The company's marginal tax rate is 40%. If the company projects a long-term growth in dividends of 8%, its after-tax cost of new equity is closest to: 12.8%. 12% 12.32%. 12.44%. Question 54 3 pts What is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for a firm given after tax cost of Debt 5%, Preferred stock 9%, Common equity 15%. Capital structure is 35%, 25%, and 40% respectively? 29% 9.7% 9% https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 22/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam 10% You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't have the full amount of time to take the quiz. Question 55 3 pts Thomas Company's capital structure consists of 30% long-term debt, 25% preferred stock, and 45% common equity. The cost of capital for each component are 8% before-tax Long-term debt, 11% Preferred stock, and 15% Common equity. If Thomas pays taxes at the rate of 40%, what is the company's after-tax weighted average cost of capital (WACC)? 10.94% 11.3% 9.5% 11.9% Question 56 3 pts Williams Inc. is interested in measuring its overall cost of capital and has gathered the following data. Under the terms described below, the company can sell unlimited amounts of all instruments. Williams can raise cash by selling P1,000, 8%, 20-year bonds with annual interest payments. In selling the issue, an average premium of P30 per bond would be received, and the firm must pay flotation costs of P30 per bond. The after-tax cost of funds is estimated to be 8%. Williams can sell 8% preferred stock at par value, P105 per share. The cost of issuing and selling the preferred stock is expected to be P5 per Williams' common stock is currently selling for P100 per share. The firm expects to pay cash dividends of P7 per share next year, and the dividends are expected https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 23/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam to remain constant. The stock will have to be underpriced by P3 per share, and You are started this quiz near when it was flotation expected to amount to P5 per due, so you won't costs have the full amount of time to take the quiz. Williams expects to have available P100,000 of retained earnings in the coming year; once these retained earnings are exhausted, the firm will use new common stock as the form of common stock equity Williams preferred capital structure is The cost of funds from the sale of common stock for Williams Inc. is: 7.6%. 7%. 7.2%. 7.4%. Question 57 3 pts Turquoise Electronics Inc. paid a dividend of P1.87 last year. If the firm's growth in dividends is expected to be 10% next year and then zero thereafter, then what is its cost of equity capital if the price of its common shares is currently P25.71? 8.00% 6.6% 18.00% 7.27% Question 58 https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 3 pts 24/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam You started this quiz near when it was due, so you won't have the full amount of time to take the quiz. The WACC for a firm is 13.00%. You know that the firm's cost of debt capital is 10% and the cost of equity capital is 20%. What proportion of the firm is financed with debt? Assume there are no taxes. 30% 50% 70% 100% Question 59 3 pts Stryder Inc. has 3 million shares outstanding at a current price of P15 per share. The book value of the shares is P10 per share. The firm also has P30 million in par value of bonds outstanding. The bonds are selling at a price equal to 101% of par. What is the market value of the firm? P45.0 million P75.3 million P60.0 million P30.0 million Question 60 3 pts DQZ Telecom is considering a project for the coming year that will cost P50 million. DQZ plans to use the following combination of debt and equity to finance the investment. https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take 25/26 3/27/23, 11:12 AM Quiz: FINMNN2/3 Mid-term Exam Issue P15 million of 20-year bonds at a price of P101, with a coupon rate of 8%, Youcosts started thisofquiz near when it was due, so you won't and flotation of 2% have the full amount of time to take the quiz. Use P35 million of funds generated from The equity market is expected to earn 12%. U.S. Treasury bonds are currently yielding 5%. The beta coefficient for DQZ is estimated to be 0.60. DQZ is subject to an effective corporate income tax rate of 40%. The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) computes the expected return on a security by adding the risk-free rate of return to the incremental yield of the expected market return, which is adjusted by the company's beta. Compute DQZ's expected cost of equity capital. 9.2% 12% 10% 12.2% Not saved https://ubaguio.instructure.com/courses/10531/quizzes/69612/take Submit Quiz 26/26