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Mesquite Corporation has a bond outstanding

πŸ“… February 28, 2025 ✍️ Writers Research ⏱ 3 min read

Assignment 4

1. Mesquite Corporation has a bond outstanding with
a $80 annual interest payment, a market price of $850, and a maturity date in
ten years. Please find

a. The
coupon rate b. The current rate

c. The approximate
yield to maturity

2. An investor must choose between two $1,000 par
value bonds:

Bond A pays $80 annual interest and has a market
value of $800. It has 12 years to maturity. Bond B pays $85 annual interest and
has a market value of $880. It has 4 years to maturity.

a. Compute the current yield on both bonds.

b. Which bond should he select based on your answer
to part a?

c. Compute the approximate yield to maturity on both
bonds.

d. Has your answer changed in terms of which bond to
select?

3.
A 5-year,
$1,000 par value, zero-coupon rate bond is to be issued to yield 10%. a. What
should be the initial price of the bond

b. If
immediately upon issue, interest rates dropped to 8%, what would be the value
of the zero-coupon rate bond?

c. If
immediately upon issue, interest rates increased to 12%, what would be the
value of the zero-coupon rate bond?

4. Dr. Eveal Industries has the following balance
sheet (The firm has a market price of $22 a share):

Dr.
Eveal Industries

Assets

Cash

$110,000

Accounts receivable

$520,000

Fixed assets

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$1,370,000

Total assets

$2,000,000

Liabilities and Stockholders Equity

Accounts payable

$500,000

Notes payable

$100,000

Total liabilities

$600,000

(Capital account)

Common stock 100,000 shares @ $4 par

$400,000

(Capital account)

Capital in excess of par

$200,000

(Capital account)

Retained earnings

$800,000

Total equity

$1,400,000

Total liabilities and stockholders equity

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$2,000,000

a. Show the effect on the capital account(s) of a
two-for-one stock split.

b. Show the effect on the capital account of a 10
percent stock dividend. (Part b is separate from part a)

c. Based on the balance in retained earnings, which
of the two dividend plans is more restrictive on future cash dividends?

Assignment 4

5.
Dinocom
Inc. earned $250 million last year and paid out 25% of earnings in dividends.
a. By how much did the companyҀ™s retained earnings increase?

b. With 50 million
shares outstanding and a stock price of $60, what was the dividend yield?

6.
The shares
of Bankston Company sell for $75. The firm has a P/E ratio of 12. Fifty percent
of earnings are paid out in dividends. What is the firmҀ™s dividend yield?

7.
Suppose a
Swedish krona is selling for $0.1121 and a Maltan lira is selling for $2.7878.
What is the exchange rate (cross rate) of the Swedish krona to the Maltan lira?

8.
About three
years ago, the following spot and forward rates for the British pound ($/£)
were reported:

Spot

$1.525

30-day forward

$1.522

90-day forward

$1.520

180-day forward

$1.514

a. Was the British pound selling at a discount or
premium in the forward market?

b. What was the 30-day forward premium (or
discount)?

c. What was the 90-day forward premium (or
discount)?

d. Suppose you executed a 90-day forward contract to
exchange 100,000 British pound into U.S. dollars. How many dollars would you
get 90 days hence?

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