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ABC Inc. has 10 million shares of common stock outstanding. The firm also has 1,200,000 shares...

  1. ABC Inc. has 10 million shares of common stock outstanding. The firm also has 1,200,000 shares of 6 percent preferred stock (annual dividend=$6) and 300,000 semi-annual bonds of $1,000 face value with a coupon rate of 8 percent semiannual bonds outstanding. The bonds were issued five years ago with maturity of 30 years when they were issued. The market price of common stock is $46 per share and has a beta of 0.85, the preferred stock currently sells for $90 per share, and the bonds sell for 108 percent of par. The market risk premium is 7.5 percent and T-bills yield 4 percent. The firm pays taxes at 21 percent. What is the WACC for the firm? (2 points)

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  1. You want to build a portfolio with a beta of 1.12. Right now you have invested $10,000 in Stock K with a beta of 0.95 and $6,500 in Stock L with a beta of 1.35. You have another $3,500 to invest and you want to divide this amount between Stock M with a beta of 1.62 and a risk-free asset. How much should be invested in the risk-free asset to achieve a portfolio beta of 1.12? (2 points)

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  1. You purchased a bond with the face value of $1,000 and an annual coupon rate of 7.2 percent last year for $862.5. Currently, the bonds are selling for $825.25. If the inflation rate last year was 1.9% percent, what is your exact real rate of return on this investment? (2 points)

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  1. You want to buy a car from ABC Inc. The cost of the car is $29,900. The sales tax, destination charges, plate & registration will add 9.5% to the cost of the car. You will finance   the entire amount for 60 months at an APR of 3.9% with the first payment due immediately. What are your monthly payments? (2 points)

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  1. Firm A is considering a merger with Firm B. The current market value of A is $20,000,000 and the volatility of asset return is 58% percent. A also has a zero coupon bond with a face value of $8,000,000 that matures in 3 years. B’s market value is $9,000,000 with standard deviation of asset return of 70% and a zero coupon bond of $3,000,000 that matures in 3 years. The continuously compounded risk free rate is 4%. After the merger the combined company will have asset volatility of 48%. What are the current market values of debt and equity for A, B, and the combined firm? You need to compute 6 values (1 for D and 1 for E for the three firms: A, B, and (A+B). (3 points)

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  1. ABC owns a machine and looking to sell it in 1 year. The machine costs $10,000,000 currently. The price of the machine has a historical volatility of 12%. A buyer is interested in entering into a contract to have the option to buy the machine in one year for $10,000,000. If the risk-free rate is 6% compounded continuously, what is the value of the option contract? (3 points)

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ABC owns a machine and looking to sell it in 1 year. The machine costs $10,000,000 currently. The price of the machine has a historical volatility of 12%. A buyer is interested in entering into a contract to have the option to buy the machine in one year for $10,000,000. If the risk-free rate is 6% compounded continuously, what is the value of the option contract? (3 points)

Answer: Value of option contract is 812484.2860


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