Chapter 14 Quiz
Chapter 14 Quiz
Chapter 14 Quiz
costofcapital
Thedividendgrowthmodelcanbeusedtocomputethecostofequityforafirminwhichofthefollowingsituations? I. firms that have a 100 percent retention ratio II. firms that pay a constant dividend III. firms that pay an increasing dividend IV. firms that pay a decreasing dividend Answer a. IandIIonly b. IandIIIonly c. IIandIIIonly d. I,IIandIIIonly e. II,IIIandIVonly
Thecostofpreferredstock: Answer a. isequaltothedividendyield b. isequaltotheyieldtomaturity c. ishighlydependentonthedividendgrowthrate d. isindependentofthestock'sprice e. decreaseswhentaxratesincrease The weighted average cost of capital for a firm may be dependent upon the firm's: I. rate of growth. II. debt-equity ratio. III. preferred dividend payment. IV. retention ratio. Answer a. IandIIIonly b. IIandIVonly c. I,IIandIVonly d. I,IIIandIVonly e. I,II,IIIandIV
IfafirmusesitsWACCasthediscountrateforalloftheprojectsitundertakesthenthefirmwilltendto: I. reject some positive net present value projects. II. accept some negative net present value projects. III. favor high risk projects over low risk projects. IV. increase its overall level of risk over time. Answer a. IandIIIonly b. IIIandIVonly c. I,IIandIIIonly d. I,IIandIVonly e. I,II,IIIandIV
ommonstockofDLSmith,Inc.Whatisthereturnthattheseindividualsrequireonthisinvestmentcalled?
donthefirm'scapitalstructureiscalledthe:
whichofthefollowingsituations?
thefirmwilltendto:
walk-indelithatspecializesinspecialtysoupsandsandwiches.Bothfirmsarecurrentlyconsideringexpandingtheiroperationsduringthesummermon
dingtheiroperationsduringthesummermonthsbyofferingpre-wrappeddonuts,sandwiches,andwrapsatalocalbeach.Phil'scurrentlyhasaWACC
psatalocalbeach.Phil'scurrentlyhasaWACCof14percentwhileTheresa'sWACCis10percent.Theexpansionprojecthasaprojectednetpresentva
pansionprojecthasaprojectednetpresentvalueof$12,600ata10percentdiscountrateandanetpresentvalueof-$2,080ata14percentdiscount
entvalueof-$2,080ata14percentdiscountrate.Whichfirmorfirmsshouldexpandandofferfoodatthelocalbeachduringthesummermonths?
helocalbeachduringthesummermonths?