CHAPTER 20

HYBRID FINANCING: PREFERRED STOCK, LEASING,

WARRANTS, AND CONVERTIBLES
(Difficulty: E = Easy, M = Medium, and T = Tough)

Multiple Choice: Conceptual

Easy:
Lease cash flows Answer: c Diff: E
1
. The riskiness of the cash flows to the lessee, with the possible exception
of residual value, is about the same as the riskiness of the lessee’s

a. Equity cash flows.

b. Capital budgeting project cash flows.
c. Debt cash flows.
d. Pension fund cash flows.
e. None of the statements above is correct.

Operating lease Answer: e Diff: E

2
. Operating leases usually have terms that include

a. Maintenance of the equipment.

b. Only partial amortization.
c. Cancellation clauses.
d. Statements a and c are correct.
e. All of the statements above are correct.

Leasing Answer: c Diff: E N

3
. Which of the following statements concerning leasing is most correct?

a. A sale and leaseback is a lease under which the lessor maintains and
finances the property; also called a service lease.
b. The lessor is the party that uses the leased property.
c. A financial lease is a lease that does not provide for maintenance
services, is not cancelable, and is fully amortized over its life; also
called a capital lease.
d. An important characteristic of operating leases is the fact that they
are frequently fully amortized; in other words, the payments required
under the lease contract are sufficient to recover the full cost of the
equipment.
e. None of the statements above.

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Reporting earnings Answer: d Diff: E
4
. Which of the following are methods of reporting earnings when warrants or
convertibles are outstanding?

a. Basic EPS.
b. Primary EPS.
c. Diluted EPS.
d. All of the statements above are correct.
e. None of the statements above is correct.

Reporting earnings Answer: d Diff: E

5
. Which of the following methods of reporting earnings when warrants or
convertibles are outstanding are required under SEC rules?

a. Basic EPS.
b. Primary EPS.
c. Diluted EPS.
d. Statements a and c are correct.
e. All of the statements above are correct.

Warrants Answer: e Diff: E N

6
. Which of the following statements concerning warrants is most correct?

a. Warrants cannot be traded separately from the bond with which they are
associated.
b. A warrant is a long-term option to buy a stated number of shares of
common stock at a specified price.
c. Warrants are long-term call options that have value because holders can
buy the firm’s common stock at the exercise price regardless of how
high the market price climbs.
d. Statements a, b, and c are correct.
e. Statements b and c are correct.

Medium:
Lease decision Answer: e Diff: M
7
. In the lease versus buy decision, leasing is often preferable

a. Since it does not limit the firm’s ability to borrow to make other
investments.
b. Because, generally, no down payment is required, and there are no
indirect interest costs.
c. Because lease obligations do not affect the riskiness of the firm.
d. All of the statements above are correct.
e. None of the statements above is correct.

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Capitalizing leases Answer: e Diff: M
8
. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement #13 requires that
for an unqualified audit report, financial (or capital) leases must be
included in the balance sheet by reporting the

a. Value of the leased asset as a fixed asset.

b. Present value of future lease payments as an asset.
c. Present value of future lease payments as a liability.
d. Statements a and b are correct.
e. Statements a and c are correct.

Leasing Answer: e Diff: M

9
. Which of the following statements is most correct?

a. Firms that use “off balance sheet” financing, such as leasing, will
show lower debt ratios once the effects of their leases are reflected
in their financial statements.
b. Capitalizing a lease means that the firm issues equity capital in
proportion to its current capital structure, in an amount sufficient to
support the lease payment obligation.
c. The fixed charges associated with a lease can be as high as, but never
greater than, the fixed payments associated with a loan.
d. Capital, or financial, leases generally provide for maintenance service
on the part of the lessor and can be refinanced at the discretion of
the lessee.
e. A key difference between a capital lease and an operating lease is that
with a capital lease, the total lease payments on the asset are roughly
equal to the full price of the asset plus a return on the investment in
the asset.

Leasing Answer: a Diff: M

10
. Which of the following statements is most correct?

a. Financial leases are fully amortized.

b. Financial leases can be canceled.
c. Financial leases provide for maintenance services.
d. Operating leases can never be canceled.
e. All of the statements above are correct.

Off-balance sheet leasing Answer: b Diff: M

11
. Heavy use of off-balance sheet lease financing will tend to

a. Make a company appear more risky than it actually is because its stated
debt ratio will appear higher.
b. Make a company appear less risky than it actually is because its stated
debt ratio will appear lower.
c. Affect a company’s cash flows but not its degree of risk.
d. Have no effect on either cash flows or risk because the cash flows are
already reflected in the income statement.
e. None of the statements above is correct.

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Lease analysis discount rate Answer: a Diff: M
12
. The lease analysis should compare the cost of leasing to the

a. Cost of owning using debt.

b. Cost of owning using equity.
c. After-tax cost of debt to measure the effect of leasing on the cost of
equity.
d. Average cost of all fixed charges.
e. Cost of owning using the weighted average cost of capital for the firm.

Convertibles Answer: e Diff: M

13
. Which of the following statements about convertibles is correct?

a. The coupon interest rate on convertibles is generally higher than on

straight debt.
b. New equity funds are raised by the issuer when convertibles are
converted.
c. Investors are willing to accept lower interest rates on convertibles
because they are less risky than straight debt.
d. At issue, a convertible’s conversion (exercise) price is often set
equal to the current underlying stock price.
e. None of the statements above is correct.

Convertibles Answer: b Diff: M

14
. A 10-year convertible bond has a face value of $1,000 and pays an annual
coupon of $50. The bond’s conversion price is $40. The issuing company’s
stock currently trades at $30 a share. The company can issue straight
(non-convertible) debt with an 8 percent yield. Which of the following
statements is most correct?

a. The bond’s conversion ratio is 20.

b. The bond’s conversion value is currently $750.
c. The bond’s straight-debt value is $750.
d. The bond’s straight-debt value is $1,000.
e. The convertible bond should sell for less than $750.

Warrants and convertibles Answer: c Diff: M

15
. Which of the following statements about warrants and convertibles is
incorrect?

a. Both warrants and convertibles are types of option securities.

b. One primary difference between warrants and convertibles is that
warrants bring in additional funds when exercised, while convertibles
do not.
c. The coupon rate on convertible debt is lower than the coupon rate on
similar straight debt because convertibles are less risky.
d. The value of a warrant depends on its exercise price, its term, and the
underlying stock price.
e. Warrants usually can be detached and traded separately from their
associated debt.

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Warrants Answer: c Diff: M
16
. Which of the following statements is most correct?

a. A warrant is basically a long-term option that enables the holder to

sell common stock back to the firm at an agreed upon price, at a
specified time in the future.
b. Generally, warrants are distributed along with preferred stock in order
to make the preferred stock less risky.
c. If a company issuing coupon-paying debt wanted to reduce the cash
outflows associated with the coupon payments, it could issue warrants
with the debt to accomplish this.
d. One of the disadvantages of warrants to the issuing firm is that they
are detachable and can be traded separately from the debt with which
they are issued.
e. Warrants are attractive to investors because when they are issued with
stock investors receive dividends on the warrants they own, as well as
on the underlying stock.

Bond with warrants Answer: e Diff: M

17
. The straight-debt value of a 20-year, 10 3/8 annual coupon bond with 30
warrants is $760.00, and the bond would sell at par of $1,000 with market
rates at 14 percent. Which of the following is most correct?

a. The total value of the warrants is $240.00.

b. The implied value of each warrant is $8.00.
c. The company will have a lower current cost of debt by using the bond
with warrants than if it issued straight debt.
d. Statements a and b are correct.
e. All of the statements above are correct.

Preferred stock Answer: c Diff: M

18
. Which of the following statements concerning preferred stock is most
correct?

a. Preferred stock generally has a higher component cost to the firm than
does common stock.
b. By law in most states, all preferred stock issues must be cumulative,
meaning that the cumulative, compounded total of all unpaid preferred
dividends must be paid before dividends can be paid on the firm’s
common stock.
c. From the issuer’s point of view, preferred stock is less risky than
bonds.
d. Preferred stock, because of the current tax treatment of dividends, is
bought mostly by individuals in high tax brackets.
e. Unlike bonds, preferred stock cannot have a convertible feature.

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Preferred stock Answer: e Diff: M
19
. Which of the following statements is most correct?

a. From the issuing corporation’s perspective, preferred stock is more

risky than bonds.
b. From the investor’s perspective, preferred stock is less risky than
bonds.
c. Issuing preferred stock allows corporations to reduce their tax burden,
since preferred stock dividends are deductible.
d. If a preferred issue is cumulative this means that the issuing company
is permitted to pay dividends on its common stock even if it failed to
pay the dividend on its preferred stock.
e. Most nonconvertible preferred stock is owned by corporations.

Preferred stock Answer: c Diff: E N

20
. Which of the following statements concerning preferred stock is not
correct?

a. Preferred stock has a par (or liquidating) value.

b. Most preferred issues are cumulative, meaning that the cumulative total
of all unpaid preferred dividends must be paid before dividends can be
paid on the common stock.
c. Unpaid preferred dividends are called warrants.
d. Preferred stock is a hybrid—it is similar to bonds in some respects and
to common stock in other ways.
e. Preferred stock normally has no voting rights.

Preferred stock Answer: d Diff: E N

21
. Which of the following statements concerning preferred stock is most
correct?

a. Adjustable rate preferred stocks are preferred stocks whose dividends

are tied to the rate on Treasury securities.
b. Preferred dividends in arrears do not earn interest; thus, arrearages
do not grow in a compound interest sense—they only grow from additional
nonpayments of the preferred dividend.
c. Failure to pay a preferred dividend precludes payment of common
dividends.
d. Statements a, b, and c are correct.
e. None of the statements above is correct.

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Multiple Choice: Problems

Easy:
Difference in lease and loan payments Answer: c Diff: E
22
. Stanley Corporation is considering a 5-year, $6,000,000 bank loan to
finance service equipment. The loan has an interest rate of 10 percent
and is amortized over five years with end-of-year payments. Stanley can
also lease the equipment for an end-of-year payment of $1,790,000. What
is the difference in the actual out of pocket cash flows between the two
payments? That is, by how much does one payment exceed the other?

a. $ 90,000
b. $125,500
c. $207,200
d. $251,000
e. $316,800

Conversion price Answer: c Diff: E

23
. Reading Railroad’s common stock is currently priced at $30, and its 8
percent convertible debentures (issued at par, or $1,000) are priced at
$850. Each debenture can be converted into 25 shares of common stock at
any time before 2010. What is the conversion price, Pc, and the conversion
value, Ct, of the bond?

a. $25; $1,000
b. $25; $ 750
c. $40; $ 750
d. $40; $ 850
e. $40; $1,000

Conversion price Answer: e Diff: E R

24
. B&O Railroad’s convertible debentures were issued at their $1,000 par
value in 1997. At any time prior to maturity on February 1, 2017, a
debenture holder can exchange a bond for 20 shares of common stock. What
is the conversion price, Pc?

a. $ 25
b. $1,000
c. $ 40
d. $1,025
e. $ 50

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Convertible bond analysis Answer: b Diff: E
25
. Newage Scientific Company is considering issuing 15-year convertible bonds
at a price of $1,000 each. The bonds would pay an 8 percent coupon, with
semiannual payments, and have a par value of $1,000. Each bond would be
convertible into 25 shares of Newage’s common stock. Without a conversion
feature, investors would require an annual nominal yield of 10 percent.
What is the straight-debt value of the bond at the time of issue?

a. $ 850
b. $ 846
c. $1,000
d. $ 895
e. $ 922

Earnings per share Answer: e Diff: E

26
. Northeast Company has 200,000 shares of common stock and 50,000 warrants
outstanding. Each warrant entitles its owner to buy one share at a price
of $20 before 2010. The firm’s basic earnings per share is $2.50. What is
the firm’s diluted earnings per share?

a. $2.50
b. $2.25
c. $1.50
d. $3.00
e. $2.00

Medium:
Lease analysis Answer: a Diff: M
27
. Votron Enterprises is considering whether to lease or buy some special
manufacturing equipment to be placed on a new production line. The net
cash flows associated with owning the equipment are as follows. The
initial purchase price is $1,000,000; the net cash inflows (after tax
considerations) in Years 1 through 5 are: Year 1 = $104,000; Year 2 =
$152,000; Year 3 = $100,000; Year 4 = $72,000; Year 5 = $128,000. The
lease agreement calls for five beginning-of-year payments. The net cash
outflow of each payment (after tax considerations) is $137,750. Compare
the present values of the two alternatives using the relevant after-tax
discount rate of 8 percent. What is the net advantage to leasing the
equipment?

a. -$40,027
b. -$ 3,972
c. +$ 3,972
d. +$60,000
e. +$22,458

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Lease analysis Answer: b Diff: M
28
. Redstone Corporation is considering a leasing arrangement to finance some
special manufacturing tools that it needs for production during the next
three years. A planned change in the firm’s production technology will
make the tools obsolete after 3 years. The firm will depreciate the cost
of the tools on a straight-line basis. The firm can borrow $4,800,000, the
purchase price, at 10 percent to buy the tools or make three equal end-of-
year lease payments of $2,100,000. The firm’s tax rate is 40 percent and
the firm’s before-tax cost of debt is 10 percent. Annual maintenance costs
associated with ownership are estimated at $240,000. What is the net
advantage to leasing (NAL)?

a. $ 0
b. $106,200
c. $362,800
d. $433,100
e. $647,900

Breakeven lease payment Answer: a Diff: M

29
. Lawrence Co. is considering the purchase of some manufacturing equipment.
The equipment costs $1,600,000. The equipment lasts for 4 years and falls
into the MACRS 3-year class; therefore, the equipment would be depreciated
at the following rate:

Year MACRS Depreciation Rate

1 33%
2 45
3 15
4 7

If the equipment is purchased, the company will need to also purchase a

maintenance contract that costs $50,000 a year payable at the beginning of
the year. After four years, the company estimates that the equipment’s
salvage (residual) value will be zero.

Alternatively, the company can lease the equipment for four years. The
leasing contract would include maintenance, and the lease payments would
be due at the beginning of each of the next four years. The company’s
before-tax cost of debt is 10 percent. If it purchases the equipment it
will finance the equipment with a term loan. The company’s tax rate is 40
percent. What is the breakeven lease payment per year (after taxes) that
would make the company indifferent between buying and leasing the
equipment?

a. $309,973.63
b. $328,572.05
c. $336,080.75
d. $342,916.76
e. $345,068.85

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Bond with warrants Answer: b Diff: M
30
. Shearson PLC’s stock sells for $42 per share. The company wants to sell
some 20-year, annual interest, $1,000 par value bonds. Each bond will
have attached 75 warrants, each exercisable into one share of stock at an
exercise price of $47. Shearson’s straight bonds yield 10 percent. The
warrants will have a market value of $2 each when the stock sells for $42.
What coupon interest rate must the company set on the bonds-with-warrants
if the bonds are to sell at par?

a. 8.00%
b. 8.24%
c. 8.96%
d. 9.25%
e. 10.00%

Bond with warrants Answer: b Diff: M

31
. The Random Corporation is setting its terms on a new issue with warrants.
The bonds have a 30-year maturity and semiannual coupon. Each bond will
have 20 warrants attached that give the holder the right to purchase one
share of Random stock per warrant. Random’s investment banker estimates
that each warrant has a value of $14.20. A similar straight-debt issue
would require a 10 percent coupon. What coupon rate must be set on the
bonds so that the package will sell for $1,000?

a. 6.0%
b. 7.0%
c. 8.0%
d. 9.0%
e. 10.0%

Bond with warrants Answer: d Diff: M

32
. Dream Fashions recently sold bonds with warrants to finance its expansion
into the retail market, and to support its new spring fashion line. The
warrants each had an implied value at issue of $7.40, and 35 warrants were
issued with each $1,000 par value bond. The bonds were sold for $1,000
each, have 10 years to maturity, and pay $40 semiannual coupon interest.
What was the yield to maturity on the bonds when they were issued? (Hint:
Use the warrants to help determine the straight-debt value of the bond.)

a. 8.00%
b. 10.18%
c. 12.50%
d. 12.63%
e. 12.72%

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Warrants and yield on straight debt Answer: b Diff: M
33
. Himes Beverage Co. recently issued 10-year bonds at par ($1,000) with a
6 percent annual coupon. The bonds also have 15 warrants attached, and
each warrant is worth $10. If Himes were to instead issue 10-year
straight debt with no warrants attached, what would be the yield?

a. 6.00%
b. 8.26%
c. 8.78%
d. 9.16%
e. 10.00%

Convertibles Answer: b Diff: M

34
. Florida Enterprises is considering issuing a 10-year convertible bond that
will be priced at its $1,000 par value. The bonds have an 8 percent
annual coupon rate, and each bond can be converted into 20 shares of
common stock. The stock currently sells at $40 a share, has an expected
dividend in the coming year of $5, and has an expected constant growth
rate of 5 percent. What is the estimated floor price of the convertible
at the end of Year 3 if the required rate of return on a similar straight-
debt issue is 10 percent?

a. $ 902.63
b. $ 926.10
c. $ 961.25
d. $ 988.47
e. $1,000.00

Convertibles Answer: b Diff: M

35
. Insight Incorporated just issued 20-year convertible bonds at a price of
$1,000 each. The bonds pay 9 percent annual coupon interest, have a par
value of $1,000, and are convertible into 40 shares of the firm’s common
stock. Investors would require a return of 12 percent on the firm’s bonds
if they were not convertible. The current market price of the firm’s
stock is $18.75 and the firm just paid a dividend of $0.80. Earnings and
dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 7 percent into the foreseeable
future. What is the expected straight-debt value, Bt, and conversion
value, Ct, at the end of Year 5?

a. Bond value = $ 775.92; conversion value = $ 750.00.

b. Bond value = $ 795.67; conversion value = $1,051.91.
c. Bond value = $1,000.00; conversion value = $1,000.00.
d. Bond value = $ 816.26; conversion value = $1,250.40.
e. Bond value = $ 924.16; conversion value = $1,122.73.

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Convertibles Answer: e Diff: M
36
. Johnson Beverage’s common stock sells for $27.83, pays a dividend of
$2.10, and has an expected long-term growth rate of 6 percent. The firm’s
straight-debt bonds pay 10.8 percent. Johnson is planning a convertible
bond issue. The bonds will have a 20-year maturity, pay $100 interest
annually, have a par value of $1,000, and a conversion ratio of 25 shares
per bond. The bonds will sell for $1,000 and will be callable after 10
years. Assuming that the bonds will be converted at Year 10, when they
become callable, what will be the expected return on the convertible when
it is issued?

a. 14.00%
b. 12.00%
c. 10.80%
d. 12.16%
e. 11.44%

Comparative after-tax yields Answer: c Diff: M

37
. Deep River Power Corporation recently sold an issue of preferred stock
that had an after-tax yield of 9.6 percent. The company’s new bonds
recently sold at par with an after-tax yield of 8.1 percent. Both issues
were placed primarily with corporate investors in the 40 percent tax
bracket. Given that the preferred stock enjoys a 70 percent dividend tax
exclusion for corporate investors, what was the percentage point
difference in the before-tax yields between the two issues to corporate
investors?

a. 1.50%
b. 1.20%
c. 2.59%
d. 2.81%
e. 0.21%

Value of warrants Answer: a Diff: M

38
. Charles River Company has just sold a bond issue with 10 warrants
attached. The bonds have a 20-year maturity, an annual coupon rate of 12
percent, and they sold at their $1,000 par value. The current yield on
similar straight bonds is 15 percent. What is the implied value of each
warrant?

a. $18.78
b. $19.24
c. $20.21
d. $21.20
e. $22.56

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Value of warrants Answer: c Diff: M
39
. Moore Securities recently issued 30-year bonds with a 7 percent annual
coupon at par ($1,000). The bonds also had 20 warrants attached. If
Moore were to issue straight debt, the interest rate would be 9 percent.
What is the value of each warrant?

a. $ 5.00
b. $ 7.96
c. $10.27
d. $18.00
e. $39.78

Value of warrants Answer: b Diff: M

40
. Crerand Co. just issued 20-year noncallable bonds with a par value of
$1,000, and a yield to maturity of 11 percent. At the same time, the
company issued a package of 20-year noncallable bonds, with an annual
coupon of 8 percent and 25 warrants attached to each bond. The value of
this package is $1,000. What is the value of each of the warrants?

a. $ 7.17
b. $ 9.56
c. $ 30.44
d. $ 32.83
e. $238.90

Tough:
Lease analysis Answer: b Diff: T
41
. Furman Industries is negotiating a lease on a new piece of equipment that
would cost $100,000 if purchased. The equipment falls into the MACRS
3-year class, and it would be used for 3 years and then sold, because
Furman plans to move to a new facility at that time. The applicable MACRS
depreciation rates are 0.33, 0.45, 0.15, and 0.07. It is estimated that
the equipment could be sold for $30,000 after 3 years of use. A
maintenance contract on the equipment would cost $3,000 per year, payable
at the beginning of each year of usage. Conversely, Furman could lease
the equipment for 3 years for a lease payment of $29,000 per year, payable
at the beginning of each year. The lease would include maintenance.
Furman is in the 20 percent tax bracket, and it could obtain a loan to
purchase the equipment at a before-tax cost of 10 percent. Furman should

a. Either lease or buy; the costs are the same.

b. Lease; the PV of leasing costs is $5,736 less than the PV of owning
costs.
c. Lease; the PV of leasing costs is $1,547 less than the NPV of owning
costs.
d. Buy; the PV of owning costs is $5,736 less than the PV of leasing
costs.
e. Buy; the PV of owning costs is $1,547 less than the PV of leasing
costs.

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Lease analysis Answer: b Diff: T
42
. Carolina Trucking Company (CTC) is evaluating a potential lease agreement
on a truck that costs $40,000 and falls into the MACRS 3-year class. The
applicable MACRS depreciation rates are 0.33, 0.45, 0.15, and 0.07. The
loan rate would be 10 percent, if CTC decided to borrow money and buy the
asset rather than lease it. The truck has a 4-year economic life, and its
estimated residual value is $10,000. If CTC buys the truck, it would
purchase a maintenance contract that costs $1,000 per year, payable at the
end of each year. The lease terms, which include maintenance, call for a
$10,000 lease payment at the beginning of each year. CTC’s tax rate is 40
percent. Should the firm lease or buy?

a. Lease; it costs $842 less than buying.

b. Lease; it costs $997 less than buying.
c. Buy; it costs $997 less than leasing.
d. Buy; it costs $842 less than leasing.
e. Neither lease nor buy; the truck’s NPV is negative.

Breakeven lease payment Answer: c Diff: T

43
. The Garfield Group leases office space. It recently offered one of its
tenants a long-term lease where the company would pay $20,000 at the end
of each of the next seven years (t = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7). The tenant
has instead proposed to make four equal payments beginning four years from
now (t = 4, 5, 6, and 7). Garfield is willing to accommodate the tenant,
but wants the present value of its rent payments to be the same as they
are under the 7-year lease. Garfield earns 10.25 percent on its
alternative investments. Assume that there are no taxes. What should be
the size of the lease payments under the tenant’s proposal?

a. $35,000.00
b. $40,728.75
c. $41,048.09
d. $45,255.51
e. $57,626.83

ROI of bond with warrants Answer: c Diff: T

44
. Taylor Technologies recently issued 12-year bonds with 20 warrants
attached. The bonds were sold at par ($1,000). In return for their
investment, bondholders receive $70 in interest at the end of each of the
next 12 years plus $1,000 at the end of 12 years. The warrants have an
exercise price of $30 a share, and expire in 10 years. The stock currently
sells for $15 a share and the price is expected to increase 12 percent a
year. Assuming that the warrants are not exercised before the end of the
10-year period, what is the investor’s expected rate of return on this
investment?

a. 7.00%
b. 8.16%
c. 8.96%
d. 9.18%
e. 12.00%

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1. Lease cash flows Answer: c Diff: E

2. Operating lease Answer: e Diff: E

3. Leasing Answer: c Diff: E N

Statement a is the definition of an operating lease. Statement b is the

definition of the lessee. Statement d is incorrect; an important
characteristic of an operating lease is that they are frequently not fully
amortized. Therefore, the correct statement is c.

4. Reporting earnings Answer: d Diff: E

5. Reporting earnings Answer: d Diff: E

6. Warrants Answer: e Diff: E N

Statement a is not correct. Warrants can be detached from the bonds with which
they are associated and can be traded separately from the bond.

7. Lease decision Answer: e Diff: M

8. Capitalizing leases Answer: e Diff: M

9. Leasing Answer: e Diff: M

10. Leasing Answer: a Diff: M

11. Off-balance sheet leasing Answer: b Diff: M

12. Lease analysis discount rate Answer: a Diff: M

13. Convertibles Answer: e Diff: M

14. Convertibles Answer: b Diff: M

Statement b is correct; the other statements are incorrect. The bond’s

conversion ratio is 25 ($1,000/Conversion Price). The bond’s conversion value
is $750. (The conversion ratio multiplied by the current stock price.) The
bond’s straight-debt value is $798.70. (N = 10; I = 8; PMT = 50; FV = 1,000),
so both statements c and d are incorrect. Clearly, the bond should also sell
for more than its straight-debt value, so statement e is incorrect.
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1
. Warrants and convertibles Answer: c Diff: M

16. Warrants Answer: c Diff: M

17. Bond with warrants Answer: e Diff: M

18. Preferred stock Answer: c Diff: M

19. Preferred stock Answer: e Diff: M

20. Preferred stock Answer: c Diff: E N

Statements a, b, d, and e are all correct statements regarding preferred stock.

Unpaid preferred dividends are called arrearages; thus, statement c is
incorrect.
21. Preferred stock Answer: d Diff: E N

Statements a, b, and c are correct; therefore, statement d is the correct

answer.

22. Difference in lease and loan payments Answer: c Diff: E

Time line:
0 1 2 3 4 5 Years
kd = 10%

-6,000,000 PMT = ? PMT PMT PMT PMT

Financial calculator solution:

Inputs: N = 5; I = 10; PV = -6000000. Output: PMT = $1582784.88.

Difference
in payments = $1,790,000 - $1,582,784.88 = $207,215.16 ≈ $207,200.
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. Conversion price Answer: c Diff: E

Conversion price = Face value/Conversion ratio = $1,000/25 = $40.00.

Conversion value of bond = $30 × 25 = $750.
24
. Conversion price Answer: e Diff: E R

Pc = Par value/Shares received = $1,000/20 = $50.

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. Convertible bond analysis Answer: b Diff: E

Time line:
0 1 2 3 4 30 6-month Periods
k = 5%
| | | | | • • • |
B0 = ? 40 40 40 40 40
FV = 1,000

Financial calculator solution:

Inputs: N = 30; I = 5; PMT = 40; FV = 1000.
Output: PV = -$846.28 ≈ $846.
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. Earnings per share Answer: e Diff: E

Total earnings = 200,000($2.50) = $500,000.

Diluted earnings per share = $500,000/(200,000 + 50,000) = $2.00.
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. Lease analysis Answer: a Diff: M

The after-tax cash flows are provided, along with the after-tax discount
rate. Essentially, the problem is reduced to a time value exercise.
Time lines:
Buying (in thousands)
0 1 2 3 4 5 Years
k = 8%
| | | | | |
-1,000 104 152 100 72 128
NPV = ?

Leasing (in thousands)

 0 1 2 3 4 5 Years
k = 8%
| | | | | |
137.75 137.75 137.75 137.75 137.75
NPV = ?

Financial calculator solution:

Buying: Inputs: CF0 = -1000000; CF1 = 104000; CF2 = 152000, CF3 = 100000;
CF4 = 72000; CF5 = 128000; I = 8. Output: NPV = -$553,968.18.

Leasing: Using time value, first change to Beginning mode:

Inputs: N = 5; I = 8; PMT = 137750. Output: PV = -$593,995.47.

NAL = PV cost of owning - PV cost of leasing

= $553,968 - $593,995 = -$40,027.

28. Lease analysis Answer: b Diff: M

Annual depreciation = $4,800,000/3 = $1,600,000.

(In thousands) Year
0 1 2 3
I. Cost of owning
1) Net purchase price ($4,800)
2) Maintenance cost ($ 240) ($ 240) ($ 240)
3) Maintenance tax savings
(Line 2 × 0.4) 96 96 96
4) Depreciation 1,600 1,600 1,600
5) Depreciation tax savings
(Line 4 × 0.4) 640 640 640
6) Net cash flow ($4,800) $ 496 $ 496 $ 496
7) PV cost of owning
(@6%) ($3,474.2)
 II. Cost of leasing
8) Lease payment ($2,100) ($2,100) ($2,100)
9) Lease pmt tax savings 840 840 840
10) Net cash flow $ 0 ($1,260) ($1,260) ($1,260)
11) PV cost of leasing
(@6%) ($3,368.0)
III. Cost comparison
12) Net advantage to leasing:
NAL = PV cost of owning - PV cost of leasing
= $3,474.2 - $3,368.0 = $106.2.
Time lines (in thousands):
0 k = 6% 1 2 3 Years
Buying: | | | |
-4,800 496 496 496 PV
= ?
0 k = 6% 1 2 3 Years
Leasing: | | | |
-1,260 -1,260 -1,260 PV
= ?

Financial calculator solution: (In thousands)

Buying: Inputs: CF0 = -4800; CF1 = 496; Nj = 3; I = 6.
Output: NPV = -$3,474.2.

Leasing: Inputs: CF0 = 0; CF1 = -1260; Nj = 3; I = 6.

Output: NPV = -$3,368.0.

NAL = $3,474.2 - $3,368.0 = $106.2. Since the answer is stated in thousands,

NAL = $106.2 × 1,000 = $106,200.
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. Breakeven lease payment Answer: a Diff: M

The first step is to find all of the cash flows associated with buying the
equipment.
Time Cash Flows
0 -$1,600,000 - $50,000(0.6) = $1,630,000
1 $528,000(0.4) - $50,000(0.6) = 181,200
2 $720,000(0.4) - $50,000(0.6) = 258,000
3 $240,000(0.4) - $50,000(0.6) = 66,000
4 $112,000(0.4) = 44,800
Use the CF key to find the NPV of these cash flows. Use I/YR = 10(1 - 0.4) =
6. NPV = -$1,138,536.85.
This amount is also the present value of the breakeven lease payment:
N = 4; I/YR = 6; PV = -1138536.85; FV = 0; BEGIN MODE ON, PMT = $309,973.63.
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3
. Bond with warrants Answer: b Diff: M

Total value = Straight-debt value + Warrant value.

 $1,000 = V + 75($2)
V = $850.
Enter N = 20; I = 10; PV = -850; FV = 1000; and then solve for PMT.
$82 .38
PMT = INT = $82.38; Coupon rate = = 8.24%.
$1,000

31. Bond with warrants Answer: b Diff: M

Total value = Straight-debt value + Warrant value.

$1,000 = V + 20($14.20)
V = $716.
Enter N = 60; I = 5; PV = -716; FV = 1000; and then solve for PMT.
$70
PMT = INT/2 = $35.00; INT = $70.00; Coupon rate = = 7.0%.
$1,000

32. Bond with warrants Answer: d Diff: M

0 1 2 3 4 20 6 -month Periods
| | | | | • • • |
PV = ? 40 40 40 40 40
FV = 1,000
Calculate the value of the warrants:
Impl iedvalu e No . of war rants
eac h wa rrant per b ond
Total valueWarrants = ×
259.00 = 7.40 × 35.

Calculate straight-debt value of bond, VB:

VB = $1,000 - $259.00 = $741.00.
Calculate yield to maturity on bonds when issued:
Financial calculator solution:
Inputs: N = 20; PV = -741; PMT = 40; FV = 1000.
Output: I = 6.316% per semiannual period.
YTM = 6.316% × 2 = 12.63%.
33. Warrants and yield on straight debt Answer: b Diff: M

The price of the bonds with the warrants attached ($1,000) equals the
straight-debt value of the bonds plus the value of the warrants. The total
value of the warrants is $150 (15 × $10). Therefore the value of the
straight debt is $850. It follows that the yield on straight-debt is 8.26%
(N = 10; PV = -850; PMT = 60; FV = 1000.) Solving for the interest rate you
get 8.26%.

34. Convertibles Answer: b Diff: M

Financial calculator solution:

N = 7; I = 10; PMT = 80; FV = 1000. Solve for PV = -$902.63; VB = $902.63.
Conversion V = 20($40)(1.05)3 = $926.10.
The floor value is the greater of the bond value or the conversion value.
Thus, the floor value is $926.10.
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. Convertibles Answer: b Diff: M

0 1 2 3 4 5 20 Years
i = 12%
| | | | | | •
•
•|
B0 = ? 90 90 90 90 90 90
B5 = ? FV = 1,000
 C5 = ?

Financial calculator solution:

Calculate the pure-bond value, Bt, at year 5:
Inputs: N = 15; I = 12; PMT = 90; FV = 1000. Output: PV = -$795.67.
Calculate the conversion value, Ct, at year 5:
Conversion value = C5 = P0(1 + g)t(CR) = $18.75(1 + 0.07)5(40).
Inputs: N = 5; I = 7; PV = 18.75(40) = -750; PMT = 0.
Output: FV = $1,051.91.

36. Convertibles Answer: e Diff: M

Time line:
0 1 2 10 11 20 Years
| | | •
•
•| | •
•
•|
B0 = ? 100 100 100 100 100
becomes FV = 1,000
callable
C10 = ?

Financial calculator solution:

Calculate the expected stock price at year 10:
Inputs: N = 10; I = 6; PV = -27.83; PMT = 0. Output: FV = $49.84.
Calculate the conversion value, Ct, at year 10:
Information given: P0 = 27.83; g = 6; t = 10; CR = 25.
Conversion value, C10 = $27.83(1.06)10(CR)
= $49.84(25) = $1,246.00.
Calculate expected return using expected conversion value:
Inputs: N = 10; PV = -1000; PMT = 100; FV = 1246.
Output: I = 11.44%.
37. Comparative after-tax yields Answer: c Diff: M

Note: YieldBT = Before-tax yield

Bonds: YieldAfter-tax = 8.1% = YieldBT(1 - T)
YieldBT = 8.1%/0.6 = 13.50%.
Preferred stock:
YieldAfter-tax = YieldBT - YieldBT(1 - Exclusion)(T)
9.6% = YieldBT[1 - (1 - 0.7)(0.4)]
9.6% = YieldBT(1 - 0.12)
YieldBT = 9.6%/0.88 = 10.91%.

Difference in before-tax yields = 13.50% - 10.91% = 2.59%.

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. Value of warrants Answer: a Diff: M

Financial calculator solution:

Enter N = 20; I = 15; PMT = 120; FV = 1000; and then solve for PV =
-$812.22; VB = 812.22.
Total value = Straight-debt value + Warrant value.
$1,000 = $812.22 + 10(Warrant value); Warrant value = $18.78.

39. Value of warrants Answer: c Diff: M

The price of the bonds with the warrants attached ($1,000) equals the straight-
debt value of the bonds plus the value of the warrants. The straight-debt
value is $794.53. This can be found by inputting into the calculator: N = 30;
I = 9; PMT = 70; FV = 1,000; and then solve for PV. This implies that the
warrants are worth $1,000 - $794.53 = $205.47. It follows that each warrant is
 worth $10.27 ($205.47/20).
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4
. Value of warrants Answer: b Diff: M

Value of the bond is: N = 20; I/YR = 11; PMT = 80; FV = 1000; and then solve
for PV = $761.10. The total value of the warrants must be: $1,000 - $761.10 =
238.90. So, the value of an individual warrant is: $238.90/25 = $9.56.
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. Lease analysis Answer: b Diff: T

Time line:
Owning
0 k = 8% 1 2 3 Years

-102,400 4,200 6,600 28,400

PVOwning = ?
Depreciation Table
MACRS
Year Factor Depreciation
1 0.33 $33,000
2 0.45 45,000
3 0.15 15,000
4 0.07 7,000
1.00 $100,000
Year 0 1 2 3
I. Initial outlay
1) New asset net investment ($100,000)
II. Operating cash flows
2) Maintenance expense ($ 3,000) ($ 3,000) ($ 3,000) $ 0
3) Maintenance cost (After-tax)
(Line 2 × (1 - T)) =
(Line 2 × 0.8) (2,400) (2,400) (2,400) 0
4) Depreciation (from table) 33,000 45,000 15,000
5) Depreciation tax savings
(Line 4 × 0.2) 6,600 9,000 3,000
6) Net operating CFs ($102,400) $ 4,200 $ 6,600 $ 3,000
III. Terminal year cash flows
7) Estimated salvage value $30,000
8) Tax on salvage value ($30,000 - $7,000)(0.20) -4,600
9) Net terminal cash flow $25,400
IV. Net cash flows
10) Total net CFs ($102,400) $ 4,200 $ 6,600 $28,400

PV cost of owning at 8% = $70,308.

 Time line:
Leasing
0 k = 8% 1 2 3 Years

-23,200 -23,200 -23,200

PVLeasing = ?

Financial calculator solution:

Owning
Inputs: CF0 = -102400; CF1 = 4200; CF2 = 6600; CF3 = 28400; I = 8.
Output: NPV = -$70,307.84 ≈ -$70,308.

Leasing
Inputs: CF0 = -23200; CF1 = -23200; Nj = 2; I = 8.
Output: NPV = -$64,571.74 ≈ -$64,572.

Net advantage to leasing

PVLeasing - PVOwning = -$64,572 - ($70,308) = $5,736.
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. Lease analysis Answer: b Diff: T

Time line:
Owning
0 1 2 3 4 Years
k = 6%

-40,000 4,680 6,600 1,800 6,520

PVOwning = ?

Depreciation Table
MACRS
Year Factor Depreciation
1 0.33 $13,200
2 0.45 18,000
3 0.15 6,000
4 0.07 2,800
1.00 $40,000
Year 0 1 2 3 4
I. Initial outlay
1) New asset cost ($40,000)
II. Operating cash flows
2) Maintenance ($ 1,000) ($ 1,000) ($ 1,000) ($ 1,000)
3) Maintenance (After-tax)
(Line 2 × (1 - t)) =
(Line 2 × 0.6) (600) (600) (600) (600)
4) Depreciation new asset 13,200 18,000 6,000 2,800
5) Depreciation tax savings
(Line 3 × 0.40) 5,280 7,200 2,400 1,120
6) Net operating CFs $ 4,680 $ 6,600 $ 1,800 $ 520

III Terminal year cash flows

7) Est. residual value (Before-tax) $10,000
8) Tax on residual value (0.40 × $10,000) 4,000
9) Net terminal cash flow $ 6,000

IV Net cash flows

10) Total net CFs ($40,000) $ 4,680 $ 6,600 $ 1,800 $ 6,520
 Time line:
Leasing
0 k = 6% 1 2 3 4 Years

-6,000 -6,000 -6,000 -6,000

PVLeasing = ?

Financial calculator solution:

Owning: Inputs: CF0 = -40000; CF1 = 4680; CF2 = 6600; CF3 = 1800; CF4 = 6520; I
= 6.
Output: NPV = -$23,035.16 ≈ -$23,035.

Leasing: Inputs: CF0 = -6000; CF1 = -6000; Nj = 3; I = 6.

Output: NPV = -$22,038.07 ≈ -$22,038.

PVLeasing - PVOwning = -$22,038 - (-$23,035) = -$997. Net advantage to leasing is

$997.
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. Breakeven lease payment Answer: c Diff: T

First, find the PV of the offered lease: N = 7; I = 10.25; PMT = 20,000;

FV = 0; and then solve for PV = -$96,572.11. The alternative lease calls for
payments beginning at t = 4, so find the value these lease payments must have
at the end of Year 3: N = 3; I = 10.25; PV = -96572.11; PMT = 0; and then
solve for FV = $129,415.86. The lease payments can now be calculated as a 4-
year regular annuity with N = 4; I = 10.25; PV =
-129415.86; FV = 0; and then solve for PMT = $41,048.09.
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. ROI of bond with warrants Answer: c Diff: T

The stock’s expected price 10 years from now is $46.5877 [$15(1.12) 10]. The
profit from each warrant 10 years from now is therefore $16.5877 ($46.5877 -
the $30 exercise price). The total value of the warrants is $331.7545 (20 ×
$16.5877). Looking at a time line we can see the investment’s cash flows:

t = 0: -1,000; t = 1-9: 70; t = 10: 331.7545 + 70 = 401.7545; t = 11: 70;

t = 12: 70 + 1,000 = 1,070. The IRR of this stream is 8.96%.