Business Finance Help for College and University Students

Difficulty setting up problem

You are contemplating the purchase of a house. You are offered two financing choices: A. Borrow $500,000 on a 30-year term at 9% p.a. with equal monthly payments in arrears, or B. Borrow the same amount interest-only for 10-years at 8.5% with an up-front fee of $10,000, the full amount of the principal to be repaid at the end ...continues

Valuation problem

A $1,000 par bond having an 11% coupon rate with 11 years to maturity is currently selling to yield 7%. Interest is paid annually. Approximately what is the market price for this bond?

valuation problem

a $1,000 par bond having a 10% coupon rate and 8 years until maturity is selling to yield 12%. Interest is paid annually. Approximately what is the market price for this bond ?

Calculating the current market value of common stock given the required rate of return and future dividends and stock values.

A firm is expected to pay a cash dividend of $1.10 one year from now, $2.20 two years from now, and $4.40 three years from now. Also, the market price of their common stock is expected to be $73 immediately following the dividend payment three years from now. What is the approximate current market value of this firm's common s ...continues

Working with a stock valuation problem.

A corporation paid a cash dividend of $0.75 for the fiscal year just completed. It is estimated that this firm's dividends will grow at 6% per year for the foreseeable future. If you are considering buying this firm's common stock, and, because of the risks involved, require a return of at least 9%, what is the most you should ...continues

valuation problem

a $1,000 par, 10 year, 9% coupon rate bond that pays interest annually is currently selling for $1,213.50. What is its yield to maturity ?

valuation problem

a $1,000 par bond with a 7% coupon rate and 20 years to maturity is currently selling for $718.27. If interest rate is paid annually, what is its yield to maturity?

valuation problem

big tom's stock is not expected to pay cash dividends for 3 years. In years 4, 5, and 6 the cash dividend will be $6 per year, and year 7 to infinity the cash dividend will be $8 per year. If the required rate of return is 12%, what is the approximate current market price of Big Tom's common stock?

A stock valuation question : Calculating the maximum amount that you would be willing to pay for a stock.

If a share of preferred stock has a $75 par value, the stated dividend is 7% per year, and the required rate of return is 9%, what is the maximum price you should be willing to pay for this preferred stock?

Working with risk and return.

if the required risk-free rate of return is estimated to be 4% and the expected rate of return on the market is 9%, what is the required rate of return on any risky asset held in a diversified portfolio when the asset's beta coefficient is 0.85?