Fight Finance

(a) $513.80

(b) $525.36

(c) $541.50

(d) $605.48

(e) $704.69

(a) 9,023 bonds

(b) 10,000 bonds

(c) 11,485 bonds

(d) 12,713 bonds

(e) 12,768 bonds

(a) Shares (ordinary and preference stocks).

(b) Real estate (land and buildings).

(c) Options (calls and puts).

(d) Human capital (education)

(e) Debt (bond and loan assets)

(a) The firm's enterprise value is less than its total asset value.

(b) The firm's enterprise value beta is higher than the total asset value beta.

(c) The enterprise value's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is higher than the total asset value's WACC.

(d) The enterprise value divided by the number of shares equals the share price.

(e) The total asset value less the market value of debt, all divided by the number of shares, equals the share price.

(a) Investment decision.

(b) Financing decision.

(c) Working capital decision.

(d) Payout policy decision.

(e) Capital or labour decision.

(a) The market value of equity of a listed company's common stock is equal to the number of common shares multiplied by the share price.

(b) The book value of equity is the sum of contributed equity, retained profits and reserves.

(c) A company's book value of equity is recorded in its income statement, also known as the 'profit and loss' or the 'statement of financial performance'.

(d) A new company's market value of equity equals its book value of equity the moment that its shares are first sold. From then on, the market value changes continuously but the book value is recorded at historical cost which typically only changes due to retained profits.

(e) To buy all of the firm's shares, generally a price close to the market value of equity will have to be paid.

(a) $3,250.43,     $4,513.67

(b) $3,250.43,     $1,530.28

(c) $2,125,     $4,513.67

(d) $2,125,     $3,250.43

(e) $1,530.28,     $3,250.43

(a) A long call option's payoff at maturity is equal to the maximum of zero or the underlying asset price at maturity minus the exercise price. ##f_\text{T,LC} = max(S_T - K, 0)##

(b) A long call option's profit is equal to the payoff at maturity less the initial option price. ##\pi_\text{LC} = max(S_T - K, 0) - c_0##

(c) The breakeven price is the underlying asset price at which a long option contract gives zero profit. When ##max(S_T - K, 0) - c_0 = 0##, then ##S_T = K+c_0##.

(d) A call option's break-even price is always more than its strike price.

(e) Call options should only be exercised at maturity if the underlying asset price is above the break-even price.

(a) Mr Blue's expected utility of wealth from gambling is 5 while refusing is 7.07. So the gamble makes him less happy.

(b) Mrs Green's expected utility of wealth from gambling is 7.07 while refusing is 5. So the gamble makes her more happy.

(c) Mr Blue's certainty equivalent of the risky gamble is $25. This is less than his current wealth of $50 which is why he would refuse.

(d) Miss Red's certainty equivalent of the risky gamble is $50. This is equal to her current wealth of $50 which is why she is indifferent to gambling or not.

(e) Mrs Green's certainty equivalent of the risky gamble is $70.71. This is more than her current wealth of $50 which is why she would accept.

(a) $362.33,   $287.79

(b) $362.33,   $506.29

(c) $516.29,   $506.29

(d) $673.40,   $233.00

(e) $711.67,   $287.79