Question 26

Suppose that stocks A, B, C, and D are independent with respect to their price movement, and have probabilities of increasing of 0.25, 0.50, 0.40, and 0.30. What is the probability that stocks A and C will increase in price, while stocks B and D fail to increase?
  • Question 27

    A company has 50,000 stock options outstanding at year-end each convertible into a share of common stock. The exercise price is $30 and the average price of the stock for the year has been $40.
    The effect on the calculation of diluted earnings per share would be
  • Question 28

    Price discrimination is the practice of:
  • Question 29

    It is important for any firm to determine its appropriate target cash balance:
  • Question 30

    A venture capital project has the following estimated probabilities of failure over the next five years.
    Year 1 2 3 4 5 Prob 10% 25% 30% 10% 10%
    If it "survives", the payoff is expected to be $80 million. The initial investment required is $20 million. If the risk-adjusted discount rate is 20%, what is the project's expected NPV? (Round to the nearest $100,000)