Why is liquidity risk inherent to the business of banking? How can a bank seek to minimize its liquidity

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A: Given the following:  Unlevered Cost of Equity, RU = 10%  Cost of debt, RD = 6%  Debt ratio, D = 20%…

Q: Compute the principal (in $) for the loan. Use ordinary interest when time is stated in days. Rate…

A: Ordinary interest, also known as simple interest, is a method of calculating interest on a loan or…

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A: A company sells its products in order to generate revenue. The number of units sold and the price…

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Q: Larkin Hydraulics. On May 1, Larkin Hydraulics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar (U.S.),…

A: Foreign Exchange rate is the rate at which currencies of two countries are traded at the…

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Q: Your job pays you only once a year for all the work you did over the previous 12 months. Today,…

A: The future value of a growing annuity is the value of a series of cash flows that increase at a…

Q: Description A system in which exchange rates are held constant A system in which exchange rates are…

A: In the context of foreign exchange market exchange rate is the rate at which currency of one country…

Q: Two engineering graduates who recently got married are planning for their early retirement 20 years…

A: Given the following:  Amount required to accumulate in 20 years, FV = Php 8,000,000  Current…

Q: with the market's returns. The risk- free rate is 2% today, while the market is expected to return…

A: Expected annual return for the portfolio = (Weight of BEN's stock*Expected return on BEN's stock) +…

Q: A Philippine government bond called "Edsa Revolution Commemorative Bond" promises to pay Php 12,000…

A: Price of the bond is the PV of the par value. We can determine the Price using the formula below:…

Q: Aspen Company's non-callable bonds currently sell for $985. They have a 15-year maturity, an annual…

A: Yield to maturity refers to the internal rate of return which is earned by the investor who makes…

Q: If you buy one bond for $905, but need to sell it immediately after the 20th interest payment for…

A: Data given: FV=$1000 Nominal annual rate=8% (quarterly payment) N=6 years   Working Note#1 Quarterly…

Q: If you knew that you can invest in a passive index fund, at a low cost, and capture all the returns…

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Q: A one-year long forward contract on a dividend-paying stock is entered into, when the stock price is…

A: Here, Time Period is 1 year Stock Price is $40 Risk Free Rate is 10% Dividend Yield is 2%

Q: James has two job offers. Massy offers James the job with an initial annual salary of  $38,800.00…

A: Annual income refers to the amount of money an individual or organization earns within a year,…

Q: Calculate the expected value of the given random variable X. X is the number of tails that come up…

A: The expected value is basically the mean or average value for the given data set.

Q: Firm A has a value of $100 million and Firm B has a value of $70 million. Merging the two would…

A: value of Firm B = $70 million Present value = $20 million Purchase cost = $75 million

Q: A contractor is computing the total price of his bid for a construction project . His initial outlay…

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A: Benchmarking is an important concept because it help was to understand the composition with respect…

Q: A house costs Php 2 500 000 cash. A purchaser will pay Php 1 200 000 cash and a sequence of 8 equal…

A: Cost of house = Php 2,500,000 Down payment = Php 1,200,000 Number of payments = n = 8 Interest rate…

Q: a) You receive a $5,000 bonus at work. Your bank is offering a 5-year Certificate of Deposit with an…

A: A) Compound Interest  Since Bonus of $5,000 is invested in a 5 year deposit, interest will accrue on…

Q: What is the accumulated value of periodic deposits of $6,000 made into an investment fund at the…

A: Given the following:  Periodic payment, P = $6,000  Interest rate = 4.50%  Period = 5 years    The…

Q: Colgate-Palmolive Company has just paid an annual dividend of $0.96. Analysts are predicting an…

A: Current dividend = d0 = $0.96 Growth rate for first 5 years = G = 11% Constant growth rate = g =…

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Q: Suppose the government decides to issue a new savings bond that is guaranteed to double in value if…

A: Present value of Annuity The future cash flow is discounted to determine the present value of an…

Q: hich of the following would not be a good measure of innovation performance? A. Number of new ideas…

A: There have in tremendous growth in the innovation due to which the growth in the technology provided…

Q: constant growth rates in dividends for the foreseeable future of 10%, 0%, and 25% per year,…

A: Stock W: PO= DO (1 +g) / (R−g) =$4.50(1.10)/(.17 -.10) = $70.71 The Dividend yield = D1/P0 =…

Q: Calculate the expected value of X, E(X), for the given probability distribution. x −20 −10 0 10 20…

A: The mean value of the probability distribution is called the expected value. It is calculated by…

Q: Argument if dividend policy matters, backed by academic literature. You are required to demonstrate…

A: Dividend policy refers to the decision-making process of a company regarding the distribution of…

Q: You are considering buying a stock of Lululemon. Lululemon has just issued a dividend of Sx. You…

A: Here, Dividend this year “D0” is $X Growth rate for next three years is 8.9% Indefinite growth rate…

Q: The return on the market is expected to be 14 %, a stock has a beta of 12, and the T-bill rate is 6…

A: Security Market Line The capital asset pricing model is graphically represented by the security…

Q: A person wants to invest $16,000 for 2 years and is considering two different investments. The first…

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Q: Oklahoma Tech has $500,000 of debt on its balance sheet and pays corporate taxes at the 30% rate.…

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Q: I BOND VALUATION An investor has two bonds in his portfolio that have a face value of $1,000 and pay…

A: 7-5; a. At 5% Price of Bond L = 100/1.05 +100/1.05^2 +100/1.05^3 .........1100/1.05^15 =1,518.98…

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A: The formula to determine the table factor is as follows: Table Factor = Loan Amount * r1 - (1+r)-n…

Q: ck has just paid an annual dividend of $3.00 (Do), and that this dividend is expected to grow by…

A: Banko growth model-Under this model, dividend increase by the same dollar amount in each year.…

Q: The risk premium on the market portfolio is estimated at 8 % with a standard deviation of 22 %. What…

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Q: You took a long position on the Micro WTI Crude Oil futures (MCL) when value of the futures was 71…

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Q: Current 1-year spot rate is 3.5%. Annual volatility of interest rates is 10%. If rr₁, =4.0%,…

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Q: How much must be deposited today into the following account in order to have a $145,000 college fund…

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Q: Ofri and Miles pay for their children to attend a private school instead of the nearby public school…

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Q: 3. At the end of each quarter, $4,000 is placed in an annuity that ears 6% interest, compounded…

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Q: To insure you, Assurances Nochance Ltd offers the following plan: you will pay 20 annual payments of…

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Q: You have just made your first $4,300 contribution to your retirement account. Assume you earn a…

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Q: Curtis Corporation's non-callable bonds currently sell for $1,165. They have a 15-year maturity, an…

A: The face value of the bond is $1,000. The market value of the bond is $1,165. The maturity is 15.…