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Chapter 11, Problem 1P
In March 2010, Hertz Pain Relievers bought a massage machine that provided a return of 8 percent. It was financed by debt costing 7 percent. In August, Mr. Hertz came up with a heating compound that would have a return of 14 percent. The chief financial officer, Mr. Smith, told him it was impractical because it would require the issuance of common stock at a cost of 16 percent to finance the purchase. Is the company following a logical approach to using its cost of capital?
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Hassan Mustafa has recently started his new job as a financial manager in a firm called
ScanSoft. ScanSoft is developing a new process to manufacture optical disks. The development
costs were higher than expected, so ScanSoft requires an immediate cash inflow of $5,200,000.
To raise the required capital, the company decided to issue bonds. Since ScanSoft had no
expertise in issuing and selling bonds, Hassan suggested that the company work with an
investment dealer. The investment dealer bought the company's entire bond issue at a
discount, and then planned to sell the bonds to the public at face value or the current market
value. To ensure it would raise the $5,200,000 it required, ScanSoft plans to issue 5200 bonds
with a face value of $1000 each, on January 20, 2021. Interest is paid semi-annually on July 20
and January 20, beginning July 20, 2021. The bonds pay interest at 5.5% compounded semi-
annually.
Hassan Mustafa realized that when the bonds mature on January 20, 2041, there…
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Loose Leaf for Foundations of Financial Management Format: Loose-leaf
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