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You have been investing $300 a month for the last 8 years. Today, your investment account is worth $43,262. What is your average rate of return on your investments?

You want a seat on the board of directors of Zeph, Incorporated. The company has 205,000 shares of stock outstanding and the stock sells for $78 per share. There are currently 5 seats up for election. If the company uses cumulative voting, how much will it cost you to guarantee that you will be elected to the board?

Coulter Supply has a total debt ratio of .46. What is the equity multiplier?

Sweet Sue Foods has bonds outstanding with a coupon rate of 5.26 percent paid semiannually and sell for $2,133.14. The bonds have a par value of $2,000 and 17 years to maturity. What is the current yield for these bonds?

A newly issued bond has a coupon rate of 5 percent and semiannual interest payments. The bonds are currently priced at par. The effective annual rate provided by these bonds must be:

Your insurance agent is trying to sell you an annuity that costs $50,000 today. By buying this annuity, your agent promises that you will receive payments of $250 a month for the next 20 years. What is the rate of return on this investment?

What is the future value of $1,575 deposited at the end of each year for 25 years? Assume an interest rate of 6.3 percent compounded annually.

A firm has total assets with a current book value of $71,600, a current market value of $82,300, and a current replacement cost of $90,400. What is the value of Tobin’s Q?

U. S. Treasury bonds:

You want to have$3.15 million when you retire in 35 years. You feel that you can save $775 per month until you retire. What APR do you have to earn in order to achieve your goal?