Your company has the opportunity to make an investment that promises

Your company has the opportunity to make an investment that promises to pay $24,000
after 6 years. If your company has a required return of 8.5% on this type of investment,
what is the maximum amount that the company should pay for the investment? Explain
your answer.



In the previous scenario, assume that your company negotiated a deal where it would pay
$12,000 for the investment and receive a payment of $24,000 at the end of 7 years. What
is the IRR on this investment? Should the company make the investment? Explain your
answer.



Another investment opportunity available to your company involves the purchase of
some common stock from Zorp Corporation. The company has asked you to evaluate the
stock, which paid a dividend of $4.25 last year and is currently selling for $36 per share.
If your company decides to buy the stock, the stock will be held for 5 years and then sold.
The growth rate on the stock is constant at 3% per year, and your company's required
return on the stock would be 11%. What is the maximum price per share that your
company should pay for the stock?



Zorp Corporation also has some bonds for sale that your company is considering. These
bonds have a $1,000 par value and will mature in 16 years. The coupon rate on the bonds
is 5% paid annually, and they are currently selling for $987 each. The bonds are call
protected for the next 4 years, and after this period, they are callable at 105. On the basis
of this information, answer the following questions:
o What is the YTM on these bonds?
o If the bonds are called immediately after the call protection period, what would be
the yield to call (YTC)?
o If the bonds paid interest semiannually instead of annually, would the YTC, the
YTM, or both change? Explain your answers