Marshall Industries has a bond outstanding that has a $1,000 par value and a market
price of $1,322. The bond has 25 years remaining to maturity. Assuming an annual
market interest rate of 8% and that the bond pays interest semiannually, calculate the
ANNUAL coupon rate on the bond. (Round to nearest whole percentage)
A.5%
B.7%
C.9%
D.11%
E.13%
Elliott Mfg. is considering acquiring Fox Inc. Fox’s cash flows have been estimated in
detail for the next three years and are $40M, $45M and $50M respectively. A terminal
value consistent with that estimate has been calculated at $700M. The risk-adjusted
discount rate for analysis is 12%.
a. In total, what should Fox be worth to Elliott?
b. If Fox, Inc. has 12 million shares outstanding, what is the most Elliott should offer,
per share, for its stock?
c. What growth rate did Elliott assume in calculating Fox’s terminal value?
d. If the growth rate assumption changes to 8%, what is the new maximum offer?