Sharon borrows an adjustable rate loan (ARM) of $100,000 with 3 year loan maturity. The initial interest rate for the loan is 8.5%, the margin is 3%, the loan amortization period is 15 years, the frequency of adjustment is 1 year (monthly compounding). There will be a discount point of 3% for the loan. Also, the index rates for the next 2 years are 11% and 8%, respectively. NOW suppose there is an annual interest rate cap of 2% specified in the loan contract, what will be the effective mortgage yield for borrowing this loan? Assume that no negative amortization is allowed.

If a firm plans to issue new stock, flotation costs (investment bankers' fees) should not be ignored. there are two approaches to use to account for flotation costs. the first approach is to add the sum of flotation costs for the debt, preferred, and common stock and add them to the initial investment cost. because the investment cost is increased, the project's expected return is reduced so it may not meet the firm's hurdle rate for acceptance of the project. the second approach involves adjusting the cost of common equity as follows: . the difference between the flotation-adjusted cost of equity and the cost of equity calculated without the flotation adjustment represents the flotation cost adjustment. quantitative problem: barton industries expects next year's annual dividend, d1, to be $1.90 and it expects dividends to grow at a constant rate g = 4.3%. the firm's current common stock price, p0, is $22.00. if it needs to issue new common stock, the firm will encounter a 6% flotation cost, f. assume that the cost of equity calculated without the flotation adjustment is 12% and the cost of old common equity is 11.5%. what is the flotation cost adjustment that must be added to its cost of retaine

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