Solution Manual for Principles of Corporate Finance 14th Edition Author:Richard Brealey, Stewart Myers, Franklin Allen and Alex Edmans, All Chapters[1-34]Latest Version

SOLUTION MANUAL FOR
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Principles Of Corporate Finance
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14th Edition By Richard Brealey, Stewart Myers, ALL
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Chapters (1 - 34)
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS ZB ZB




Chapter 1: Introduction to Corporate Finance
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Chapter 2: How to Calculate Present Values
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Chapter 3: Valuing Bonds
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Chapter 4: Valuing Stocks
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Chapter 5: Net Present Value and Other Investment Criteria
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Chapter 6: Making Investment Decisions with the Net Present Value Rule
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Chapter 7: Introduction to Risk, Diversification, and Portfolio Selection
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Chapter 8: The Capital Asset Pricing Model
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Chapter 9: Risk and the Cost of Capital
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Chapter 10: Project Analysis
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Chapter 11: How to Ensure That Projects Truly Have PositiveNPVs
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Chapter 12: Efficient Markets and Behavioral Finance
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Chapter 13: An Overview of Corporate Financing
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Chapter 14: How Corporations Issue Securities
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Chapter 15: Payout Policy
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Chapter 16: Does Debt Policy Matter?
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Chapter 17: How Much Should a Corporation Borrow?
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Chapter 18: Financing and Valuation
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Chapter 19: Agency Problems and Corporate Governance
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Chapter 20: Stakeholder Capitalism and Responsible Business
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Chapter 21: Understanding Options
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Chapter 22: Valuing Options
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Chapter 23: Real Options
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Chapter 24: Credit Risk and the Value of Corporate Debt
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Chapter 25: The Many Different Kinds of Debt
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Chapter 26: Leasing
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Chapter 27: Managing Risk
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Chapter 28: International Financial Management
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Chapter 29: Financial Analysis
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Chapter 30: Financial Planning
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Chapter 31: Working Capital Management
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Chapter 32: Mergers
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Chapter 33: Corporate Restructuring
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,Chapter 34: Conclusion: What We Do and Do Not Know about Finance
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CHAPTER 1 zb




Introduction to Corporate Finance zb zb zb




The values shown in the solutions may be rounded for display purposes. However, the answers were
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derived using a spreadsheet without any intermediate rounding.
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Answers to Problem Sets zb zb zb




1. a. real

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d. financial

e. bonds

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h. financing

*Note that f and g are interchangeable in the question.
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2. A trademark, a factory, undeveloped land, and your work force (c, d, e, and g) are all real assets.
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Real assets are identifiable as items with intrinsic value. The others in the list are financial
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assets,that is, these assets derive value because of a contractual claim.
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3. a. Financial assets, such as stocks or bank loans, are claims held by investors.
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Corporations sell financial assets to raise the cash to invest in real assets such as
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plantand equipment. Some real assets are intangible.
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b. Capital expenditure means investment in real assets. Financing means raising the cash
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for this investment.
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, c. The shares of public corporations are traded on stock exchanges and can be purchased
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by a wide range of investors. The shares of closely held corporations are not publicly
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traded and are held by a small group of private investors.
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d. Unlimited liability: Investors are responsible for all the firm‘s debts. A sole proprietor has
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unlimited liability. Investors in corporations have limited liability. They can lose their
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investment, but no more.
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