provided. 1 Which of the following is not a capital budgeting decision? a Whether to acquire a subsidiary company. b Whether to expand a product line. c Whether to fill a special order. d Whether to purchase a fleet of trucks. 2 Which of the following is an example of a nonfinancial consideration in capital budgeting? a Will an investment generate adequate cash flows to promptly recover its cost? b Will an investment generate an acceptable rate of return? c Will an investment have a positive net present
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Net Factor Income from Abroad (NFIA) refers to the net flow of property income to and from the rest of the world (net payments on income) plus the net flow of compensation of employees (net receipts on compensation). The NFIA is added to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to come up with the Gross National Product (GNP). In the Philippines‚ NFIA plays a major role in boosting the national economy. From 1987 to 2002‚ NFIA at constant 1985 prices totaled Php406.2 billion or 3.0% of the total GNP for
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2. Evaluate the following statement: Managers should not focus on the current stock value because doing so will lead to an overemphasis on short-term profits at the expense of long- term profits. Presumably‚ the current stock value reflects the risk‚ timing‚ and magnitude of all future cash flows‚ both short-term and long-term. If this is correct‚ then the statement is false. 3. Could a company’s cash flow to stockholders be negative in a given year? Explain how this might come about. If
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8. Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Taxable income $9‚100 $10‚250 $15‚300 Marginal tax rate .30 .30 .30 Tax $2‚730 $3‚075 $4‚590 Revenue $13‚000 $16‚250 $23‚400 Expenses (4‚250) (8‚000) (8‚100) Tax cost (2‚730) (3‚075) (4‚590) Net cash flow $6‚020 $5‚175 $10‚710 Discount factor (6%) .943 .890 Present value $6‚020 $4‚880 $9‚532 NPV $20‚432 11. a. Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Before-tax cash flow $(500‚000) $52‚500 $47‚500 $35‚500 $530‚500 Tax cost (7‚875)
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(Answers at back) Disclaimer: This practice exam covers a selection of the types of questions that may be asked in the mid-semester exam‚ however it should not be taken as being exhaustive as to the topics that could be included in the exam. Students should therefore not be surprised if other types of questions appear in the exam. 1. $200 invested today and earning 8 per cent per annum compounded semi-annually will grow to what amount at the end of three years? (A) (B) $251.94 (C)
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leveraged recapitalization‚ the offer from Heritage seems the best option even though the price is undervalued. The first reason‚ Heritage Partners is an expert in the market segment of mature but successful family companies. They are aware of the firm’s operating activities‚ from manufacturing to distribution‚ to services with customers. Their expertise helps Fojtasek maintain a stable revenue and profit. The most significant concern is that the offer from Heritage Partners helps Fojtasek to avoid
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additional capital to support the growth. This case describes the major financing transactions entered into by Xytech in its first 10 years of existence. The firm’s earnings history also is given. You are to write a journal entry for each transaction as it is described. You should be explicit about what noncurrent liability and owners’ equity – that is‚ invested capital – accounts are affected by the transactions‚ but effects on assets (including cash) and current liabilities can be recorded in
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describe your approach (qualitatively) to value AirThread. Should Ms. Zhang use WACC‚ APV or some combination thereof? Explain. (2 points) * From the statement of AirThread case‚ we know that American Cable Communication want to raise capital by Leveraged Buyout (LBO) approach. This means ACC will finance money though equity and debt to buy AirThread and pay the debt by the cash flows or assets of AirThread. * In another word‚ it’s a highly levered transaction using a fixed WACC discount rate;
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November 8‚ 2012. This case is designed to introduce discounted cash flow valuation techniques in a cross-border setting. Groupe Ariel’s Mexican subsidiary is proposing the purchase and installation of some cost-saving equipment in its plant in Monterrey. The headquarters at Ariel requires a discounted cash flow analysis and an estimated net present value for expenditures of this magnitude. The issue is whether the analysis should be performed in euros or pesos. Relevant cash flows and appropriate
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quality 3-star hotel‚ which has been operating for three years since taken over by a new management team. The goal for the new management team is to improve the hotel’s reputation‚ market share and financial performance in a competitive market area. This report consists of two main sections. First section is to analyse the objectives‚ strategies and outcomes of the business for first three years in detail. Secondly‚ a financial analysis such as total revenue and net income analysis will be done through
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