Assignment Print View http://ezto.mhecloud.mcgraw-hill.com/hm.tpx 1. award: 0.50 points The APV method to value a project should be used when the: project’s level of debt is known over the life of the project. project’s target debt to value ratio is constant over the life of the project. project’s debt financing is unknown over the life of the project. Both A and B. Both B and C. 2. award: 1.00 point Calculate the Horizon Value in 2013 for XYZ Manufacturing Company if Free
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the following questions: a. Does Pioneer estimate its overall corporate weighted-average cost of capital correctly? I think they´re WACC is correctly estimated. They use 50% debt and 50% equity‚ which I think is very risky. I would prefer to use a 40% debt and a 60% equity in that way the company would be less riskier. Although I’m not an expert in this type of companies. b. Should Pioneer us a single corporate cost of capital‚ or multiple divisional hurdle rates in evaluating projects and allocating
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Assignment questions 1. What is the WACC and why is it important to estimate a firm’s cost of capital? Do you agree with Joanna Cohen’s WACC calculation? Why or why not? WACC means the weighted average cost of capital. WACC is based on the respective weights of the firm’s financing sources‚ equity and debt at the respective return rates. A firm’s capital comes from two main ways‚ equity
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from equity affiliates came from non-US investments. • Invest in value creating projects across all divisions • Midland generally used traditional discounted cash flow methods to evaluate potential projects and investments. Some overseas projects were analyzed as streams of future equity cash flows‚ and were discounted based on cost of equity as a result. Once funded‚ a project/investment’s performance was measure in two ways. The first being actual performance vs forecasted plan over 1‚ 3‚ and 5
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Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc. 1.The Use of Cost of Capital First of all‚ cost of capital is an essential component in WACC. WACC is composed of cost of equity and cost of debt.The Mortensen’s estimates are used in various ways including asset appraisals for both capital budgeting and financial accounting‚ performance assessments‚ M&A proposals and stock repurchases at division ‚business unit level and corporate level. 2. The Calculation for Wacc Midland’s wacc at the corporate level
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(Capital/Sales) Decreasing the weighted average cost of capital Increasing the expected rate of return on invested capital | 2. (TCO F) Which of the following statements is correct? (Points : 5) For a project with normal cash flows‚ any change in the WACC will change both the NPV and the IRR. To find the MIRR‚ we first compound cash flows at the regular IRR to find the TV‚ and then we discount the TV at the WACC to find the PV. The NPV and IRR methods both assume that cash flows can be reinvested
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Brooklyn or develop the online grocery shopping. If running traditional grocery store‚ Crisp Markets has to rent and renovate a space in downtown Brooklyn. So the up-front renovation costs and rent should to be considered‚ which use the straight-line depreciation with a zero salvage value. Compared to this‚ the cost of branching out online grocery shopping includes up-front investments‚ additional investments and rent for warehouse. We think opening a traditional grocery store is better according
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project would be worth doing by determining if they will add value to Star. Thus‚ the project(s) that will add the most value to Star Appliance will be worth pursuing. The current hurdle rate of 10% should be re-evaluated by finding the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Then by forecasting the cash flows of each project and discounting them by the WACC to find the net present value‚ or by solving for the internal rate of return‚ we should be able to see which projects Star should undertake.
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Globalizing the Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting at AES (Case Analysis) AES Corporation AES was founded by Roger Stan and Dennis Bakke in 1981 after the Public Utility Regulation Policy Act (PURPA)‚ which created a market for independent power producer. In 1980s‚ the company experienced rapid growth in United States and went into public in 1991. From early 1990s‚ AES began to explore offshore markets and made remarkable success. In the 12 years since it went public‚ AES has hold more
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Executive Summary From our DCF calculations‚ the value of Torrington as a stand-alone entity is $1.181 billion. However‚ the maximum purchase price for Torrington should only be $641 million. The optimum debt amount for this transaction would be $301 million. This amount of debt would result in a total debt to capital ratio for Torrington of 47%‚ within the range for a BBB “investment grade” debt rating. The combined entities‚ Torrington-Timken‚ would produce an interest coverage ratio of 3.2‚
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