Fundamentals of corporate finance (European edition) by David Hillier Quartile 4 IBA Chapter 1 - 14 Chapter 1 Introduction to corporate finance 1.1 Corporate finance and the financial manager Corporate finance must be considered with three basic types of question: 1. What long-term investments to make 2. Where will we get the money for those investments from 3. How will we manage everyday financial activities 1. What long-term investment to make: To process of planning and
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the before-tax required rate of return for Deer Valley is 14%. Compute the before-tax NPV of the new lift and advise the managers of Deer Valley about whether adding the lift will be a profitable investment. Show calculations to support your answer. Assume that the after-tax required rate of return for Deer Valley is 8%‚ the income tax rate is 40%‚ and the MACRS recovery period is 10 years. Compute the after-tax NPV of the new lift and advise the managers of Deer Valley about whether adding the lift
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discussing the different posts and figures in the investment plans we have formed a report taking in consideration the different aspects of the two projects. A file in Excel was created to be able to change numbers and do new calculations to find out how NPV
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implements the suggested methodology‚ what would be the range of discount rates that AES would use around the world? If Venerus and AES implement the suggested methodology‚ the projects would change while WACC changes. To find WACC we must first calculate the leveraged bets for each the US Red Oak and Lal Plr Pakistan projects‚ using the equation unleveled beta/(1-D/V). It is easy to find debt to capital ratios‚ which are 39.5% for U.S and 35.1% for Pakistan‚ and the unleveled beta‚ which are both
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2. Calculate Midland’s corporate WACC. Be prepared to defend you specific assumptions about the various inputs to the calculations. Is Midland’s choice of the MRP appropriate? If not‚ what recommendations would you make and why? In order to calculate Midland’s overall corporate WACC we must first determine the cost of equity and the cost of debt. The cost of equity can be defined as the risk-weighted projected return required by investors‚ where the return is largely unknown. Therefore the
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Sensitivity analysis is a technique that indicates exactly how much a project’s profitability (NPV or IRR) will change in response to a given change in a single input variable‚ other things held constant. Sensitivity analysis begins with a base case developed using expected values (in the statistical sense) for all uncertain variables. Then‚ each uncertain variable is usually changed by a fixed percentage amount above and below its expected value‚ holding all other variables constant at their expected
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Guillermo Furniture Store Recommendation Resource: The Guillermo Furniture Store Scenario Write a paper with at least 1‚500 words that analyzes Guillermo’s alternatives. Introduction: Broker alternative justify your recommendation by discussing the financial and business advantages and disadvantages of your solution versus the alternatives. For the alternative selected‚ create a cash flow budget for the next 10 years. A template with assumptions will be provided by your instructor
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Capital Budgeting Techniques | | GLOSSARY Capital Budget: (1) The amount of money set aside for the purchase of fixed assets (e.g.‚ equipment‚ buildings‚ etc.). Also‚ (2) a request for authorization to purchase new fixed assets. Mutually Exclusive Proposals: Consideration of two or more assets that perform the same function. If one is chosen for purchase‚ the others are automatically rejected. Profitability Index: A ratio of the present value of the benefits (PVB) to the present value of the
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700 in new equity during 2009 and redeemed $ 7‚300 in outstanding long- term debt. a. What is the 2009 operating cash flow? b. What is the 2009 cash flow to creditors? c. What is the 2009 cash flow to stockholders? To find the OCF‚ we first calculate net income. Income Statement Sales $196‚000 Costs 104‚000 Other expenses 6‚800 Depreciation 9‚100 EBIT $76‚100 Interest 14‚800 Taxable income $61‚300 Taxes 21‚455
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Assuming all salaries are paid at the end of each year‚ what is the best option for Ben –from a strictly financial standpoint? In this situation‚ there will be three options to choose from. From a strictly financial standpoint‚ it is better to calculate the net present value of those
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