Solution to Case 23 Evaluating Project Risk It’s Better to Be Safe Than Sorry! Questions: 1. What seems to be wrong with the way the NPV of each project has been calculated? Indicate without any calculations‚ how Pete and John should go about recalculating the projects’ NPVs. The NPV of each project has been calculated by discounting the cash flows at the 8% before-tax cost of debt. This is incorrect. Since the company has debt‚ preferred stock and common
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Problems form Corporate Finance 1. Compute the following: Present Value | Years | Interest Rate | Future Value | $227‚382 | 20 | 5 | | | 16 | 17 | $886‚073 | $25‚000 | 18 | | $143‚625 | $1‚941 | | 5 | $3‚700 | 2. At 9 percent interest‚ how long does it take to double your money? To quadruple it? 3. In 2006‚ a gold $3 coin minted in 1879 was auctioned for $9.000. For this to have been true‚ what was the annual increase in the value of the coin? 4. You can earn 0
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paying 6% interest annually‚ with an equal principal amount and a 15-year term. All of the Old Post bondholders exchange their debentures‚ and 90% of the Old Post shareholders exchange their stock. Can these transactions qualify as nontaxable corporate reorganizations? How should these transactions be treated by New Gate‚ Old Post‚ and Old Post’s shareholders? Answer: From my research‚ this particular problem appears to be based on Section 368 and more specifically Revenue Ruling 98-10.
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CHAPTER 7 Cash and Receivables ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE (BY TOPIC) Topics 1. 2. Accounting for cash. Accounting for accounts receivable‚ bad debts‚ other allowances. Accounting for notes receivable. Assignment and factoring of accounts receivable. Analysis of receivables. Petty cash and bank reconciliations. Questions 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 21 5‚ 6‚ 7‚ 8‚ 9‚ 10‚ 11‚ 12‚ 13‚ 14‚ 15 14‚ 15 16‚ 17‚ 18‚ 19 20 22 Brief Exercises 1 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5 Concepts Exercises 1‚ 2 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7‚ 8‚ 9‚ 10‚ 11‚ 12 18‚ 19
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Chapter 14 Cost of Capital Multiple Choice Questions 1. A group of individuals got together and purchased all of the outstanding shares of common stock of DL Smith‚ Inc. What is the return that these individuals require on this investment called? A. dividend yield B. cost of equity C. capital gains yield D. cost of capital E. income return 2. Textile Mills borrows money at a rate of 13.5 percent. This interest rate is referred to as the: A. compound rate. B. current yield. C. cost of debt
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Corporate Finance Case Study: Volkswagen Volkswagen (VW) Volkswagen (VW) is a German automobile manufacturer which was originally founded in 1937. Now VW Group is one of world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe‚ with its recent headquarter in Wolfsburg. VW is one of the ten brands under VW Group. (Volkswagen Homepage‚ 2011) 2011 VW’s revenue is 159‚337 million EUR; net income is 15‚409 million EUR‚ with a profit margin of 9.6707%. (Bloomberg
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Solutions – Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Financial Analysis Question 1. Which of the following types of firms do you expect to have particularly high or low asset turnover? Explain why. Supermarket—High asset turnover. Supermarkets tend to be high volume businesses. Many of the food products in supermarkets are perishable‚ and freshness is often used to differentiate products‚ forcing a certain amount of inventories turnover. The typical consumer buys groceries on a regular basis‚ guaranteeing grocery
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Valuation- “projected financial performance into values.” Involves projecting/ making budgets. Value of an Asset = Value of Cash Flow (CF) it Will Generate (not profits) CF=1/(1+r)^1 value is based on three things- Current Cash Flow‚ Expected growth (used with to estimate future cash flow)‚ Riskiness of expected future cash flow (discount rate).Net Present Value- Value CFs using project discount rate based on risk Investment Decision-which real assets the firm should acquire.Choose positive and
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Chapter 03 - Financial Statements Analysis and Long-Term Planning Chapter 03 Financial Statements Analysis and Long-Term Planning Multiple Choice Questions 1. One key reason a long-term financial plan is developed is because: A. the plan determines your financial policy. B. the plan determines your investment policy. C. there are direct connections between achievable corporate growth and the financial policy. D. there is unlimited growth possible in a well-developed financial plan. E. None of the
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CHAPTER 8 STOCKS AND THEIR VALUATION (Difficulty: E = Easy‚ M = Medium‚ and T = Tough) Multiple Choice: Conceptual Easy: Required return Answer: e Diff: E [i]. An increase in a firm’s expected growth rate would normally cause the firm’s required rate of return to a. Increase. b. Decrease. c. Fluctuate. d. Remain constant. e. Possibly increase‚ possibly decrease‚ or possibly remain unchanged. Required return Answer: d Diff: E [ii]
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