CHAPTER 6 NET PRESENT VALUE AND OTHER INVESTMENT CRITERIA Answers to Concepts Review and Critical Thinking Questions 1. Assuming conventional cash flows‚ a payback period less than the project’s life means that the NPV is positive for a zero discount rate‚ but nothing more definitive can be said. For discount rates greater than zero‚ the payback period will still be less than the project’s life‚ but the NPV may be positive‚ zero‚ or negative‚ depending on whether the discount rate is less than
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There is nothing like optimum capital structure for a firm. The Optimal Capital structure is that Capital Structure at which the weighted Average cost of capital (Ko) is Minimum. It is that combination of Equity and Debt at which the total cost of capital is mini-mum. Trade-off theory argues that there ’s an optimal amount of debt of each firm. At this level of debt‚ firms can take the most advantage of debts. Debts can be tax shield so that they can save money for firms to reinvest in
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B6301: Corporate Finance Clarkson Lumber C C Co. Valuation Clarkson Valuation Navin Chopra 1 Clarkson‚ 1996 • At the beginning of 1996‚ company is entirely owned by Mr. Clarkson • Following tight funding during a period of good business performance‚ the company has obtained debt funding to payoff the trade credit‚ NP trade • While financials for the first quarter of 1996 are available‚ we will value the company as at the beginning of 1996/end of 1995 Clarkson Valuation
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we can see it increased in 2011. From investors’ view current ratio is too high (much more than 2)‚ which indicates that the company may not be using its current assets or its short-term financing facilities efficiently. This may also indicate problems in working capital management. 2. Quick ratio: is a measure of a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations using its most liquid assets. For 2011= 2.2 and for 2010= 1.798. We can notice that it increased‚ which means a better position
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Assignment on An Appraisal on Dividend Policy and Capital Structure of Fu-Wang Ceramic Industry Ltd. Corporate Finance (FIN-507) Sec-01 Prepared For: Dr. Tanvir Ahmed Chowdhury Department of Business Administration East West University Prepared By: Md. Iftekharul Haque ID: 2009-3-95-052 Shazzad Hossain ID: 2010-2-95-155 Md. Yahyea ID: 2009-1-95-040 Rakesh Mondal ID: 2010-1-95-025 Hasanuzzaman Chowdhuri ID:2009-1-95-095 Submission Date: March 30
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reinvesting the second year dividends for the final year. Mean = Ṝ = (R1 + … + RT) / T Risk premium = Difference between risky returns and Riskfree return Real return = Ṝ minus inflation Return = mean Risk = standard deviation Chapter 13: Corporate Financing Decisions and Efficient Markets There are three ways to create valuable financing opportunities: 1. Investors lack an understanding of the risk an d valuation of complex securities. But as investors are not that easy to fool‚ the complex
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process required for making capital investment choices. Choosing an investment project‚ that is‚ making a capital investment choice is ultimately a cost/benefit analysis. It requires valuing the project by comparing the payoff to its costs. Problem Value‚ rank and select investment projects Example 1. Project A Required rate year 1: year 2 year 3 year 4 year 5 Initial Cost Project B Project C 7.7% $400 $1‚250 $900.00 $3‚000.00 $1‚000 $5‚045 3% $100.00 $200 $150
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Case 1 – New Heritage Doll Company 1. Set forth and compare the business cases for each of the two projections under consideration by Emily Harris. Which do you regard as more compelling? Productions was New Heritage´s largest division as measured by total assets‚ and easily its most asset-Intensive. Approximately 75 % of the division´s sales were made to the company´s retailing division‚ with the remaining 25% comprising private label goods manufactured for other firms. The division revenue figures
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Sample Test_MT2_FINA 3101_summer_2013 ____ 1. Travis Corp.’s bonds currently sell for $1‚050. They have an 8% annual coupon rate and a 20-year maturity‚ but they can be called in 5 years at $1‚120. Assume that no costs other than the call premium would be incurred to call and refund the bonds‚ and also assume that the yield curve is horizontal‚ with rates expected to remain at current levels on into the future. Under these conditions‚ what rate of return should an investor expect to earn if
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Consolidated Worksheet at End of the Second Year of Ownership (Equity Method) Peanut Company acquired 90 percent of Snoopy Company’s outstanding common stock for $270‚000 on January 1‚ 20X8‚ when the book value of Snoopy’s net assets was equal to $300‚000. Problem 3-34 summarizes the first year of Peanut’s ownership of Snoopy. Peanut uses the equity method to account for investments. The following trial balance summarizes the financial position and operations for Peanut and Snoopy as of December 31‚ 20X9:
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