Gentry’s product market is stable and the company expects no growth‚ all earnings are paid out as dividends. The debt consists of perpetual bonds. a. What are Gentry’s earnings per share (EPS) and its price per share (P0)? b. What is Gentry’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC)? c. Gentry can increase its debt by $8 million‚ to a total of $10 million‚ using the new debt to buy back and retire some of its shares at the current price. Its interest rate on debt will be 12 percent (it will have
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Chapter 9 Cost of Capital 1. What is the WACC? a. Weighted Average Cost of Capital- most firms employ different types of capital‚ and because of their differences in risk‚ the difference securities have different required rates of return. Typically=debt‚ preferred stock and common equity. 2. What precautions must we take when measuring the WACC to use for capital budgeting decisions (future investment)? b. The company’s current and recent past book and market value structures
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than the average risk of your firm’s projects? 7. Maltese Falcone‚ has not checked its weighted average cost of capital for four years. Firm management claims that since Maltese has not had to raise capital for new projects since that time‚ they should not have to worry about their current weighted average cost of capital since they have essentially locked in their cost of capital. Critique this statement. 8. Your manager just finished computing your firm’s weighted average cost of capital
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InvUnit 8 Overview Inventories - Part 1 This unit covers Chapter 6 which includes an overview of the controls needed for inventories‚ explanation of the three inventory cost flow assumptions (FIFO‚ LIFO and Average Cost methods) and using these inventory costing methods under a perpetual inventory system Chapter 6: "Inventories" Chapter 6: "Inventories" describes how companies maintain control over their inventories and account for the inventory costs as inventories are purchased and sold.
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Inventory Valuation 1 Lewis Corporation Case: 6-2 Page: 173 2 Lewis Corporation Traditionally used inventory valuation method: FIFO Uses periodic inventory system 3 Inventory Transaction 2005-2007 No. of Cartons Price per Carton 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 Beginning balance 1840 1020 1040 $20.00 Purchases 600 700 1000 $20.25 $21.50 $22.50 800 700 700 $21.00 $21.50 $22.75 400 700 700 $21.25 $22.00 $23.00 200 1000 700 $21.50 $22.25 $23.50 Sales 2820 3080 2950 $34
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1. INVENTORY A in X The inventory of Product A and data on purchases and sales for a two-month period in Company X follow. Company X closes its books at the end of each month. It uses a periodic inventory system. Apr. 1 10 17 30 Beginning inventory Purchase Sale Ending inventory 50 units 100 units 90 units 60 units @€204 @€220 May 2 14 22 30 31 Purchase Purchase Purchase Sale Ending inventory 100 units 50 units 60 units 200 units 70 units @€216
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Jessica Benson Elizabeth Shelley KCHU 120 November 13‚ 2013 A is for Average The percentage of A grades awarded in colleges throughout the United States have skyrocketed over the past 50 years. Unfortunately‚ this trend is not seen as an indication of higher quality or harder-working students. In fact‚ many studies have found that students in higher education devote considerably less time to studying and completing schoolwork than in the past. Corollaries between grade inflation and changing
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Inventory Valuation Retailers define inventory as intended sellable assets consisting of goods that are available for resale to customers. Manufacturers also maintain three components of inventory. These include “finished goods” which are goods that have been completed and are awaiting sales. Manufacturers may also have “work in process inventory” made up of goods being manufactured but not yet completed. The third category of inventory is “raw materials‚” consisting of goods that are to
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cost principle when the future utility of the inventory item falls below its original cost. 2. The lower-of-cost-or-market method is used for inventory despite being less conservative than valuing inventory at market value. 3. The purpose of the “floor” in lower-of-cost-or-market considerations is to avoid overstating inventory. 4. Application of the lower-of-cost-or-market rule results in inconsistency because a company may value inventory at cost in one year and at market in the next
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Regulating Inventory – An Examination of AASB 102 “Inventories” Inventories are in essence what organisations hold with an intention to sell‚ however directly or indirectly. For most businesses‚ this is how their profits are made‚ and it is reasonable to assume that these items account for much of an organisation’s activities. Such a big influence on indicators of financial performance and position warrants an equally large need for regulation to ensure that users of the financial statements are
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