Regression of the capital equity risk was performed and the various market beta’s were used based on ? Rs = Rf + Beta x [ Rm – Rf ] Highest return noted was 7.29% ( = 3.69% + 0.72 * 5.3% ). Because of the market risks‚ different values of Market risk premiums and Beta was considered (using regression). Heinz’s WACC Calculation for a range with focus on Beta variation: We
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underestimated‚ more projects will have positive or large NPV and generate an IRR greater than the cost of capital‚ the company might accept projects leading to losses. 2. WACC = rd(D/V)(1-t)+re(E/V) According to Table 1: D/V=42.2%; Spread to treasury(Premium)=1.62% • According to Table 2: Because the majority of large firms and financial analysts report using long-term yields to determine the risk-free rate‚ so we choose the rate of treasury bonds with maturity of 30-Year (4.98%) as the risk-free rate
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1. Barker Corp. has a beta of 1.10‚ the real risk-free rate is 2.00%‚ investors expect a 3.00% future inflation rate‚ and the market risk premium is 4.70%. What is Barker’s required rate of return? Answer D | | | |2010 |21.00% | |2009 |-12.50% | |2008
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estimate compared to the firm’s “true” cost of capital? What about a too low estimate? 2. Calculate Midland’s firm-wide WACC. Make sure you explain clearly your method and your choice of inputs. In particular‚ is Midland’s choice of market risk premium appropriate‚ and if not‚ what recommendations would you make and why? 3. Should Midland use a single corporate hurdle rate (i.e. a firm-wide WACC) for evaluating investment opportunities in all of its divisions? Why or why not? 4. Compute a
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The number and amount of medical malpractice lawsuits are driving up the cost of healthcare. The average jury award in a medical malpractice case is now about $3.5 million‚ a threefold jump since 1994. Fifty-two percent of medical malpractice awards are now above $1 million. One reason for this is due to the practice of “defensive medicine”‚ in which tests and various medical procedures
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Project vs Firm Risk and the Impact of Leverage The SML and WACC § Consider 100% equity financed firm § Beta = 1 E/V = 1! D/V = 0! § WACC =? E D WACC = × RE + × RD × (1 − TC ) = RE V V WACC = Cost of equity from CAPM [ ] WACC = RE = R f + β × E [RM ] − R f = E [RM ] Beta =1! 2 SML and WACC SML Expected Return WACC = E[RM] Rf [ R f + β × E [RM ] − R f ] β=1 Beta 3 Accept Projects Y and/or Z? Expected Return IRRz WACC = E[RM]
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MGT 6060 Financial Management Summer 2011 Prof. Jonathan Clarke Case 3: cost of Capital at Ameritrade Group Members: Kristin Fadeley Venkata Kuppusamy Benedikt Schroeder Yogesh Vasisht Manoj Vattakkunnel Question 1: What factors should Ameritrade management consider when evaluating the proposed advertising program and technology upgrades? Why? In a nutshell‚ Ameritrade’s management should do a cost-benefit analysis‚ comparing proposed investments into technology
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------------------------------------------------- BRAHIM’S HOLDING BHD’S AIM OF PROVIDING PREMIUM HALAL FOOD IN THE GLOBAL AVIATION SECTOR ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- In my opinion‚ Brahim’s Holding Bhd’s aim of providing premium Halal Food in the global aviation sector is achievable especially within the Islamic countries. With its strong foothold currently in various F&B operations such as providing in-flight catering
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FINA104 GROUP BUSINESS CASE PRESENTATION 1ST Semester‚ Academic Year 2013-2014 Adapted from FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT‚ Twelfth Edition‚ by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston‚ South-Western Cengage Learning Risk and Return Case. Assume that you recently graduated with a major in finance. You just landed a job as a financial planner with Merrill Finch Inc.‚ a large financial services corporation. Your first assignment is to invest $100‚000 for a client. Because the funds are to
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Chapter 8 Risk and Return: Capital Market Theory 8-1. To find the expected return from James Fromholtz’s investment opportunity‚ we will use equation 7-3: where i indexes the various states of nature that are possible. We can picture the states of nature for James’s opportunity as: Despite the symmetrical appearance of the graph‚ the outcomes are not symmetrical: There are many more outcomes that are positive than negative. Only the 100% return (probability 5%) is negative; 95% of the weight
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