T he Sisyphean Corporation The Sisyphean Corporation is considering investing in a new cane manufacturing machine that has an estimated life of three years. The cost of the machine is $30‚000 and the machine will be depreciated straight line over its three-year life to a residual value of $0. The cane manufacturing machine will result in sales of 2‚000 canes in year 1. Sales are estimated to grow by 10% per year each year through year three. The price per cane that Sisyphean will charge
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Solutions to questions 1. Finance involves three main areas—corporate finance‚ financial institutions and markets‚ and investments—that are closely related and complementary. For example‚ in corporate finance the central issues are how to acquire and employ or invest funds. To acquire funds a financial manager must deal with financial institutions‚ so some knowledge of the operations of financial institutions and markets is essential. Similarly‚ corporate finance involves investments because decisions
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Mini Case Chapter 11 BUS 401 Principles of Finance Lisa Parker Mini Case 11 Chapter 11 I am aware that this is my new position as assistant financial analyst at Caledonia Products and that I am asked to consider the introduction of a new product into the company. My job will be to analyze the information you require in depth with research regarding my answer. Let it be known that I will have put every ounce of my knowledge into this assignment to make this experience one for the record books
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Mini-Case Study: McDonald’s Corporation: Firing on all cylinders while preparing for the future McDonald’s Corporation is the largest fast food restaurant chain in the world‚ operating more than 32‚000 restaurants in 118 countries. In 2008‚ McDonalds and Wal-Mart were the only stocks in the Dow Jones to end the year with a gain. From 2007 to 2008 they raised revenues in billion dollars earning above average returns. Its ability to create value for its stakeholders is impressive‚ but this trend
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Topic 1: Principles in Finance and Valuation Learning Outcomes what is finance? principles in finance application: valuation Topic 1: Principles in Finance and Valuation M K Lai Page 2 What is Finance? N = the date when you are called to answer to God face-to-face now 1 N-1 2 N N-1 … initial wealth income income income income income consumption consumption consumption consumption consumption consumption How to allocate your initial wealth and future income to consumption over time
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Solutions to Chapter 10 Introduction to Risk‚ Return‚ and the Opportunity Cost of Capital capital gain + dividend ($44 − $40) + $2 = = 0.15 = 15.0% initial share price $40 1. Rate of return = Dividend yield = dividend/initial share price = $2/$40 = 0.05 = 5% Capital gains yield = capital gain/initial share price = $4/$40 = 0.10 = 10% 2. Dividend yield = $2/$40 = 0.05 = 5% The dividend yield is unaffected; it is based on the initial price‚ not the final price. Capital gain = $36 – $40
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PROBLEM SET 5: INTEREST RATES‚ AMORTIZING LOANS‚ BOND VALUATION‚ STOCK VALUATION 1. A typical credit card agreement quotes an interest rate of 18 percent APR. Monthly payments are required. What is the actual interest rate you pay on such a credit card? 2. After carefully going over your budget‚ you have determined you can afford to pay €632 per month toward a new sports car. You call up your local bank and find out that the going rate is 1 percent per month for 48 months. How much you can borrow
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a. Should Caledonia focus on cash flows or accounting profits in making its capital-budgeting decisions? Should the company be interested in incremental cash flows‚ incremental profits‚ total free cash flows‚ or total profits? Caledonia should focus on cash flows‚ not accounting profits. Free cash flows are able to be reinvested‚ whereas accounting profits are shown when they are earned‚ not when the cash is actually received. The company should be interested in incremental after-tax cash flows
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1. Tom believes the company should use the extra cash to pay a special one-time dividend. How will this proposal affect the stock price? How will it affect the value of the company? Electronic Timing‚ Inc. (ETI) needs to be careful on how it dispenses the extra cash as a dividend. Issuing the extra cash as a dividend would mean that the shareholders collectively will probably drop by the same amount because of the transfer of wealth from the company to the shareholders individually. Hence‚ the
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Final Exam Practice Problems 1. Firm ABC’s only outstanding debt is $100‚000 worth of coupon bond (market value). Its yield to maturity is 8%. Given that its tax rate is 40%‚ what is its effective cost of debt? Effective cost of debt = cost of debt * (1-tax rate) =8%*(1-40%)=4.8% 2. Firm ABC has a stock currently traded at $20. The next year’s dividend will be $0.20. The dividend growth rate is forecasted to be 6% forever. Risk-free rate is 3%‚ and market risk premium is 4%. Assume that Constant
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