have the lowest present value? Assume that the effective annual rate for all investments is the same and is greater than zero. 2. You plan to analyze the value of a potential investment by calculating the sum of the present values of its expected cash flows. Which of the following would increase the calculated value of the investment? 3. Which of the following statements regarding a 20-year monthly payment amortized mortgage with a nominal interest rate of 10% is CORRECT? 4. Which of the following
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clear indicators of possible fraud was the company’s cash flow statement. The company experienced positive growth in its profits from the year 1996 through to the year 1998. However‚ a close analysis of the cash flow statement shows that the company had experienced negative figures of cash flow from both operating and investing activities and positive cash flow from financing activities which would not sufficiently offset the negative cash flows from operating and investing. It is therefore evident
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Convert all future and/or uncertain cash flows into a “present value”! The CAPM (we will cover its basics in this course) gives us a method to quantify our aversion to waiting (impatience) and our risk-aversion‚ by incorporating both into the discount rate. Notation and Terminology Time Line: displays sizes and timing of cash flows “Now” (“today”) is always time “zero”‚ i.e.‚ the end of period “zero”. So the first “future” cash flow accrues at time ..... We use the letter
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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. The incremental
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referring to the qualitative characteristics described in this chapter. 1-44 (Information for decision-making) How does the preparation of a classified balance sheet assist the user of the financial statement in predicting a company’s future cash flows? What qualitative characteristic(s) is/are illustrated? 2. Review of Financial Statements 3-56 (Income
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suggested by Perlman has three parts: Investment of $350 million by Andrew Group Investments made by Andrew group will relax the Cash flow position of Marvel. It will increase its net cash reserves‚ after acquisition of Toy Biz‚ by $33.5 million Acquisition of Toy Biz Toy Biz is engaged in business of manufacturing toys based on Marvel characters. It generates cash flows of approximately $60 million per annum which can be used to service Marvel’s debt. Moreover‚ profits of Toy Biz help to offset
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020‚000.00 Net income/ Accounting Profits $4‚356‚000.00 $8‚316‚000.00 $9‚900‚000.00 $5‚148‚000.00 $1‚980‚000.00 Cash flow $5‚956‚000.00 $9‚916‚000.00 $11‚500‚000.00 $6‚748‚000.00 $3‚580‚000.00 Additional net working capital -$100‚000.00 -$2‚000‚000.00 -$1‚500‚000.00 -$600‚000.00 $1‚800‚000.00 $2‚400‚000.00 Capital expenditure -$8‚000‚000.00 Free cash flow -$8‚100‚000.00 $3‚956‚000.00 $8‚416‚000.00 $10‚900‚000.00 $8‚548‚000.00 $5‚980‚000.00 Solution
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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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Caledonia Products Cash Flow Analysis and Project Risk Caledonia Products must be aware of their cash flows and the affects of various outside influences over the life of their projects. Knowing where and how the cash is flowing is key to successful capital budgeting. Many risks are involved with funding investments; it just depends on the perspective in which they are being observed to determine if they are worth the cash flow. Capital-budgeting decisions‚ affects on cash flows‚ and project risk
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should open‚ a thorough analysis of the payback period‚ profitability index‚ average accounting return‚ net present value‚ internal rate of return‚ and the modified internal rate of return have been conducted. Table 1. Cash flow on Investment Tax rate= 38% Year 0 Cash flow (outflow) on investment Opportunity cost of using land= $7‚000‚000 Cost of equipment= $85‚000‚000 Total $92‚000‚000 Table 2. MACRS 7-Year Schedule MACRS 7 years schedule Year Depreciation 1 14.29%
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