In early 2003‚ Boeing released plans to build a new “super efficient” jet called the 7E7. The jet subsequently gained the nickname the “Dreamliner.” In the six months following the announcement news depressed the market for aircraft‚ which was already shrinking. This news included the United States going to war with Iraq‚ global terrorist attacks‚ and SARS putting travelers in fear. This all contributed to the worst airline profits in a generation. From Boeing’s perspective this meant for a
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February 3rd‚ 2015 Finance Policy The Boeing 7E7 I. Statement Of The Problem Michael Bair‚ Boeing Senior Vice President announced a new “super-efficient” jet‚ the Boeing 7E7‚ also known as the “Dreamliner.” The only problem with this announcement was that it was announced in 2003‚ a time period where airline profits were the worse seen in a generation. In order for this plane to get the approval of the board‚ Bair would need to complete a valuation of the 7E7 project and prove that the project would
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1. Why do think Larry Stone wants to estimate the firm’s hurdle rate? Is it justifiable to use the firm’s weighted average cost of capital as the divisional cost of capital? Please explain. (10% weighting) Answer The hurdle rate is the rate of return a firm has to offer finance providers to induce them to buy and hold financial security. (Arnold‚2007). This is also known as cost of capital or weighted average cost of capital. The returns offered by alternative securities with the same risk
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When it comes to investing in the 7E7 project the investors have three major options. The first of these options is to invest in the project with a short term gain in mind. Secondly the shareholder can invest expecting the project to pay off in the long-term. And lastly the prospective shareholder can choose to not invest in the project as a whole. In order to evaluate the profitability of the 7E7 project we are going to calculate the WACC of the project and then compare it to the stated IRR of 15
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weighted average cost of capital (WACC) to be 8.3%. I find error in this calculation as a result of the following points of disagreement: a) Weighting of Capital Structure: Use of book values of capital rather than the market values b) Cost of Debt Calculation: Incorrect method for calculating debt c) Tax Rate: Use of a tax rate derived from the summation of state and statutory taxes instead of the firm’s marginal tax rate 2. Revised Calculation of WACC: WACC reflects the weighted average
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TANMAY GUPTA tg2311 American Chemical Corporation Cost of Capital : Collinsville Investment [pic] Where: Re = cost of equity Rd = cost of debt E = market value of the firm’s equity D = market value of the firm’s debt V = E + D Tc = corporate tax rate D/V and E/V Ratio: Since the target debt ratio of Dixon is given to be about 35%‚ we assume the target D/V ratio for Colinsville investment to be the same. Hence the E/V ratio
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WACC Example: A firm is considering a new project which would be similar in terms of risk to its existing projects. The firm needs a discount rate for evaluation purposes. The firm has enough cash on hand to provide the necessary equity financing for the project. Also‚ the firm: - has 1‚000‚000 common shares outstanding - current price $11.25 per share - next year’s dividend expected to be $1 per share - firm estimates dividends will
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The Boeing 7E7 Summary and Objectives (This case contains a spreadsheet) The objective of the case is to evaluate the development of 7E7‚ a new commercial aircraft. Boeing operates in two different business segments‚ a commercial-aircraft business segment and a defense system segment. Now the commercial-aircraft segment is facing stiff competition from Airbus and losing its advantage. Boeing executives wish to come up with a more flexible and fuel efficient jetliner to regain market share.
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The Cost of Capital Project: Internet Version {December 2009} By Wm R McDaniel‚ PhD Objective The assignment is to estimate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for an actual corporation as of the current time. Actual managers would need to know their company’s WACC as a starting datum to estimate the discount rate to use in the net present value analysis of new projects or of termination decisions. The student will later need to know the technique for application in some case
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Approach is to analyze financial maneuvers separately and then add their value to that of the business. | APV always works when WACC does‚ and sometimes when WACC doesn’t‚ because it requires fewer restrictive assumptions | Some limitations amount to technicalities‚ which are much more interesting to academics than to managers. | | Less Prone to serious errors than WACC. | Income from stocks- as opposed to bonds- may be taxed differently when the investor files a personal tax return : this usually
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