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Reynolds Enterprises is attempting to evaluate the feasibility of investing $85,000, CF0, in a machine having a 5-year life. The firm has estimated the cash inflows associated with the proposal as
Sharpe Manufacturing is attempting to select the best of three mutually exclusive projects. The initial cash outflow and after-tax cash inflows associated with each project are shown in the following
Wilkes, Inc. must invest in a pollution-control program in order to meet federal regulations to stay in business. There are two programs available to Wilkes: an all-at-once program that will be
A consumer product firm finds that its brand of laundry detergent is losing market share, so it decides that it needs to €œfreshen€ the product. One strategy is to maintain the current
undblad Construction Co. recently acquired ten acres of land and is weighing two options for developing the land. The first proposal is to build ten single-family homes on the site. This project
1. Calculate the payback period of each project and based on this criteria indicate which project you would recommend for acceptance.2. Calculate the net present value (NPV) of each project and based
In capital budgeting analysis, why do we focus on cash flow rather than accounting profit?
To finance a certain project, a company must borrow money at 10 percent interest. How should it treat interest payments when it analyzes the project’s cash flows?
Does depreciation affect cash flow in a positive or negative manner? From a net present value perspective, why is accelerated depreciation preferable? Is it acceptable to utilize one depreciation
In what sense does an increase in accounts payable represent a cash inflow?
List several ways to estimate a project’s terminal value.
What are the tax consequences of selling an investment asset for more than its book value? Does this have an effect on project cash flows that must be accounted? What is the effect if the asset is
Why must incremental after-tax cash flows rather than total cash flows be evaluated in project analysis?
Differentiate between sunk costs and opportunity costs. Which of these costs should be included in incremental cash flows, and which should be excluded?
Why is it important to consider cannibalization in situations where a company is considering adding substitute products to its product line?
Punxsutawney Taxidermy Inc. (PTI) operates a chain of taxidermy shops across the Midwest, with a handful of locations in the South. A rival firm, Heads Up Corp., has a few Midwestern locations, but
What is the only relevant decision for independent projects if an unlimited capital budget exists? How does your response change if the projects are mutually exclusive? How does your response change
Explain why the equivalent annual cost (EAC) method helps firms evaluate alternative investments with unequal lives.
Why isn’t excess capacity free?
Calculate the present value of depreciation tax savings on a depreciable asset with a purchase price of $5 million and zero salvage value, assuming a 10 % discount rate, a 34 % tax rate, and the
A certain piece of equipment costs $32 million plus an additional $2 million to install. This equipment qualifies under the 5-year MACRS category. For a firm that discounts cash flows at 12 % and
The government is considering a proposal to allow even greater accelerated depreciation deductions than those specified by MACRS. a. For which type of company would this change be more valuable, a
Taylor United is considering overhauling its equipment to meet increased demand for its product. The cost of the equipment overhaul is $3.8 million plus $200,000 in installation costs. The firm will
Wilbur Corporation is considering replacing a machine. The replacement will cut operating expenses by $24,000 per year for each of the five years the new machine is expected to last. Although the old
Advanced Electronics Corporation is considering purchasing a new packaging machine to replace a fully depreciated packaging machine that will last five more years. The new machine is expected to have
Premium Wines, a producer of medium-quality wines, has maintained stable sales and profits over the past eight years. Although the market for medium-quality wines has been growing by 4 % per year,
Identify each of the following situations as involving sunk costs, opportunity costs, and/or cannibalization. Indicate what amount, if any, of these items would be relevant to the given investment
Barans Manufacturing is developing the incremental cash flows associated with the proposed replacement of an existing stamping machine with a new, technologically advanced one. Given the following
Blueberry Electronics is exploring the possibility of producing a new handheld device that will serve both as a basic PC with Internet access and as a cell phone. Which of the following items are
New York Pizza is considering replacing an existing oven with a new, more sophisticated oven. The old oven was purchased three years ago at a cost of $20,000, and this amount was being depreciated
Speedy Auto Wash is contemplating the purchase of a new high-speed washer to replace the existing washer. The existing washer was purchased two years ago at an installed cost of $120,000; it was
Trans Pacific Shipping is considering replacing an existing ship with one of two newer, more efficient ones. The existing ship is three years old, cost $32 million, and is being depreciated under
The management of Kimco is evaluating replacing their large mainframe computer with a modern network system that requires much less office space. The network would cost $500,000 (including
Pointless Luxuries Inc. (PLI) produces unusual gifts targeted at wealthy consumers. The company is analyzing the possibility of introducing a new device designed to attach to the collar of a cat or
Tech Giant Inc. (TGI) is evaluating a proposal to acquire Fusion Chips, a young company with an interesting new chip technology. This technology, when integrated into existing TGI silicon wafers,
A project generates the following sequence of cash flows over six years:YearCash Flow ($ in millions)0...............−59.001............ 4.002............ 5.003............ 6.004............
You have a $10 million capital budget and must make the decision about which investments your firm should accept for the coming year. Projects 1, 2, and 3 are mutually exclusive, and Project 4 is
Semper Mortgage wishes to select the best of three possible computers, each expected to meet the firm€™s growing need for computational and storage capacity. The three computers€”A, B, and
Seattle Manufacturing is considering the purchase of one of three mutually exclusive projects for improving its assembly line. The firm plans to use a 14 % cost of capital to evaluate these
As part of a hotel renovation program, a company must choose between two grades of carpet to install. One grade costs $22 per square yard, and the other, $28. The costs of cleaning and maintaining
Gail Dribble is a financial analyst at Hill Propane Distributors. Gail must provide a financial analysis of the decision to replace a truck used to deliver propane gas to residential customers. Given
A firm that manufactures and sells ball bearings currently has excess capacity. The firm expects that it will exhaust its excess capacity in three years. At that time it will spend $5 million, which
1. What is the initial cash flow (fixed asset expenditure) for this discount used rental car project?2. Is the cost of installing the LoJack System relevant to this analysis?3. Are the maintenance
Explain when firms should discount projects using the cost of equity. When should they use the WACC instead? When should they use neither?
If a firm takes actions that increase its operating leverage, we might expect to see an increase in its equity beta. Why?
Why do you think it is important to use the market values of debt and equity rather than book values to calculate a firm’s WACC?
Assuming that there are no corporate income taxes, how can the costs of preferred stock and debt be estimated?
What are the three main lessons learned with regard to choosing the right discount rate for use in evaluating capital budgeting projects?
How does the calculation of the after-tax WACC differ from that of the before-tax WACC? Which method is typically applied in the United States? Why?
In what sense could one argue that if managers make decisions using breakeven analysis, they are not maximizing shareholder wealth? How can breakeven analysis be modified to solve this problem?
Explain the differences between sensitivity analysis and scenario analysis. Offer an argument for the proposition that scenario analysis offers a more realistic picture of a project’s risk than
In Chapter 9, we discussed how one might calculate the NPV of earning an MBA. Suppose that you are asked to do a sensitivity analysis on the MBA decision. Which of the following factors do you think
Your company is selling the mineral rights to several hundred acres of land it owns that are believed to contain silver deposits. The current price of silver is $18 per ounce, but of course, future
Puritan Motors has a capital structure consisting almost entirely of equity. a. If the beta of Puritan stock equals 1.6, the risk-free rate equals 6%, and the expected return on the market
Fournier Industries, a publicly traded waste disposal company, is a highly leveraged firm with 70% debt, 0% preferred stock, and 30% common equity financing. Currently the risk-free rate is about
In its 2009 annual report, The Coca Cola Company reported sales of $30.99 billion for fiscal year 2009 and $31.94 billion for fiscal year 2008. The company also reported operating income (roughly
Gail and Company had the following sales and EBIT during the years 2010 through 2014.a. Use the data provided to assess Gail and Company€™s operating leverage over the following periods(1)
Firm 1 has a capital structure with 20% debt and 80% equity. Firm 2’s capital structure consists of 50% debt and 50% equity. Both firms pay 7% annual interest on their debt. Finally, suppose that
Firm A‘s capital structure contains 20% debt and 80% equity. Firm B’s capital structure contains 50% debt and 50% equity. Both firms pay 7% annual interest on their debt. The stock of Firm A
A firm has a capital structure containing 60% debt and 40% common stock equity. Its outstanding bonds offer investors a 6.5% yield to maturity. The risk-free rate currently equals 5%, and the
Dingel Inc. is attempting to evaluate three alternative capital structures A, B, and C. The following table shows the three structures along with relevant cost data. The firm is
A firm has a capital structure containing 40% debt, 20% preferred stock, and 40% common stock equity. The firm’s debt has a yield to maturity of 8.1%, its preferred stock’s annual dividend is
Alliance Pneumatic Manufacturing, a specialty machine-tool producer, has fixed costs of $200 million per year. Across all the firm’s products, the average contribution margin equals $1,200. What is
Determine which of the following has the greater effect on the NPV of the gyroscope skateboard project—an increase in the initial selling price of 12.5% (compared to the base case) or an increase
JK Manufacturing is considering a new product and is unsure about its price as well as the variable cost associated with it. JK’s marketing department believes that the firm can sell the product
Consumer Products, Inc. (CPI) can pay one of its foreign suppliers $20 million to obtain exclusive marketing rights to a new product. Demand for this product is uncertain, but CPI's preliminary
Stanley Marcus, a financial intern at Mega Manufacturing Company (MMC), was asked by the CFO to review the NPV calculations on a major new product investment. After analyzing the cash flows and other
Tech Industries, a contract manufacturer of circuit boards, is evaluating an in-vestment in a new production line to handle the growing demand from its customers, who produce consumer electronic
1. Determine the current weighted average cost of capital for CWC.2. Determine the appropriate discount rate for the healthy bottled water project.3. Should the firm undertake the healthy bottled
How should a corporation estimate the amount of financing that must be raised externally during a given year? Once that amount is known, what other decision must be made?
What is the dominant source of capital funding in the United States? Given this result and the fact that most corporations are net borrowers, what decisions must most managers face in order to
Define the term financial intermediary. What role do financial intermediaries play in U.S. corporate finance? How does this compare to the role of non-U.S. financial intermediaries?
Discuss the U.S. banking system regulations that have had a major impact on the development of the U.S. financial system. In what ways has the U.S. system been affected (positively and negatively) by
What are the general trends regarding public security issuance by U.S. corporations? Specifically, which security type is most often sold to the public? What is the split between initial and seasoned
Distinguish between a Eurobond, a foreign bond, and a Yankee bond. Which of these three represents the greatest volume of security issuance?
What do you think are the most important costs and benefits of becoming a publicly traded firm? What questions would you ask before advising whether or not an entrepreneur’s firm should go public?
If you were an investment banker, how would you determine the offering price of an IPO?
Are the significantly positive short-run and significantly negative long-run returns earned by IPO shareholders compatible with market efficiency? If not, why not?
List and briefly describe the key services investment banks provide to firms before, during, and after a securities offering.
Explain why the underwriting spread on IPOs averages about 7% of the offering price whereas the spread on a seasoned offering of common stock averages less than 5%?
Discuss the various issues that must be considered in selecting an investment banker for an IPO. Which type of placement is usually preferred by the issuing firm?
In terms of IPO investing, what does it mean to flip a stock? According to the empirical results regarding short- and long-term returns following equity offerings, is flipping a wise investment
What materials are presented in an IPO prospectus? In general, what result is documented regarding sales of shares by insiders and venture capitalists?
What are American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), and why have they proven so popular with U.S. investors?
West Coast Manufacturing Company (WCMC) is executing an initial public offering with the following characteristics. The company will sell 10 million shares at an offer price of $25 per share, the
Suppose you purchase shares of Engel, Inc. (EI), which recently executed an IPO at the post-offering market price of $32 per share, and you hold the shares for one year. You then sell your shares for
The Mitchell Company needs to raise $50 million of new equity capital. Its common stock is currently selling for $50 per share. The investment bankers require an underwriting spread of 3% of the
LaJolla Securities Inc. specializes in the underwriting of small companies. The terms of a recent offering were as follows: Number of shares ......... 2 million Offering price ........... $25 per
Four companies conducted IPOs last month: Hot.Com, Biotech Pipe Dreams Corp., Sleepy Tyme Inc., and Bricks N Mortar International. All four companies went public at an offer price of $10 per share.
GSM Corporation sold 20 million shares of common stock in a seasoned offering. The market price of the company’s shares immediately before the offering was $14.75. The shares were offered to the
After a banner year of rising profits and positive stock returns, the managers of Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corporation (RPC) decided to launch a seasoned equity offering to raise new equity capital.
1. What should managers consider when making the decision whether to finance internally or externally? 2. What services does an investment banker offer to corporations that choose to raise funds in
Why is use of long-term debt financing referred to as using financial leverage?
What is the fundamental principle of financial leverage?
Following from the conclusion of Proposition I, what is the crux of M&M Proposition II? What is the natural relationship between the required returns on debt and equity that results from Proposition
In what way did M&M change their conclusion regarding capital structure choice with the additional assumption of corporate taxes? In this context, what composes the difference in value between
By introducing personal taxes into the model for capital structure choice, how did Miller alter the previous M&M conclusion that 100 percent debt is optimal? What happens to the gains from leverage
Why do a firm’s stockholders hold a valuable “default option”? How could this option induce stockholders to employ high levels of financial leverage?
All else equal, which firm would face a greater level of financial distress, a software-development firm or a hotel chain? Why would financial distress costs affect the firms so differently?
Describe how managers whose firms have debt outstanding and face financial distress could jeopardize the investments of creditors with the “games” of asset substitution and under-investment.
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