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At an output level of 65,000 units, you calculate that the degree of operating leverage is 3.40. If output rises to 70,000 units, what will the percentage change in operating cash flow be? Will the
You bought one of Great White Shark Repellant Co.'s 8 percent coupon bonds one year ago for $1,030. These bonds make annual payments and mature six years from now. Suppose you decide to sell your
You find a certain stock that had returns of 7 percent, -12 percent, 18 percent, and 19 percent for four of the last five years. If the average return of the stock over this period was 10.5 percent,
A stock has had the following year end prices and dividends:What are the arithmetic and geometric returns for the stock?
Suppose you bought a 7 percent coupon bond one year ago for $1,040. The bond sells for $1,070 today.a. Assuming a $1,000 face value, what was your total dollar return on this investment over the past
Using the following returns, calculate the arithmetic average returns, the variances, and the standard deviations for X and Y.
Suppose a stock had an initial price of $91 per share, paid a dividend of $2.40 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $102. Compute the percentage total return.
A stock has had returns of 3 percent, 38 percent, 21 percent, - 15 percent, 29 percent, and -13 percent over the last six years. What are the arithmetic and geometric returns for the stock?
Suppose the returns on large-company stocks are normally distributed. Based on the historical record, use the cumulative normal probability table (rounded to the nearest table value) in the appendix
What was the average annual return on large-company stock from 1926 through 2007: a. In nominal terms? b. In real terms?
A stock has a beta of 1.35 and an expected return of 16 percent. A risk-free asset currently earns 4.8 percent.a. What is the expected return on a portfolio that is equally invested in the two
Asset W has an expected return of 15.2 percent and a beta of 1.25. If the risk-free rate is 5.3 percent, complete the following table for portfolios of Asset W and a risk-free asset. Illustrate the
Stock Y has a beta of 1.3 and an expected return of 18.5 percent. Stock Z has a beta of .70 and an expected return of 12.1 percent. If the risk-free rate is 8 percent and the market risk premium is
Consider the following information about three stocks:a. If your portfolio is invested 40 percent each in A and B and 20 percent in C, what is the portfolio expected return? The variance? The
You want to create a portfolio equally as risky as the market, and you have $1,000,000 to invest. Given this information, fill in the rest of the following table:Asset Investment BetaStock
Consider the following information about Stocks I and II:The market risk premium is 8 percent, and the risk-free rate is 4 percent. Which stock has the most systematic risk? Which one has the most
Suppose you observe the following situation:Security Beta Expected ReturnPete Corp..............1.35........................0.80Repete Co.............0.80.......................0.101Assume these
Suppose you observe the following situation:a. Calculate the expected return on each stock.b. Assuming the capital asset pricing model holds and stock A's beta is greater than stock B's beta by
Based on the following information, calculate the expected return:State of Probability of Portfolio ReturnEconomy State of Economy if State
Based on the following information, calculate the expected return:
Based on the following information, calculate the expected return and standard deviation for the two stocks:
You own a stock portfolio invested 25 percent in Stock Q, 20 percent in Stock R, 15 percent in Stock S, and 40 percent in Stock T. The betas for these four stocks are .84, 1.17, 1.11, and 1.36,
A stock has a beta of 1.05, the expected return on the market is 11 percent, and the risk-free rate is 5.2 percent. What must the expected return on this stock be?
A stock has an expected return of 10.2 percent, the risk-free rate is 4.5 percent, and the market risk premium is 8.5 percent. What must the beta of this stock be?
A stock has an expected return of 13.5 percent, its beta is 1.17, and the risk-free rate is 5.5 percent. What must the expected return on the market be?
A stock has an expected return of 14 percent, its beta is 1.45, and the expected return on the market is 11.5 percent. What must the risk-free rate be?
Filer Manufacturing has 11 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $68, and the book value per share is $6. Filer Manufacturing also has two bond issues outstanding.
Given the following information for Evenflow Power Co., find the WACC. Assume the company's tax rate is 35 percent.Debt: 8,000 6.5 percent coupon bonds outstanding, $1,000 par value, 20 years to
Titan Mining Corporation has 9 million shares of common stock outstanding, 250,000 shares of 6 percent preferred stock outstanding, and 105,000 7.5 percent semiannual bonds outstanding, par value
Goodbye, Inc., recently issued new securities to finance a new TV show. The project cost $15 million, and the company paid $850,000 in flotation costs. In addition, the equity issued had a flotation
Ying Import has several bond issues outstanding, each making semiannual interest payments. The bonds are listed in the following table. If the corporate tax rate is 34 percent, what is the aftertax
Trower Corp. has a debt[1]equity ratio of 1.20. The company is considering a new plant that will cost $145 million to build. When the company issues new equity, it incurs a flotation cost of 8
Suppose In a Found Ltd. just issued a dividend of $1.43 per share on its common stock. The company paid dividends of $1.05, $1.12, $1.19, and $1.30 per share in the last four years. If the stock
For the firm in Problem 7, suppose the book value of the debt issue is $80 million. In addition, the company has a second debt issue on the market, a zero coupon bond with seven years left to
Under what circumstances would it be appropriate for a firm to use different costs of capital for its different operating divisions? If the overall firm WACC were used as the hurdle rate for all
The Down and Out Co. just issued a dividend of $2.40 per share on its common stock. The company is expected to maintain a constant 5.5 percent growth rate in its dividends indefinitely. If the stock
Jungle, Inc., has a target debt-equity ratio of 1.05. Its WACC is 9.4 percent, and the tax rate is 35 percent. a. If Jungle's cost of equity is 14 percent, what is its pretax cost of debt? b. If
Waller, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 15 years to maturity that is quoted at 107 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual payments
1. Most publicly traded corporations are required to submit quarterly (10Q) and annual reports (10K) to the SEC detailing the financial operations of the company over the past quarter or year,
Big Time, Inc., is proposing a rights offering. Presently there are 500,000 shares outstanding at $81 each. There will be 60,000 new shares offered at $70 each.a. What is the new market value of the
Roth Corp. wants to raise $5.6 million via a rights offering. The company currently has 650,000 shares of common stock outstanding that sell for $50 per share. Its underwriter has set a subscription
Red Shoe Co. has concluded that additional equity financing will be needed to expand operations and that the needed funds will be best obtained through a rights offering. It has correctly determined
Left Turn, Inc., has 120,000 shares of stock outstanding. Each share is worth $94, so the company's market value of equity is $11,280,000. Suppose the firm issues 25,000 new shares at the following
The Educated Horses Corporation needs to raise $60 million to finance its expansion into new markets. The company will sell new shares of equity via a general cash offering to raise the needed funds.
In the previous problem, if the SEC filing fee and associated administrative expenses of the offering are $900,000, how many shares need to be sold?
Maynard, Inc., has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $250,000. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be $28,000 if economic conditions are normal. If there is
Maxwell Industries has a debt-equity ratio of 1.5. Its WACC is 10 percent, and its cost of debt is 7 percent. The corporate tax rate is 35 percent.a. What is the company's cost of equity
Tool Manufacturing has an expected EBIT of $64,000 in perpetuity and a tax rate of 35 percent. The firm has $95,000 in outstanding debt at an interest rate of 8.5 percent, and its unlevered cost of
The Veblen Company and the Knight Company are identical in every respect except that Veblen is not levered. Financial information for the two firms appears in the following table. All earnings
James Corporation is comparing two different capital structures: an all-equity plan (Plan I) and a levered plan (Plan II). Under Plan I, the company would have 160,000 shares of stock outstanding.
Keenan Corp. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 7,000 shares of stock and $160,000 in debt. Plan II would result in 5,000 shares of stock and $240,000 in debt. The
Seether, Inc., a prominent consumer products firm, is debating whether to convert its all-equity capital structure to one that is 35 percent debt. Currently, there are 8,000 shares outstanding, and
ABC Co. and XYZ Co. are identical firms in all respects except for their capital structure. ABC is all equity financed with $600,000 in stock. XYZ uses both stock and perpetual debt; its stock is
Wood Corp. uses no debt. The weighted average cost of capital is 9 percent. If the current market value of the equity is $23 million and there are no taxes, what is EBIT?
You own 1,000 shares of stock in Avondale Corporation. You will receive a $2.30 per share dividend in one year. In two years, Avondale will pay a liquidating dividend of $53 per share. The required
Flychucker Corporation is evaluating an extra dividend versus a share repurchase. In either case, $9,000 would be spent. Current earnings are $1.30 per share, and the stock currently sells for $64
National Business Machine Co. (NBM) has $2 million of extra cash after taxes have been paid. NBM has two choices to make use of this cash. One alternative is to invest the cash in financial assets.
The owners' equity accounts for Quadrangle International are shown here:Common stock ($1 par value)...............$ 30,000Capital surplus.................................285,000Retained
Red Rocks Corporation (RRC) currently has 350,000 shares of stock outstanding that sell for $90 per share. Assuming no market imperfections or tax effects exist, what will the share price be after:a.
The balance sheet for Chevelle Corp. is shown here in market value terms. There are 8,000 shares of stock outstanding.The company has declared a dividend of $1.30 per share. The stock goes ex
In the previous problem, suppose Chevelle has announced it is going to repurchase $10,400 worth of stock. What effect will this transaction have on the equity of the firm? How many shares will be
The market value balance sheet for Vena Sera Manufacturing is shown here. Vena Sera has declared a 25 percent stock dividend. The stock goes ex dividend tomorrow (the chronology for a stock dividend
The company with the common equity accounts shown here has declared a 15 percent stock dividend when the market value of its stock is $35 per share. What effects on the equity accounts will the
How is it possible that dividends are so important, but at the same time, dividend policy is irrelevant?
So Much, Inc., has declared a $4.60 per share dividend. Suppose capital gains are not taxed, but dividends are taxed at 15 percent. New IRS regulations require that taxes be withheld at the time the
The following is the sales budget for Trickle, Inc., for the first quarter of 2009:January February MarchSales budget.........$235,000.........$260,000.........$295,000Credit sales are collected as
Here are some important figures from the budget of Nashville Nougats, Inc., for the second quarter of 2009:The company predicts that 5 percent of its credit sales will never be collected, 35 percent
Below are the most recent balance sheets for Country Kettles, Inc. Excluding accumulated depreciation, determine whether each item is a source or a use of cash, and the amount:
You've worked out a line of credit arrangement that allows you to borrow up to $50 million at any time. The interest rate is .64 percent per month. In addition, 5 percent of the amount that you
A bank offers your firm a revolving credit arrangement for up to $70 million at an interest rate of 2.3 percent per quarter. The bank also requires you to maintain a compensating balance of 4 percent
Wildcat, Inc., has estimated sales (in millions) for the next four quarters as follows:Sales for the first quarter of the year after this one are projected at $240 million. Accounts receivable at
Rework Problem 15 assuming:a. Wildcat maintains a minimum cash balance of $50 million.b. Wildcat maintains a minimum cash balance of $10 million.Based on your answers in (a) and (b), do you think the
In exchange for a $400 million fixed commitment line of credit, your firm has agreed to do the following:1. Pay 1.9 percent per quarter on any funds actually borrowed.2. Maintain a 4 percent
Rocco Corp. has a book net worth of $10,380. Long-term debt is $7,500. Net working capital, other than cash, is $2,105. Fixed assets are $15,190. How much cash does the company have? If current
The Morning Jolt Coffee Company has projected the following quarterly sales amounts for the coming year:Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4Sales..........$790............$740............$870............$950a. Accounts
Consider the following financial statement information for the Mediate Corporation:Calculate the operating and cash cycles. How do you interpret your answer?
Iron Man Products has projected the following sales for the coming year:Sales in the year following this one are projected to be 15 percent greater in each quarter.a. Calculate payments to suppliers
The Torrey Pine Corporation's purchases from suppliers in a quarter are equal to 75 percent of the next quarter's forecast sales. The payables period is 60 days. Wages, taxes, and other expenses are
Your firm has an average collection period of 32 days. Current practice is to factor all receivables immediately at a 1.5 percent discount. What is the effective cost of borrowing in this case?
Bird's Eye Treehouses, Inc., a Kentucky company, has determined that a majority of its customers are located in the Pennsylvania area. It therefore is considering using a lockbox system offered by a
Each business day, on average, a company writes checks totaling $14,000 to pay its suppliers. The usual clearing time for the checks is four days. Meanwhile, the company is receiving payments from
Purple Feet Wine, Inc., receives an average of $19,000 in checks per day. The delay in clearing is typically three days. The current interest rate is .019 percent per day.a. What is the company's
Your neighbor goes to the post office once a month and picks up two checks, one for $17,000 and one for $6,000. The larger check takes four days to clear after it is deposited; the smaller one takes
Your firm has an average receipt size of $108. A bank has approached you concerning a lockbox service that will decrease your total collection time by two days. You typically receive 8,500 checks per
A mail-order firm processes 5,300 checks per month. Of these, 60 percent are for $55 and 40 percent are for $80. The $55 checks are delayed two days on average; the $80 checks are delayed three days
Paper Submarine Manufacturing is investigating a lockbox system to reduce its collection time. It has determined the following:Average number of payments per day..................385Average value of
No More Books Corporation has an agreement with Floyd Bank whereby the bank handles $4 million in collections a day and requires a $400,000 compensating balance. No More Books is contemplating
Cow Chips, Inc., a large fertilizer distributor based in California, is planning to use a lockbox system to speed up collections from its customers located on the East Coast. A Philadelphia-area bank
All Night Corporation has determined that its target cash balance if it uses the BAT model is $2,700. The total cash needed for the year is $28,000, and the order cost is $10. What interest rate must
Given the following information, calculate the target cash balance using the BAT model: Annual interest rate.................6% Fixed order cost....................$25 Total cash
White Whale Corporation has an average daily cash balance of $1,300. Total cash needed for the year is $43,000. The interest rate is 5 percent, and replenishing the cash costs $8 each time. What are
Debit and Credit Bookkeepers needs a total of $16,000 in cash during the year for transactions and other purposes. Whenever cash runs low, it sells $1,500 in securities and transfers the cash in. The
The All Day Company is currently holding $690,000 in cash. It projects that over the next year its cash outflows will exceed cash inflows by $140,000 per month. How much of the current cash holdings
Econoline Crush, Inc., uses a Miller-Orr cash management approach with a lower limit of $43,000, an upper limit of $125,000, and a target balance of $80,000. Explain what each of these points
Slap Shot Corporation has a fixed cost associated with buying and selling marketable securities of $40. The interest rate is currently .021 percent per day, and the firm has estimated that the
The variance of the daily cash flows for the Pele Bicycle Shop is $890,000. The opportunity cost to the firm of holding cash is 7 percent per year. What should the target cash level and the upper
Devour, Inc., is considering a change in its cashonly sales policy. The new terms of sale would be net one month. Based on the following information, determine if Devour should proceed or not.
The Trektronics store begins each week with 300 phasers in stock. This stock is depleted each week and reordered. If the carrying cost per phaser is $41 per year and the fixed order cost is $95, what
Happy Times currently has an all-cash credit policy. It is considering making a change in the credit policy by going to terms of net 30 days. Based on the following information, what do you
The Silver Spokes Bicycle Shop has decided to offer credit to its customers during the spring selling season. Sales are expected to be 500 bicycles. The average cost to the shop of a bicycle is $490.
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