Hollister & Hollister (H&H) is considering a new project. The project will require $585,000 for new fixed assets, $227,000 for additional inventory, and $43,000 for additional accounts receivable. Short-term debt (accounts payableotes payable) is expected to increase by $177,000. The project has a 4-year life. The fixed assets will be depreciated under the three-year MACRS schedule to a zero book value over the life of the project. At the end of the project, the fixed assets can be sold for 23% of their original cost. The net working capital returns to its original level at the end of the project. The project is expected to generate annual sales of $1,200,000 with costs equal to 65% of revenues. H&H's corporate tax rate is 35%. H&H has 34,400 bonds outstanding with a 5.85% coupon rate, paid semi-annually, and 21 years left until maturity. These bonds are currently selling at 97% of par. They also have 2.2 million common shares outstanding that are currently selling at $12.35/share and have a beta of 0.8. The expected return on the market is 9.5% and the return on short-term U.S. T-bills is 2.75%. What is the cost of equity for H&H? (Report answer in percentage terms and round to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations). What is the pre-tax cost of debt for H&H? (Report answer in percentage terms and round to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations). What is the weighted average cost of capital for H&H? (Report answer in percentage terms and round to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations). What is the combined NCS & ANWC for Year O? (Round answer to zero decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations). What is the combined NCS & ANWC for the final year of this project? (Round answer to O decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations). What are the operating cash flows for Year 1 of this project? (Round answer to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations). What is this project's discounted payback period? (Round answer to 1 decimal place. Do not round intermediate calculations). What is the NPV for this project? (Round answer to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations). What is the IRR for this project? (Report answer in percentage terms and round to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations). Hollister & Hollister (H&H) is considering a new project. The project will require $585,000 for new fixed assets, $227,000 for additional inventory, and $43,000 for additional accounts receivable. Short-term debt (accounts payableotes payable) is expected to increase by $177,000. The project has a 4-year life. The fixed assets will be depreciated under the three-year MACRS schedule to a zero book value over the life of the project. At the end of the project, the fixed assets can be sold for 23% of their original cost. The net working capital returns to its original level at the end of the project. The project is expected to generate annual sales of $1,200,000 with costs equal to 65% of revenues. H&H's corporate tax rate is 35%. H&H has 34,400 bonds outstanding with a 5.85% coupon rate, paid semi-annually, and 21 years left until maturity. These bonds are currently selling at 97% of par. They also have 2.2 million common shares outstanding that are currently selling at $12.35/share and have a beta of 0.8. The expected return on the market is 9.5% and the return on short-term U.S. T-bills is 2.75%. What is the cost of equity for H&H? (Report answer in percentage terms and round to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations). What is the pre-tax cost of debt for H&H? (Report answer in percentage terms and round to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations). What is the weighted average cost of capital for H&H? (Report answer in percentage terms and round to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations). What is the combined NCS & ANWC for Year O? (Round answer to zero decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations). What is the combined NCS & ANWC for the final year of this project? (Round answer to O decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations). What are the operating cash flows for Year 1 of this project? (Round answer to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations). What is this project's discounted payback period? (Round answer to 1 decimal place. Do not round intermediate calculations). What is the NPV for this project? (Round answer to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations). What is the IRR for this project? (Report answer in percentage terms and round to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations)
