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1. Which one (s) is (are) an external financing and has the flotation cost?

2.  The costs of financing from different sources are as follows:

IEF = 5%, EEF=6%, cost of debt before tax = 5%, tax rate=20%, the size of retained earnings=$30m. The capital structure is: We=40% and Wd=60%. Determine the WAMCC before and after the break point.

3.  Given D1 = $1.00 and K=10%, what is the value of the stock at 8% growth rate? If the current price of the stock is $50, would you buy it?

 4. For a preferred stock with the dividend amount of $2.00 each quarter, what is the PV of it with an annual discount rate of 8%? If the price of the preferred stock is $80, what is the yield (ROI, APR) of this security? 

5.  I checked the Microsoft stock price at 9:12am this morning. It was $24.88. The last 12 month trailing (ttm) net earnings is $14.58 billion with 9 billion shares. What is the 12 month trailing EPS and P/E ratio?

6. For a common stock with the current dividend amount of = $.70 (Do = .70), what is the (P)V of it with an annual discount rate of 12% and the dividend is expected to grow at the rate of 10% per annum forever?

7. The preemptive right is important to shareholders because it

 8.  Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

9. The Francis Company is expected to pay a dividend of D1 = $1.25 per share at the end of the year, and that dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 6.00% per year in the future.  The company's beta is 1.15, the market risk premium is 5.50%, and the risk-free rate is 4.00%.  What is the company's current stock price?

10. Goode Inc.'s stock has a required rate of return of 11.50%, and it sells for $25.00 per share.  Goode's dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 7.00%.  What was the last dividend, D0?

11. You must estimate the intrinsic value of Noe Technologies' stock.  The end-of-year free cash flow (FCF1) is expected to be $27.50 million, and it is expected to grow at a constant rate of 7.0% a year thereafter.  The company's WACC is 10.0%, it has $125.0 million of long-term debt plus preferred stock outstanding, and there are 15.0 million shares of common stock outstanding.  What is the firm's estimated intrinsic value per share of common stock?

12. Carter's preferred stock pays a dividend of $1.00 per quarter.  If the price of the stock is $45.00, what is itsnominal (not effective) annual rate of return?

13. Capital structure refers to

14. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

15. What is the % of total financing by equity if the total $12m funding include  $7.5m from debt?

16. The amount of retained earnings limit the size of internal equity financing. If the amount of retained earnings is $25m, where do you have a switch from the internal to external equity financing in terms of the size of the total funding when the equity financing accounts for 25% of the total funding and the remaining is from debt?

17. Long-term debt of Topstone Industries is currently selling for $1,045. Its face value is $1,000. The issue matures in 10 years and pays an annual coupon of 8% of face. What is the before-tax cost of debt for Topstone if the company is in 30% tax bracket?

18. Several years ago the Jakob Company sold a $1,000 par value, noncallable bond that now has 20 years to maturity and a 7.00% annual coupon that is paid semiannually.  The bond currently sells for $925, and the company's tax rate is 40%.  What is the component cost of debt for use in the WACC calculation?

19. Weaver Chocolate Co. expects to earn $3.50 per share during the current year, its expected dividend payout ratio is 65%, its expected constant dividend growth rate is 6.0%, and its common stock currently sells for $32.50 per share.  New stock can be sold to the public at the current price, but a flotation cost of 5% would be incurred.  What would be the cost of equity from new common stock?

20.Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

21. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

22. Rivoli Inc. hired you as a consultant to help estimate its cost of capital.  You have been provided with the following data:  D0 = $0.80; P0 = $22.50; and g = 8.00% (constant).  Based on the DCF approach, what is the cost of equity from retained earnings?

23. Keys Printing plans to issue a $1,000 par value, 20-year noncallable bond with a 7.00% annual coupon, paid semiannually.  The company's marginal tax rate is 40.00%, but Congress is considering a change in the corporate tax rate to 30.00%.  By how much would the component cost of debt used to calculate the WACC change if the new tax rate was adopted? 

24. S. Bouchard and Company hired you as a consultant to help estimate its cost of capital.  You have obtained the following data:  D0 = $0.85; P0 = $22.00; and g = 6.00% (constant).  The CEO thinks, however, that the stock price is temporarily depressed, and that it will soon rise to $40.00.  Based on the DCF approach, by how much would the cost of equity from retained earnings change if the stock price changes as the CEO expects?

25. Sapp Trucking's balance sheet shows a total of noncallable $45 million long-term debt with a coupon rate of 7.00% and a yield to maturity of 6.00%.  This debt currently has a market value of $50 million.  The balance sheet also shows that the company has 10 million shares of common stock, and the book value of the common equity (common stock plus retained earnings) is $65 million.  The current stock price is $22.50 per share; stockholders' required return, rs, is 14.00%; and the firm's tax rate is 40%.  The CFO thinks the WACC should be based on market value weights, but the president thinks book weights are more appropriate.  What is the difference between these two WACCs?

26. What would you do for capital budgeting if you have limited resources? 

27.What is the decision rule for IRR?

28. What is the % of total financing by common equity if the total $12m funding include  $7.5m from debt assuming no preferred stocks are used?

29. You have only three investment opportunities as follows: Project A with 5% return, Project B with 7% return, Project C with 9% return. What should be the required rate of return when you consider for Project B?

30.Lasik Vision Inc. recently analyzed the project whose cash flows are shown below.  However, before Lasik decided to accept or reject the project, the Federal Reserve took actions that changed interest rates and therefore the firm's WACC.  The Fed's action did not affect the forecasted cash flows.  By how much did the change in the WACC affect the project's forecasted NPV? Note that a project's projected NPV can be negative, in which case it should be rejected.

31.Hindelang Inc. is considering a project that has the following cash flow and WACC data.  What is the project's MIRR?  Note that a project's projected MIRR can be less than the WACC (and even negative), in which case it will be rejected.

32.Stern Associates is considering a project that has the following cash flow data.  What is the project's payback?

33. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

34. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?  Assume that the project being considered has normal cash flows, with one outflow followed by a series of inflows.

35.          Datta Computer Systems is considering a project that has the following cash flow data.  What is the project's IRR?  Note that a project's projected IRR can be less than the WACC (and even negative), in which case it will be rejected.

36.   Masulis Inc. is considering a project that has the following cash flow and WACC data.  What is the project's discounted payback?

37.  Tesar Chemicals is considering Projects S and L, whose cash flows are shown below.  These projects are mutually exclusive, equally risky, and not repeatable.  The CEO believes the IRR is the best selection criterion, while the CFO advocates the NPV.  If the decision is made by choosing the project with the higher IRR rather than the one with the higher NPV, how much, if any, value will be forgone, i.e., what's the chosen NPV versus the maximum possible NPV?  Note that (1) "true value" is measured by NPV, and (2) under some conditions the choice of IRR vs. NPV will have no effect on the value gained or lost.               

38.  Yonan Inc. is considering Projects S and L, whose cash flows are shown below.  These projects are mutually exclusive, equally risky, and not repeatable.  If the decision is made by choosing the project with the shorter payback, some value may be forgone.  How much value will be lost in this instance?  Note that under some conditions choosing projects on the basis of the shorter payback will not cause value to be lost.

39.  A company is considering a new project.  The CFO plans to calculate the project's NPV by estimating the relevant cash flows for each year of the project's life (i.e., the initial investment cost, the annual operating cash flows, and the terminal cash flow), then discounting those cash flows at the company's overall WACC.  Which one of the following factors should the CFO be sure to INCLUDE in the cash flows when estimating the relevant cash flows?

40.Which one of the following would NOT result in incremental cash flows and thus should NOT be included in the capital budgeting analysis for a new product?

41. A company is considering a proposed new plant that would increase productive capacity.  Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

42.  Fool Proof Software is considering a new project whose data are shown below.  The equipment that would be used has a 3-year tax life, and the allowed depreciation rates for such property are 33%, 45%, 15%, and 7% for Years 1 through 4.  Revenues and other operating costs are expected to be constant over the project's 10-year expected life.  What is the Year 1 cash flow?

43.          Temple Corp. is considering a new project whose data are shown below.  The equipment that would be used has a 3-year tax life, would be depreciated by the straight-line method over its 3-year life, and would have a zero salvage value.  No new working capital would be required.  Revenues and other operating costs are expected to be constant over the project's 3-year life.  What is the project's NPV?

44.          Liberty Services is now at the end of the final year of a project.  The equipment originally cost $22,500, of which 75% has been depreciated.  The firm can sell the used equipment today for $6,000, and its tax rate is 40%.  What is the equipment's after-tax salvage value for use in a capital budgeting analysis?  Note that if the equipment's final market value is less than its book value, the firm will receive a tax credit as a result of the sale.

45. Your company, CSUS Inc., is considering a new project whose data are shown below.  The required equipment has a 3-year tax life, and the accelerated rates for such property are 33%, 45%, 15%, and 7% for Years 1 through 4.  Revenues and other operating costs are expected to be constant over the project's 10-year expected operating life.  What is the project's Year 4 cash flow?

46. A firm is considering a new project whose risk is greater than the risk of the firm's average project, based on all methods for assessing risk.  In evaluating this project, it would be reasonable for management to do which of the following?

47. Langston Labs has an overall (composite) WACC of 10%, which reflects the cost of capital for its average asset.  Its assets vary widely in risk, and Langston evaluates low-risk projects with a WACC of 8%, average-risk projects at 10%, and high-risk projects at 12%.  The company is considering the following projects:

48.  As a member of UA Corporation's financial staff, you must estimate the Year 1 cash flow for a proposed project with the following data.  What is the Year 1 cash flow?

49.  Marshall-Miller & Company is considering the purchase of a new machine for $50,000, installed.  The machine has a tax life of 5 years, and it can be depreciated according to the following rates.  The firm expects to operate the machine for 4 years and then to sell it for $12,500.  If the marginal tax rate is 40%, what will the after-tax salvage value be when the machine is sold at the end of Year 4?

50.  TexMex Food Company is considering a new salsa whose data are shown below.  The equipment to be used would be depreciated by the straight-line method over its 3-year life and would have a zero salvage value, and no new working capital would be required.  Revenues and other operating costs are expected to be constant over the project's 3-year life.  However, this project would compete with other TexMex products and would reduce their pre-tax annual cash flows.  What is the project's NPV?  (Hint:  Cash flows are constant in Years 1-3.)