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Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) have become more popular in recent years, but do they make financial sense? Suppose a typical 60-watt incandescent light bulb costs $0.47 and lasts for 1,000 hours. A 15-watt CFL, which provides the same light, costs $3.50 and lasts for 12,000 hours. A kilowatt hour of electricity costs $0.123, which is about the national average. A kilowatt-hour is 1,000 watts for 1 hour. However, electricity costs actually vary quite a bit depending on location and user type. An industrial user in West Virginia might pay $0.04 per kilowatt-hour whereas a residential user in Hawaii might pay $0.25.
You require a return of 9 percent and use a light fixture 500 hours per year. What is the break-even cost per kilowatt-hour?
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What is the companys pretax cost of debt
: Mudvayne, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 10 years to maturity that is quoted at 108 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual payments and has an embedded cost of 9 percent annually. ..
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Express total interest as percent of the principal borrowed
: Consider a loan for $8000 for a period of 3 years at 7% interest with payments made annually. Build the amortization schedule for this loan. How much total interest is paid on this loan? Express the total interest as a percent of the principal borrow..
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Increase production at the rate
: Cooling Tools Inc. is currently producing 1,477 of small refrigerators per month but the company’s CEO plans to increase production at the rate of 11.00 percent per month until the firm is producing 6,476 of refrigerators per month. How many months w..
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Calculate the npv for both conveyor belt systems
: Lang Industrial Systems Company (LISC) is trying to decide between two different conveyor belt systems. System A costs $200,000, has a four-year life, and requires $65,000 in pre tax annual operating costs. System B costs $282,000, has a six-year lif..
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Financial sense-what is break-even cost per kilowatt-hour
: Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) have become more popular in recent years, but do they make financial sense? Suppose a typical 60-watt incandescent light bulb costs $0.47 and lasts for 1,000 hours. A 15-watt CFL, which provides the same light, costs ..
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Information provided prepare the operating budgets
: Based on the information provided prepare the following operating budgets for 2015: Sales, Production, Direct Material, Direct Labor, Manufacturing Overhead, Ending Inventory, Cost of Goods Sold, Selling, General and Administrative Budgets, and a Bud..
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How many days would the cash conversion cycle be changed
: Cyree Inc. has annual sales of $80,000,000; its average inventory is $20,000,000; and its average accounts receivable is $16,000,000. The firm buys all raw materials on terms of next 35 days, and it pays on time. The firm is searching for ways to sho..
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Estimate of the firms present cash conversion cycle
: You were recently hired as CFO to improve the performance of Dennis Systems, which is highly profitable but has been experiencing cash shortages due to its high rate of growth. As one part of your analysis, you want to determine the firm's cash conve..
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Long-term debt and equity financing
: Miletkov company's total assets fluctuate between $320000 and $410000, while its fixed assets remain constant at 260000. If the firm follows a maturity matching, or moderate, working capital financing policy, what is the likely level of its long-term..
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