AMP INC has invested $2,165,800 on equipment. The firm uses payback period criteria of not accepting any project that takes more than 4 years to recover costs. The company anticipates cas flows of $451,386, $512,178, $561,755, $764,997, $816,500, and..
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Aria Acoustics, Inc. (AAI), projects unit sales for a new seven-octave voice emulation implant as follows: Year Unit Sales 1 79,000 2 92,000 3 106,000 4 101,000 5 82,000 Production of the implants will require $1,580,000 in net working capital to sta..
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Changes in Growth and Stock Valuation Consider a firm that had been priced using a 6 percent growth rate and a 9 percent required rate. The firm recently paid a $.70 dividend. The firm has just announced that because of a new joint venture, it will l..
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Ashes Divide Corporation has bonds on the market with 12 years to maturity, a YTM of 6.6 percent, and a current price of $1,296.50. The bonds make semi annual payments. What must the coupon rate be on these bonds?
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The Ajax Co. just decided to save $1,500 a month for the next five years as a safety net for recessionary periods. The money will be set aside in a separate savings account which pays 3.25% interest compounded monthly. It deposits the first $1,500 to..
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Last year Rennie Industries had sales of $305,000, assets of $175,000, a profit margin of 5.3%, and an equity multiplier of 1.2. The CFO believes that the company could reduce its assets by $51,000 without affecting either sales or costs. Had it redu..
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A firm has paid annual dividends of $1.32, $1.43, $1.55, $1.62, $1.64, and $1.70 per share over the past 6 years, respectively. What is the geometric average growth rate for these dividends?
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Suppose Stack Pool Inc. had inventory in Britain valued at 240,000 pounds one year ago. The exchange rate for dollars to pounds was 1£ = 2 U.S. dollars. This year the exchange rate is 1£ = 1.82 U.S. dollars. The inventory in Britain is still valued a..
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Cooke Co. is comparing two different capital structures. Plan I would result in 9,000 shares of stock and $360,000 in debt. Plan II would result in 12,600 shares of stock and $216,000 in debt. The interest rate on the debt is 9 percent. compare both ..
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You inherit $1,000,000 in 30 years. What is that money worth today if inflation averages 3% per year? How about if inflation averages 4% instead? Assume annual compounding. Show work.
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In your own words, briefly explain why one would expect to find optimal capital structures for firms. Briefly explain the factors that the optimal capital structures would depend on.
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Trixie is buying a new car at a cost of $22099. She estimates the car will sell for $3118 at the end of year 6. Insurance, fees, maintenance, and gas will be $1108 in year 1 and will increase every year by 9%. If she keeps the car for 6 years, what i..
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