A project in Malaysia costs $4,000,000. Over the next three years, the project will generate total operating cash flows of $3,500,000, measured in today’s dollars using a required rate of return of 14 percent (this is the PV of the operating cash flo..
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Murray Motor Company wants you to calculate its cost of common stock. During the next 12 months, the company expects to pay dividends (D1) of $2.50 per share, and the current price of its common stock is $50 per share. The expected growth rate is 8 p..
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Richmond Corporation was founded 20 years ago by its president, Daniel Richmond. The company originally began as a mail-order company but has grown rapidly in recent years, in large part due to its Web site. Because of the wide geographical dispersio..
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An apartment is expected to produce $105,000 NOI the first year, increasing by 3 percent per year each year over a projected 7 year holding period. A 70 percent loan-to-value ratio is typical. Current terms are 7.5 percent interest for 25 years (annu..
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Measuring growth: Given that a firm's return on equity is 22% and management plans to retain 39% of earning for investment purposes, what will be the firm's growth rate? If the firm decides to increase its retention ratio, what will happen to the val..
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Bottoms Up Diaper Service is considering the purchase of a new industrial washer. It can purchase the washer for $9,000 and sell its old washer for $2,200. The new washer will last for 6 years and save $2,700 a year in expenses. If the firm uses stra..
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Kurt Simmons has 80/150/15 auto insurance coverage. One evening he lost control of his vehicle, hitting a parked car and damaging a storefront along the street. What amount will the insurance company pay for the damages? What amount will Kurt have to..
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Your firm has an average collection period of 32 days. Current practice is to factor all receivables immediately at a discount of 1.3 percent. What is the effective cost of borrowing in this case? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your a..
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You have found the following stock quote for RJW Enterprises, Inc., in the financial pages of today’s newspaper. 52-WEEK YLD VOL NET HI LO STOCK (DIV) % PE 100s CLOSE CHG 72.48 53.42 RJW 1.20 2.0 15 17,777 ?? − .55 What was the closing price for this..
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Suppose you receive 2,500,000 British Pounds (not Euros) today and plan to convert into US dollars early next February. Which is the correct action to take today in order to hedge against GBP exchange rate risk?
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Dweller, Inc. is considering a four-year project that has an initial after-tax outlay or after-tax cost of $110,000. The future cash inflows from its project are $30,000, $25,000, $50,000 and $40,000 for years 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively. Dweller use..
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When the external capital market is very relaxed (e.g., optimistic investors, low interest rate, and many potential investors), would you recommend a start-up firm to use a lot of short-term debt instead of long-term debt? Why or why not? And would y..
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