A company has recently completed a $5,000,000 two-year marketing study. Based on the results of this study, the company has estimated that 500 units of its new hardware could be sold annually over the next 12 years, at a price of $100,000 each for the first 6 years. The sales price is expected to drop to $75,000 in years 7-12.
Question One: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing labor or component parts in the production process. Question Two: The theory of constraints can identify bottlenecks. How does one go about identifying and managing bottlenecks? Question Three: Net present value and internal rate of return are two met
Ex. 12-7 Renfree Mines, Inc., owns the mining rights to a large tract of land in a mountainous are. The tract contains a mineral deposit that the company believes might be commercially attractive to mine and sell. An engineering and cost analysis has been made, and it is expected that the following cash flows would be associa
See the attached file. Johnson Company budgeted the following information for 2006: May June July August Budgeted purchases $104,000 $110,000 $102,000 $100,000 ? Cost of goods sold is 40% of sales. Accounts payable is used only for inventory acquisitions. ? Johnson purchases and pays for merchandise 60% in the mon
The law firm of bushmaster, cobra, and asp is considering investing in a complete small business computer system. the initial investment will be $35,000. the computer is depreciated on a straight-line basis over 5 years, and the firm's tax rate is 34%. the computer system is expected to provide additional revenue of $15,000 p
What is Capital Budgeting, and how is it utilized? Are you able to utilize this concept at home, and if so, in what ways?
What does calculating the weighted average cost of capital tell you about Foust company's Financial strategy including the level of risk involved in the business? How could the company use WACC calculations in determining future investments? Year EPS Growth Rate 1993 3.9 7.95% 1994 4.21 8.08% 1995 4.55 7.91% 1996
Suppose you bought a bond that will pay $1,000, in 20 years. No intermediate coupon payments will be made. If the appropriate interest rate 8 percent. a. what is the current price of the bond. b. What will the price be in10 yeas from today? c. What will the price be 15 years from today? Assume the interest rate does not
What is the net present value of a project that contributes $10,000 at the end of the first year and $5,000 at the end of the second year? The initial cost is $8,000 and the appropriate interest rate is 10%. $ 5,223 $ 5,951 $ 7,000 $21,223 $23,000
The comprehensible master budget plan encompassing all the individual budgets related to sales, cost of goods sold, operating expenses, capital expenditures, and cash. The master budget encompasses all functions and management levels, although the approach to formulating the budget may differ from company to company. Two opposit
Calculate the present value of the following cash flows discounted at 10% a. 1,000 received seven years from today b. 2,000 received 1 year from today c. 500 received 8 years from today
Someone has determined that the firm's capital investment budget will be $5,000,0000 for the upcoming year. Unfortunately, this amount is not sufficient to cover all the positive NPV projects that are available to the firm. You have been asked to choose which investments, of those listed in the table should be made. (Table
Existing equipment from a company could be sold for $50,000 after taxes. As of today, management forecasts call for after-tax cash flows of $15,000 next year if the current machinery is retained. The cash flows are expected to increase at a rate of 6% per year for the next five years. The new machinery under consideration has
Consider the role of the finance department at Strident Marks. The finance department has a couple of new hires, and the CFO has asked that you spend a short amount of time with them, catching them up on some areas that are very important to the company at this time. These also happen to be areas for which Strident Marks does no
Some capital-budgeting choices require managers to decide between upgrading high-technology research equipment and not upgrading. How would financial managers at Trebor Pharmaceutical, a drug manufacturer, use discounted-cash-flow models in their decision-making process? Be sure to address the impact not replacing the equipment
- What does the master budget include? - How would you explain the steps in developing the master budget? - What are the reasons behind adopting a zero-based budget?
The following facts apply to your company: Target capital structure: 50% debt; 50% equity. EBIT: $200,000,000 Assets: $500,000,000 Tax Rate: 40% Cost of new & old debt 8% Based on the residual distribution policy (with all distributions in the form of dividends), the payout ratio is 60 percent. How
Need help writing an essay on the comfort levels in using hacking techniques to spy on competitors.
I am writing a paper on how a company can evaluate investments and would like to know 1) Besides net present value(NVP) and internal rate of return(IRR), what other criteria do companies use to evaluate investments? 2) What are some disadvantages of NPV as an investment criterion? 3) How will a change in cost of capita
How does the modified internal rate of return include concepts from both the traditional internal rate and the net present value methods?
John Crockett Furniture Company - Cash Flow. See attached file for full problem description.
The Danforth Tire Company is considering the purchase of a new machine that would increase the speed of manufacturing and save money. The net cost of this machine is $66,000. The annual cash flows have the following projections: Year Cash Flow 1 21,000 2 29,000 3
1. Firm A's capital structure contains 20 percent debt and 80 percent equity. Firm B's capital structure contains 50 percent debt and 50 percent equity. Both firms pay 7 percent annual interest on their debt. The stock of firm A has a beta of 1.0 and the stock of firm B has a 1.375 beta. The risk free rate of interest equals
You are asked to evaluate two projects for Adventures Club Inc. Using the net present Value method combined with the profitability index approach, which project would you select? Use a discount rate of 12 percent. Project X (trips to Disneyland) Project Y (international film festivals) ($10,000 Investment) ($22,000 i
1) Blake Systems follows a strict residual dividend policy. The company estimates that its capital expenditures this year will be $40 million, its net income will be $30 million, and its target capital structure is 60 percent equity and 40 percent debt. What will be the company's dividend payout ratio? a. 80% b. 60%
Question 1: Comparing Mutually Exclusive Projects Vandalay Industries is considering the purchase of a new machine for the production of latex. Machine A costs $1,910,000 and will last for 3 years. Variable costs are 38 percent of sales, and fixed costs are $139,000 per year. Machine B costs $4,390,000 and will last for 6 ye
2. For what sorts of inventory and supply items is just-in-time management a reasonable goal? Explain. 3. What are the advantages of leasing? 4. What prevents most health care organizations from initiating commercial paper for short-term financing? 5. What makes the profitability index better than the net present
With so many budgets types available to companies, what types of budgets do you think would be effective for the Coca-Cola Company? Why?
Future Value If you invest 9,000 today, how much will have: a. in 2 years at 9 percent? b. In 7 years at 12 percent? c. In 25 years at 14 percent? d. In 25 years at 14 percent (compounded semiannually)? Present value How much would have to invest today to receive: a. 15,000 in 8 years at 10%? b. 20,000 in 12 yea
Dilbert Industries is developing its optimal capital budget for the coming year. They have identified the five potential projects shown below. Projects B and B* are mutually exclusive, while the remainder of the projects are independent. Project Cost Cash flow Life (n) IRR NPV (each year) A $400K $119,326 5