A company which makes sophisticated mobile telephones has designed a new casing for its product which requires a different finish to the previous casing because the material type is a recently developed synthetic material and much stronger and more scratch-resistant than the previous plastic material used for the product casing.
What is the present value given these assumptions: PV Periods Interest rate FV 6 7% 15,451 7 13 51,557 23 14 886,073 18 9 550,164 Suppo
How do the capital budgeting systems of NPV, PI, IRR, and Payback compare with each other? How is each employed in capital budgeting decisions?
Describe the complexity of managing multinational corporations and the risks they face when conducting international deals that are different from domestic deals?
The three person crew worked their way through the neighborhood, mowing lawns, edging, apply fertilizer and weed treatments where necessary and collecting all the clippings for use as mulch as part of their new green initiative. Their pricing scheme appears in Table A and the mix of orders and service costs appear in Table B (a
In Mid-2012, AOL Inc. had $100 million in debt, total equity capitalization of $3.1 billion, and an equity beta of .90 (as report on Yahoo! Finance). Included in AOL's assets was 1.5 billion in cash and risk free securities. Assume that the risk free rate of interest is 3% and the market risk premium in 4%. A - What is AOL's en
Lang Industrial (LISC) must choose between two different conveyor belt systems. X costs $236,000, has a four-year life, and requires $74,000 in pretax annual operating costs. Y costs $336,000, has a six-year life, and requires $68,000 in pretax annual operating costs. In either case, the systems will be depreciated straight-line
Is a corporate bankruptcy a legitimate tool to be used by corporate management to enhance the value of the firm? Why do you hold this opinion?
Please help in this investment stock case study: Your best friend consults you for investment advice. You learn that his tax rate is 35%, and he has the following current investments and debts: â– A car loan with an outstanding balance of $5000 and a 4.8% APR (monthly compounding) â– Credit cards with an outstanding balan
One year ago, your company purchased a machine used in manufacturing for $110,000. You have learned that a new machine is available that offers many advantages; you can purchase it for $150,000 today. It will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over 10 years, after which it has no salvage value. You expect that the new ma
Your firm would like to evaluate a proposed new operating division. You have forecasted cash flows for this division for the next five years, and have estimated that the cost of capital is 12%. You would like to estimate a continuation value. You have made the following forecasts for the last year of your five-year forecastin
This assignment is on the Intel Corporation: 1. What is the Stockholders' Equity per share for 2012, 2011, and 2010? 2. Is Intel investing adequately in its future and why? 3. What is the amount of Common Stock, Preferred Stock, and Treasury Stock for 2012, 2011, and 2010? 4. What is the Cash Interest Coverage Ratio for Net
1. This is based on another real situation. A company was looking at developing a high throughput urinalysis device for central laboratory hospital settings. The company had only a minor presence in such markets so this was a major strategic initiative. The system would consist of a large analyzer with reagents. Marketing initia
Please help answer the following questions. What number of treasury shares does the Intel Corporation have? What is the number of common shares authorized? How many shares are held by Officers and Directors of the Intel Corporation? What does this tell you? What is the current ratio of total debt to total stockholders eq
Practice Questions - Prepare in Word Document 1. You are asked to prepare a financial forecast for Joan Roberts, the Managing Director and owner of a retail fashion line, whose market share and profits have been steadily dropping over the last two years. Ms. Roberts claims to be "bored" with financial jargon and says she only
Write a 350 word paper in which you explain the concept of working capital management in day-to-day operations and the role of financial managers in ensuring an optimal working capital policy.
Maynard Steel plans to pay a dividend of $3 this year. The company has an expected earnings growth rate of 4% per year and an equity cost of capital of 10%. a. Assuming Maynard's dividend payout rate and expected growth rate remains constant, and Maynard does not issue or repurchase shares, estimate Maynard's share price.
If the P/E ratio on the S&P 500 is 10, given historical earnings growth patterns, what would be a reasonable estimate of long-run future expected rates of return on the stock market? Assume a long-run inflation rate of 2.5% per annum. Note: Please explain question in detail so I can better understand.
1. Suppose a stock had an initial price of $86 per share, paid a dividend of $1.80 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $94. 2. You have observed the following returns on Crash-n-Burn Computer's stock over the past five years: 13 percent, -8 percent, 16 percent, 16 percent, and 10 percent. a. What was
In a report format (APA based but strict adherence not required), answer the following questions, which aid in assessing the quality of the budget document you are reviewing. Write an intro, then use each of those four categories as headings and using the questions as guides assemble them into a coherent narrative. Then do
1. A firm has debt with a face value of $100. Its projects will pay a safe $80 tomorrow. Managers care only about shareholders. A new quickie project comes along that costs $20, earns either $10 or $40 with equal probabilities, and does so by tomorrow. A. Is this a positive NPV project? B. If the new project can only be finan
A stock has a beta of 1.25 and an expected return of 14%. A risk free asset currently earns 2.1%. 1) What is the expected return on a portfolio that is equally invested in two assets? 2) If a portfolio of the two assets has a beta of .93 what are the portfolio weights? 3) If a portfolio of the two assets has an expected ret
1. What are the portfolio weights for a portfolio that has 145 shares of stock A that sells for $45 per share and 110 shares of Stock B that sells for $27 per share? 2. A portfolio has $2,950 invested in Stock A and $3,700 in Stock B. If the expected returns on these stocks are 8% and 11% respectively, what is the expected re
1.Valuation - corporate bond A $1,000 corporate bond with 10 years to maturity pays a coupon of 8% (semi-annual) and the market required rate of return is a) 7.2% and b) 10%. What is the current selling price for a) and b)? 2.Valuation - options The following information refers to a six-month call option on the stock of
A stock portfolio invested 35% in Stock Q, 25% in Stock R, 30% in Stock S, and 10% in Stock T. The betas for these 4 stocks are .84, 1.17, 1.11 and 1.36 respectively. What is the portfolio beta? Please show work in Excel.
Year Large Cap Stocks U.S. T-Bills 1970 3.94 6.50 1971 14.30 4.36 1972 18.99 4.23 1973 (14.69) 7.29 1974 (26.47) 7.99 1975 37.23 5.87 1) Calculate arithmetic average
Question #1 Calculate arithmetic average returns, the variances, and the standard deviations for X and Y. Returns Year X Y 1 17 23 2 22 34 3 8 11 4 -15 -32 5 10 21 Question #2 What are the arithmetic and geometric re
1. Using the data in the excel spreadsheet file P&G, forecast the June 30, 2011, income statement and balance sheet for Procter & Gamble. Use the percent of sales method and the following assumptions: 1) Sales in FY 2011 will be $81,000; 2) The tax rate will be 27.26%; 3) Each item that changes with sales will be the five-year a
You would like to invest in one of the following assets. Use the present value of an annuity formula and the trial and error method to estimate the Internal Rate of Return or yield for each of the following two investments and decide which is the better investment. A B Initial Investme
QUESTION: You have owned the stock of Micro Co Ltd for the last five years. Historical data for the stock are as follows: Market Price of Micro Company's Stock Year Dividend Income Beginning Ending 2008 $1.00 $30.00 32.50 2009 1.20 32.50 35.00 2010 1.30