You find a small business loan in the amount of 50,000 is the amount you need to purchase the restaurant location. After researching banks to find the best interest rate, you find that the best interest rate of 9% intersest that compounds monthly for seven years. 1. What is the monthly payment for this loan? Show the formula
A) How would not having to pay taxes impact our future cash flows? Would the depreciation tax shield offset the actual tax cost? How would this impact a project's Net Profit Value (NPV)? B) In what ways do operating risk and financial risk impact the required return (cost of capital) of a potential project?
Suppose a firm makes the policy changes listed below. If a change means that external, nonspontaneous financial requirements (AFN) will increase, indicate this by a (+); indicate a decrease by a (?); and indicate no effect or an indeterminate effect by a (0). Think in terms of the immediate, short-run effect on funds requirement
Analyze the risk of financial fraud at Kodak and how it is most likely to be committed.
Please find the attached performance report and write a two to three paragraph analyzing the report. Need to explain: Actual vs budget Variable cost Division profit Contribution margin Nature's Touch Performance Report For the Month of July 2012 Half Year Budgeted Half Year Actual Actual vs
How do copayments and deductibles reduce risk?
Who bears the risk under a flat system and why?
Your specific assignment for this week is to select a type of quantitative data to collect from your own life. Some examples of data to collect could be: - The number of people you see at your work place each half day. - The number of phone calls you get in each morning and in each afternoon. - Any other numeric type of data
If XYZ Company has a growth rate of 4%, a required rate of return (rs) of 11.5%, a most recent dividend paid of $5.00, a beta of 1.25 and the risk free rate of return is 3%, what is the current price of XYZ stock?
I need help with this question: XYZ Corporation issued common stock that had a required rate of return of 12%, the stock's beta is 1.75, the next dividend is expected to be $2.50 and the risk free rate of return is 5%. XYZ Corporation also issued preferred stock that has a stated dividend of 10% of par. Preferred stock of thi
Management must balance performance goals and associated risks. By having a plan, management can be better prepared for dealing with risks when they occur. However, not all strategies may be effective or proceed as planned when dealing with uncertainty. (1) Considering your professional experience or a recent event, can you
Suppose you wanted to hedge a $400 million bond portfolio with a duration of 4.3 years using 10- year Treasury note futures with a duration of 6.7 years, a futures price of 102, and 3 months to expiration. The multiplier on Treasury note futures is $100,000. How many contracts do you buy or sell?
A) Use the high-low method to identify the fixed and viable cost components for both production costs and selling and administrative costs. B) The company estimates that production and sales in 2008 will be 1,500 units. Based on this estimate, forecast income before taxes for 2008.
When we look at the differences as to why short term loan rates may vary, we cannot overlook 'Discount Rate' loans. These loans require the payment of interest in advance. For these types of loans, would the interest rate be higher than if the interest was paid in arrears (at the end of the loan term)? Why?
What is the accumulated value of a $1,000 contribution to a qualified defined contribution plan under each of the circumstances described in the table below? Tax Rate(%) Before-tax rate of return (%) Investment period 10 8 5 years 30
Name two financial measures used to judge the performance of investment centers that are not used to measure the financial performance of profit centers.
A) What are some advantages to borrowing short term? B) Is collateral a means for affecting interest rate? C) What are some advantages and disadvantages of having a bad credit vs good credit in terms of getting a loan?
Barnes Air Conditioning, Inc., has two classes of preferred stock: floating rate preferred stock and straight (normal) preferred stock. Both issues have a par value of $100. The floating rate preferred stock pays an annual dividend yield of 6 percent, and the straight preferred stock pays 7 percent. Since the issuance of the two
On Friday J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. posted a $5.4 billion quarterly profit, down from $5.6 billion in the year-earlier quarter and Wells Fargo & Co. announced that net income rose 13% from a year ago to $4.2 billion. Although earnings at both banks exceeded Wall Street estimates that was largely because both are scaling back the a
Write a critique of the attached article. The critique should include aspects such as, What is the author saying? What, if any, facts or data are provided? What are the author's arguments? Are the arguments supported? What are the implications? What is omitted? 10 Ways to Create Shareholder Value By Alfred Rappaport
For financial and managerial accounting: When dealing with a healthcare organization, what does operating margin tell you about the organization and how would you calculate this ratio? What are the commonly used financial ratios and how would you calculate?
Evaluating the Effects of Risk Risk lies at all levels of business activity. There are many different types of risks within an organization as well as ways to manage those risks. (1) Discuss and evaluate the concepts of risk and management. (2) Discuss how organization's risk is spread over many facets of the organiz
The annual returns of three stocks during the last eight years are presented. STOCK A: 1%, 6%, 10%, 18%, 20%, 7%, -10%, -2% STOCK B: 12%, 9%, 16%, 11%, -5%, -2%, -2%, 6% STOCK C: 20%, -2%, 33%, 10%, -8%, -10%, 8%, 30% 1) Using Excel, Determine the average return, and the standard deviation of returns for eac
A $150,000 loan is to be amortized over 7 years, with annual end-of-year payments. Which of these statements is CORRECT? a.) The annual payments would be larger if the interest rate were lower. b.) If the loan were amortized over 10 years rather than 7 years, and if the interest rate were the same in either case, the first
Starbucks in 2004 announced that it will increase prices at its stores before the end of year. Analysts expect prices to rise by 4% to 5%. Prices are going up to adjust for increases in dairy products and rents. The firm is seen as the clear leader in the retail coffee market but opinion is split on whether consumers will contin
Chatham Craft's capital structure consists of $30 million of debt and $90 million of equity. The company's CFO has provided the following data: interest rate on debt is 8%; the company's tax bracket is 30%; the current stock dividend is $2.00; the expected dividend growth rate is 8%; and the current stock price is $40. After
An insurer sells a very large number of policies to people with the following loss distribution: $100,000 with probability 0.005 $ 60,000 with probability 0.010 Loss = $ 20,000 with probability 0.020 $ 10,000 with probability 0.05 $ 0 with probability 0.915 a. Calcula
East Coast Yachts uses a small % of preferred stock as a source of financing. In calculating the ratios for the company, should preferred stock be included as a part of the company's total equity?
****My business for this assignment is to open my own Photography Business specializing in newborn photography**** Financial forecasting is important because it adds discipline to the way an entrepreneur thinks about the venture. Forecasting helps determine cash needs and timing of these needs. It also helps the value of the
Companies are required to file financial reports. 1. What factors other than financial reporting and investor relations are affected by a firm's financial reporting decisions? 2. What important decisions must be made in determining what to report?