Managerial Finance Exam 3 - Kyle Wells

Dragon Flights is planning a capital investment of $5 million, and will produce $1.5 million first year and increase 5.5% each year up to year 6. If Cost of Capital is 13%, what is the NPV?

$1,754,325.07

Manta Lasers Co. has been working on new production of the new laser will cost them $900,000. The future cash flows are : $200,000 , $250,000, $275,000, $300,000, $350,000 and $400,000. If their cost of capital is 13%, what is the NPV?

$229,455.62

Ton plans on working for the next 39 years til 65. Based on life expectancy surveys he has estimated he will live to be 90. He needs to accumulate $1.75 million to finance his retirement years. Tony has no savings. Monthly contribution at 8.5% is?

-($473.08)

Given the following information for Electric Transport, find the WACC. Assume the company's tax rate is 35 percent. Debt: 8,100, 6.9 percent coupon bonds outstanding. $1,000 par value, 17 years to maturity, selling for 101 percent of par, the bonds make semiannual payments. Common stock: 175,000 shares outstanding, selling for $77 per share, beta is 1.32. Preferred stock: 9,000 shares of $7.50 preferred stock outstanding, currently selling for $73 per share. Market: 7.9 percent market risk premium and 3.6 percent risk-free rate.

10.4 percent

Traditional Bank has an issue of preferred stock with an annual dividend of $7.50 that just sold for $62 a share. What is the bank's cost of preferred stock?

12.10 percent

Healthy Snacks has a target capital structure of 60 percent common stock, 3 percent preferred stock, and 37 percent debt. Its cost of equity is 16.8 percent, the cost of preferred stock is 11.4 percent, and the pretax cost of debt is 8.3 percent. What is the company's WACC if the applicable tax rate is 34 percent?

12.45 percent

Precision Cuts has a target debt-equity ratio of .48. Its cost of equity is 16.4 percent, and its pretax cost of debt is 8.2 percent. If the tax rate is 34 percent, what is the company's WACC?

12.84%

Western Electric has 21,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a price per share of $61 and a rate of return of 15.6 percent. The firm has 11,000 shares of $8 preferred stock outstanding at a price of $48 a share. The outstanding debt has a total face value of $275,000 and currently sells for 104 percent of face. The yield to maturity on the debt is 8.81 percent. What is the firm's weighted average cost of capital if the tax rate is 35 percent?

14.52 percent

Tim's Tools just issued a dividend of $2.22 per share on its common stock. The company is expected to maintain a constant 2.8 percent growth rate in its dividends indefinitely. If the stock sells for $19 a share, what is the company's cost of equity?

14.81 percent

Peter's Scenic Flights is a travel agency with a beta of 2.4. Current risk-free rate is 3.568% and market risk premium is 6%. What is the cost of equity for the company?

17.568

Rockingham Motors issued a 30-year, 8 percent semiannual bond 3 years ago. The bond currently sells for 103.1 percent of its face value. The company's tax rate is 34 percent. What is the aftertax cost of debt?

5.10 percent

City Rentals has 44,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a market price of $32 a share. The common stock just paid a $1.50 annual dividend and has a dividend growth rate of 2.5 percent. There are 7,500 shares of $9 preferred stock outstanding at a market price of $72 a share. The outstanding bonds mature in 11 years, have a total face value of $825,000, a face value per bond of $1,000, and a market price of $989 each, and a pretax yield to maturity of 8.3 percent. The tax rate is 35 percent. What is the firm's weighted average cost of capital?

7.76 percent

McNamara Hotels issued face value bonds of $1,000 each. Bonds will mature in 10 years and make semi-annual coupon payments. Coupon rate is 8% per year. Current price is $950 per bond. What is the annual yield of these bonds?

8.761%

Stock in ABC Enterprises has a beta of 1.28. The market risk premium is 7.4 percent, and T-bills are currently yielding 3.6 percent. ABC's most recently paid dividend was $1.62 per share, and dividends are expected to grow at an annual rate of 2 percent indefinitely. If the stock sells for $38 a share, what is your best estimate of ABC's cost of equity?

9.71 percent

Which one of the following statements is accurate for a levered firm?

A reduction in the risk level of a firm will tend to decrease the firm's WACC

Derek's is a brick-and-mortar toy store. The firm is considering expanding its operations to include Internet sales. Which one of the following would be the best firm to use in a pure play approach to analyzing this proposed expansion?

A toy store that sells online only

Which one of the following refers to a method of increasing the rate at which an asset is depreciated?

Accelerated cost recovery system

Kelly just completed compiling a listing of her firm's accounts receivables with each invoice segregated according to the length of time the invoice has been outstanding. What is the name given to this listing?

Aging schedule

Of the following, which is NOT a source of funds for a company?

All are sources of funds for companies.

The weighted average cost of capital is ________.

All of the above -the average of the cost of each financing component, weighted by the proportion of each component -made up of three financing components: the cost of debt, the cost of preferred stock, and the cost of equity -the cost of capital for the firm as a whole Correct Answer

The cost of debt could be which of the following?

All of the choices above could be considered the cost of debt. - The required return on money borrowed as a long-term loan from a bank -The yield-to-maturity on money raised by selling bonds -The required return on money borrowed from a venture capitalist

A firm has multiple divisions of similar nature, yet varying degrees of risk. Which one of the following would be the most appropriate, yet relatively easy, means of assigning discount rates to each of its numerous proposed investments?

Assign every project a rate equal to the firm's WACC plus or minus a subjective adjustment

Which one of the following analytical methods is based on net income?

Average accounting return

Which one of the following methods of analysis ignores cash flows?

Average accounting return

Which one of the following methods of analysis is most similar to computing the return on assets (ROA)?

Average accounting return

Which one of the following is most commonly used in international trades?

Banker's acceptance

________ refers to the way a company finances itself through some combination of loans, bond sales, preferred stock sales, common stock sales, and retention of earnings.

Capital structure

Which one of the following is directly related to increases in a firm's current assets?

Carrying costs

Which one of the following is a graphical representation of the operating and cash cycles?

Cash flow time line

The net present value of an investment represents the difference between the investment's:

Cash inflows and outflows

Which of these refers to a customer's willingness to meet his or her credit obligations?

Character

Katie owns 100 shares of ABC stock. Which one of the following terms is used to refer to the return that Katie and the other shareholders require on their investment in ABC?

Cost of equity

CrossTown Builders is considering remodeling an old building it currently owns. The building was purchased ten years ago for $1.2 million. Over the past ten years, the firm rented out the building and used the rent to pay off the mortgage. The building is now owned free and clear and has a current market value of $1.9 million. The company is considering remodeling the building into industrial-type apartments at an estimated cost of $1.6 million. The estimated present value of the future income from these apartments is $4.1 million. Which one of the following defines the opportunity cost of the remodeling project?

Current market value of the building

Which one of the following will tend to increase the length of the credit period?

Decrease in consumer demand

Which of these is a use of cash?

Decreasing accounts payable

Which of these activities is a source of cash?

Decreasing accounts receivable

Which one of the following will increase the operating cycle?

Decreasing the accounts receivable turnover rate

Which one of these will increase the operating cycle?

Decreasing the inventory turnover rate

The net present value profile illustrates how the net present value of an investment is affected by which one of the following?

Discount rate

Which of these represents a transaction motive for holding cash?

Distributing the weekly paychecks

Which one of the following is the primary advantage of payback analysis?

Ease of use

Which one of the following terms is most commonly used to describe the cash flows of a new project that are simply an offset of reduced cash flows for a current project?

Erosion

Flo is considering three mutually exclusive options for the additional space she plans to add to her specialty women's tore. The cost of the expansion will be $148,000. She can use this additional space to add children's clothing, an exclusive gifts department, or a home décor section. She estimates the present value of the cash inflows from these projects are $121,000 for children's clothing, $178,000 for exclusive gifts, and $145,000 fordecorator items. Which option(s), if any, should she accept?

Exclusive gifts only

The cost of capital for a project depends primarily on which one of the following?

How the project uses its funds

Which of the following create cash inflows from net working capital?

Increase in inventory and decrease in cash

Which one of the following will decrease the aftertax cost of debt for a firm?

Increase in tax rates

Which one of the following will increase the cost of equity, all else held constant?

Increase in the dividend growth rate

Which one of the following will affect the capital structure weights used to compute a firm's weighted average cost of capital?

Increase in the market value of the firm's common stock

Which of these tends to create an unexpected increase in a firm's average collection period?

Increased customer delinquencies

A firm has a cost of equity of 13 percent, a cost of preferred of 11 percent, an aftertax cost of debt of 5.2 percent, and a tax rate of 35 percent. Given this, which one of the following will increase the firm's weighted average cost of capital?

Increasing the firm's beta

Which of the following are tax-deductible expenses for corporations?

Interest expenses

Paying interest reduces the taxes owed by a firm. Which one of the following terms applies to this relationship?

Interest tax shield

Which one of the following is most closely related to the net present value profile?

Internal rate of return

Which one of the following is an indicator that an investment is acceptable? Assume cash flows are conventional.

Internal rate of return that exceeds the required return

Which one of the following can occur if the operating cycle decreases while both the accounts receivable and the accounts payable periods remain constant?

Inventory turnover rate increases

In which one of the following situations would the payback method be the preferred method of analysis?

Investment funds available only for a limited period of time

Which one of the following is a system for managing demand-dependent inventories that minimizes the amount of inventory on hand?

Just-in-time inventory system

Kurt, who is a divisional manager, continually brags that his division's required return for its projects is one percent lower than the return required for any other division of the firm. Which one of the following most likely contributes the most to the lower rate requirement for Kurt's division?

Kurt's division is less risky than the other divisions.

Which one of the following actions will decrease the operating cycle?

Lessening the production time needed to manufacture a good for sale

Generally speaking, payback is best used to evaluate which type of projects?

Low-cost, short-term

Which one of the following is a correct value to use if you are conducting a best-case scenario analysis?

Lowest expected value for fixed costs

Which one of the following is most apt to cause a wise manager to increase a project's cost of capital? Assume the firm is levered.

Manager learns the project is riskier than previously believed.

Which one of the following is specifically designed to compute the rate of return on a project that has a multiple negative cash flows that are interrupted by one or more positive cash flows?

Modified internal rate of return

Valley Forge and Metal purchased a truck five years ago for local deliveries. Which one of the following costs related to this truck is the best example of a sunk cost? Assume the truck has a usable life of five years.

Money spent last month repairing a damaged front fender

Both Projects A and B are acceptable as independent projects. However, the selection of either one of these projects eliminates the option of selecting the other project. Which one of the following terms best describes the relationship between Project A and Project B?

Mutually exclusive

Mary has just been asked to analyze an investment to determine if it is acceptable. Unfortunately, she is not being given sufficient time to analyze the project using various methods. She must select one method of analysis and provide an answer based solely on that method. Which method do you suggest she use in this situation?

Net present value

Which one of the following is generally considered to be the best form of analysis if you have to select a single method to analyze a variety of investment opportunities?

Net present value

Which one of the following methods of analysis is most appropriate to use when two investments are mutually exclusive?

Net present value

Which one of the following commences on the day inventory is purchased and ends on the day the payment for the sale of that inventory is collected? Assume all sales and purchases are on credit.

Operating cycle

Turner Industries started a new project three months ago. Sales arising from this project are significantly less than anticipated. Given this, which one of the following is management most apt to implement?

Option to abandon

Which one of the following methods of analysis has the greatest bias toward short-term projects?

Payback

Which one of the following methods of analysis ignores the time value of money?

Payback

Which one of the following is a use of cash?

Paying a supplier for inventory you purchased last month

Which of these will tend to decrease the credit period?

Perishable product

Which one of the following indicators offers the best assurance that a project will produce value for its owners?

Positive NPV

Which of the following would be classified as equity financing for a firm?

Preferred shareholders, common shareholders, and retained earnings

Which of the items below is sometimes termed hybrid equity financing?

Preferred stock

Which one of the following can be defined as a benefit-cost ratio?

Profitability index

Which one of the following is most closely related to the net present value profile?

Profitability index

You were recently hired by a firm as a project analyst. The owner of the firm is unfamiliar with financial analysis and wants to know only what the expected dollar return is per dollar spent on a given project. Which financial method of analysis will provide the information that the owner requests?

Profitability index

Which one of the following indicates that an independent project is definitely acceptable?

Profitability index greater than 1.0

Which one of the following indicates that a project should be rejected? Assume the cash flows are normal, i.e., the initial cash flow is negative.

Profitability index less than 1.0

Farmer's Supply is considering opening a clothing store, which would be a new line of business for the firm. Management has decided to use the cost of capital of a similar clothing store as the discount rate to evaluate this proposed expansion. Which one of the following terms describes this evaluation approach?

Pure play approach

Ted is trying to decide what cost of capital he should assign to a project. Which one of the following should be his primary consideration in this decision?

Risk level of the project

Accounts receivable financing is the term used to describe which one of the following types of loans that involve either the assignment or the factoring of a firm's accounts receivable?

Secured short-term loan

Kate is analyzing a proposed project to determine how changes in the sales quantity would affect the project's net present value. What type of analysis is being conducted?

Sensitivity analysis

Which of these is the best example of a raw material?

Set of tires for an automaker

Which one of the following principles refers to the assumption that a project will be evaluated based on its incremental cash flows?

Stand-alone principle

Which one of the following refers to the option to expand into related businesses in the future?

Strategic option

Weston Steel purchased a new coal furnace six years ago at a cost of $2.2 million. Last year, the government changed the emission requirements and this furnace cannot meet those standards. Thus, the company can no longer use the furnace, nor has it been able to locate anyone willing to purchase the furnace. Given the current situation, the furnace is best described as which type of cost?

Sunk

Which of the following would be classified as debt lenders for a firm?

Suppliers, nonbank lenders, and commercial banks

Which one of the following statements is correct related to the dividend growth model approach to computing the cost of equity?

The annual dividend used in the computation must be for Year 1 if you are Time 0’s stock price to compute the return

When calculating the after-tax weighted average cost of capital (WACC), which of the following costs are adjusted for taxes in the equation?

The before-tax cost of debt

A firm's capital structure can be determined by examining which parts of the firm's balance sheet?

The debt and equity

The internal rate of return is unreliable as an indicator of whether or not an investment should be accepted given which one of the following?

The investment is mutually exclusive with another investment of a different size.

Black Stone Furnaces wants to build a new facility. The cost of capital for this investment is primarily dependent on which one of the following?

The nature of the investment

You are using a net present value profile to compare Projects A and B, which are mutually exclusive. Which one of the following statements correctly applies to the crossover point between these two?

The net present value of Project A equals that of Project B, but generally does not equal zero.

Which one of the following statements is correct?

The payback period ignores the time value of money.

Kelly's uses the firm's WACC as the required return for some of its projects. For other projects, the firms uses a rate equal to WACC plus one percent, while another set of projects is assigned rates equal to WACC minus some amount. Which one of the following factors should be the key factor the firm uses to determine the amount of the adjustment it will make when assigning a discount rate to a specific project?

The perceived risk level of project

Which one of the following statements concerning capital structure weights is correct?

The repurchase of preferred stock will increase the weight of debt.

The payback method of analysis ignores which one of the following?

Time value of money

Which one of the following represents the minimum rate of return a firm must earn on its assets if it is to maintain the current value of its securities?

Weighted average cost of capital

Which one of the following is used as the pretax cost of debt?

Weighted average yield to maturity on the firm's outstanding debt

Scenario analysis asks questions such as:

What is the best outcome that should reasonably be expected?

If an investment is producing a return that is equal to the required return, the investment's net present value will be:

Zero

A proposed project will increase a firm's accounts payables. This increase is generally:

a cash inflow at Time zero and a cash outflow at the end of the project.

Lake City Plastics currently produces plastic plates and silverware. The company is considering expanding its product offerings to include plastic serving trays. All of the following are relevant costs to this project with the exception of:

a percentage of the current operating overhead.

The length of time a retailer owes its supplier for an inventory purchase is called the:

accounts payable period.

The operating cycle is equal to the:

accounts receivable period plus the inventory period.

A firm uses its weighted average cost of capital to evaluate the proposed projects for all of its varying divisions. By doing so, the firm:

automatically gives preferential treatment in the allocation of funds to its riskiest division.

A firm uses its weighted average cost of capital to evaluate the proposed projects for all of its varying divisions. By doing so, the firm:The ________ of an asset or liability is its cost carried on the balance sheet.

automatically gives preferential treatment in the allocation of funds to its riskiest division.

The average net income of a project divided by the project's average book value is referred to as the project's:

average accounting return

The ________ of an asset or liability is its cost carried on the balance sheet.

book value

The pro forma income statements for a proposed investment should include all of the following except:

changes in net working capital

The reinvestment approach to the modified internal rate of return:

compounds all of the cash flows, except for the initial cash flow, to the end of the project.

The terms of sale are best defined as the:

conditions under which a firm sells its goods or services for either cash or credit.

The net present value of an investment represents the difference between the investment's:

cost and its market value

The ________ is the cost of each financing component multiplied by that component's percent of the total funding amount.

cost of capital

Lester lent money to The Corner Store by purchasing bonds issued by the store. The rate of return that he and the other lenders require is referred to as the:

cost of debt

The weighted average cost of capital is defined as the weighted average of a firm's:

cost of equity, cost of preferred, and its aftertax cost of debt

The process of determining the probability that potential customers will not pay is called:

credit analysis.

The graphical representation of the sum of the carrying costs and the opportunity costs of a credit policy is called the:

credit cost curve.

The length of time a firm grants its customers to pay for their purchases is called the:

credit period.

When a company borrows money from a bank or sells bonds, it is called ________.

debt financing

An increase in a levered firm's tax rate will:

decrease the firm's cost of capital.

The net present value:

decreases as the required rate of return increases.

The operating cycle:

describes how a product moves through the current asset accounts.

Scenario analysis:

determines the absolute worst and absolute best outcome that could ever occur

The internal rate of return is the:

discount rate that results in a zero net present value for the project.

Forecasting risk is best defined as:

estimation risk

The transaction motive refers to the need to hold cash:

for daily operations.

Net present value involves discounting an investment's:

future cash flows

Scenario analysis:

helps determine the reasonable range of expectations for a project's anticipated outcome.

Sensitivity analysis:

helps identify the variable within a project that presents the greatest forecasting risk

The operating cash flows of a project:

include erosion effects.

A firm that uses its weighted average cost of capital as the required return for all of its investments will:

increase the risk level of the firm over time.

In an efficient market, the cost of equity for a highly risky firm:

increases in direct relation to the stock's systematic risk

Any changes to a firm's projected future cash flows that are caused by adding a new project are referred to as:

incremental cash flows

The primary purpose of a cash discount is to:

induce customers to pay promptly.

All else held constant, the future value of a lump sum investment will decrease if the:

interest is changed to simple interest from compound interest

The amount of time a firm holds inventory in stock is referred to as the:

inventory period.

The profitability index reflects the value created per dollar:

invested

The cost of retained earnings ________.

is all of the above - is the cost of issuing new common stock without the flotation costs - is the appropriate cost of capital for the shareholders - is the loss of the dividend option for the owners

The cost of preferred stock:

is equal to the stock's dividend yield

When evaluating a project, the dividend growth model:

is relatively simple to use

The ability to delay an investment:

is valuable provided there are conditions under which the investment will have a positive net present value.

Float is defined as the difference between the:

ledger balance and the available balance.

The opportunities that a manager has to modify a project once the project has started are called:

managerial options

Contingency planning focuses on the:

managerial options implicit in a project

Generally speaking, when the information is available, investors prefer to use ________ rather than ________ when evaluating a firm.

market values, book values

The set of procedures used to determine the inventory levels for demand-dependent inventories is called:

materials requirements planning.

The average accounting return:

measures profitability rather than cash flow.

The optimal credit policy of any firm will:

minimize the total costs of granting credit.

The possibility that more than one discount rate can cause the net present value of an investment to equal zero is referred to as:

multiple rates of return

Ed owns a store that caters primarily to men. Each of the answer options represents an item related to a planned store expansion. Each of these items should be included in the expansion analysis with the exception of the cost:

of the blueprints that have been drawn of the expansion area.

The cash cycle equals the:

operating cycle minus the accounts payable period.

Which one of the following indicates that a project is expected to create value for its owners?

positive net present value

Holding cash simply as a financial reserve is referred to as the ____ motive.

precautionary

Investors ________ for estimating the WACC.

prefer market value to book value

Market values require multiplying the ________ of each component source of capital times the ________.

price, quantity

Market values require multiplying the ________ of each component source of capital times the ________. You Answered

price, quantity

A pro forma financial statement is a financial statement that:

projects future years' operating results.

Scenario analysis is best described as the determination of the:

reasonable range of project outcomes.

The payback period is the length of time it takes an investment to generate sufficient cash flows to enable the project to:

recoup its initial cost

The net working capital invested in a project is generally:

recouped at the end of the project

Given an interest rate of zero percent, the future value of a lump sum invested today will always:

remain constant, regardless of the investment time period

Assume a firm has a beta of 1.2. All else held constant, the cost of equity for this firm will increase if the:

risk-free rate decreases.

Jamie is analyzing the estimated net present value of a project under various conditions by revising the sales quantity, sales price, and the cost estimates. The type of analysis that Jamie is doing is best described as:

scenario analysis

Collection policy refers to the:

set of procedures a firm follows in collecting accounts receivable.

Northern Companies has three separate divisions. Each year, the company determines the amount it can afford to spend in total for capital expenditures and then allocates one-third of that amount to each division. This allocation process is called:

soft rationing

A cost that should be ignored when evaluating a project because that cost has already been incurred and cannot be recouped is referred to as a(n):

sunk cost

The analysis of a new project should exclude:

sunk costs

The analysis of a new project should exclude:

sunk costs.

To value a non-dividend-paying firm, the terminal value used in the valuation calculation will most likely be based on a(n):

target ratio.

The amount by which a firm's tax bill is reduced as a result of the depreciation expense is referred to as the depreciation:

tax shield

The cost of capital is ________.

the cost of each financing component multiplied by that component's percent of the total borrowed.

All else constant, the weighted average cost of capital for a risky, levered firm will decrease if:

the firm's bonds start selling at a premium rather than at a discount.

The Shoe Box is considering adding a new line of winter footwear to its product lineup. When analyzing the viability of his addition, the company should include all of the following in its analysis with the exception of:

the research and development costs to produce the current winter footwear samples.

Thrill Rides is considering adding a new roller coaster to its amusement park. The addition is expected to increase its overall ticket sales. In particular, the company expects to sell more tickets for its current roller coaster and experience extremely high demand for its new coaster. Sales for its boat ride are expected to decline but food and beverage sales are expected to increase significantly. All of the following are side effects associated with the new roller coaster with the exception of the:

ticket sales for the new coaster.

The primary goal of inventory management is to minimize the:

total costs of holding inventory.

The modified internal rate of return is specifically designed to address the problems associated with:

unconventional cash flows.

All else constant, an increase in a firm's cost of debt:

will result in an increase in the firm's cost of capital.

If an investment is producing a return that is equal to the required return, the investment's net present value will be:

zero.