FIN 3403 Sample Final

A stock has an expected return of 13.24 percent, the risk-free rate is 4.4 percent, and the market risk premium is 8.98 percent. What is the stock's beta?

.98

The common stock of Jensen Shipping has an expected return of 15.4 percent. The return on the market is 11.2 percent, the inflation rate is 3.1 percent, and the risk-free rate of return is 3.6 percent. What is the beta of this stock?

1.55

Southern Bakeries just paid its annual dividend of $.48 a share. The stock has a market price of $17.23 and a beta of .93. The return on the U.S. Treasury bill is 3.1 percent and the market risk premium is 7.6 percent. What is the cost of equity?

10.17 percent

Home Products common stock sells for $36.84 a share and has a market rate of return of 15.8 percent. The company just paid an annual dividend of $1.61 per share. What is the dividend growth rate?

10.95 percent

An investment project provides cash flows of $1,562 per year for 10 years. If the initial cost is $8,720, what is the payback period?

5.58 years

Which one of the following is the best example of a diversifiable risk?

A firm's sales decrease

The systematic risk of the market is measured by a:

beta of 1.

Which one of the following is an example of a sunk cost?

$1,200 paid to repair a machine last year

A project has a contribution margin per unit of $12.07, fixed costs of $67,840, depreciation of $14,310, variable costs per unit of $14.09, and a financial break-even point of 15,624 units. What is the operating cash flow at this level of output?

$120,742

Arcs and Triangles paid an annual dividend of $1.47 a share last month. The company is planning on paying $1.52, $1.58, and $1.60 a share over the next three years, respectively. After that, the dividend will be constant at $1.65 per share per year. What is the market price of this stock if the market rate of return is 12 percent?

$13.54

Shore Hotels just paid an annual dividend of $1.50 per share. The company will increase its dividend by 7 percent next year and will then reduce its dividend growth rate by 2 percentage points per year until it reaches the industry average of 3 percent dividend growth, after which the company will keep a constant growth rate forever. What is the price of this stock today given a required return of 14 percent?

$14.85

You have $21,600 to invest in a stock portfolio. Your choices are Stock X with an expected return of 14.3 percent and Stock Y with an expected return of 8.1 percent. Your goal is to create a portfolio with an expected return of 12.5 percent. All money must be invested. How much will you invest in Stock X?

$15,329

The Lunch Counter is expanding and expects operating cash flows of $49,500 a year for nine years as a result. This expansion requires $36,500 in new fixed assets. These assets will be worthless at the end of the project. In addition, the project requires $2,200 of net working capital throughout the life of the project. What is the net present value of this expansion project at a required rate of return of 15.6 percent?

$193,132.81

Phone Home, Inc. is considering a new five-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $6.089 million. The fixed asset will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the project's life, after which time it will be worthless. No bonus depreciation will be taken. The project is estimated to generate $4,389,000 in annual sales, with costs of $1,731,200. The tax rate is 24 percent. What is the annual operating cash flow for this project?

$2,312,200

Assume an investment has cash flows of −$39,700, $21,750, $18,500, and $12,500 for Years 0 to 3, respectively. What is the NPV if the required return is 12.9 percent? Should the project be accepted or rejected?

$2,764.89; accept

A project has an initial cash outflow of $42,600 and produces cash inflows of $17,680, $19,920, and $15,670 for Years 1 through 3, respectively. What is the NPV at a discount rate of 12 percent?

$219.41

AC Electric just paid its annual dividend of $2.42. The firm plans to increase its dividend by 2.5 percent for the next 3 years and then maintain a constant 2 percent rate of dividend growth. The required return is 12.5 percent. What is the current value per share of this stock?

$23.82

A company is considering a project with a cash break-even point of 26,394 units. The selling price is $19 a unit, the variable cost per unit is $7, and depreciation is $89,800. What is the projected amount of fixed costs?

$316,728

The UpTowner just paid an annual dividend of $4.12. The company has a policy of increasing the dividend by 2.5 percent annually. You would like to purchase shares of stock in this firm but realize that you will not have the funds to do so for another four years. If you require a rate of return of 16.7 percent, how much will you be willing to pay per share when you can afford to make this investment?

$32.83

The Market Place is considering a new four-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $1.67 million. The fixed asset will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its four-year tax life, after which time it will have a market value of $435,000. No bonus depreciation will be taken. The project requires an initial investment in net working capital of $198,000, all of which will be recovered at the end of the project. The project is estimated to generate $1,850,000 in annual sales, with costs of $1,038,000. The tax rate is 21 percent and the required return for the project is 16.4 percent. What is the net present value?

$451,180.73

Farmco just paid its annual dividend of $.32 per share. The dividends are expected to grow at 25 percent annually for the next 4 years and then level off to an annual growth rate of 3 percent indefinitely. What is the price of this stock today given a required return of 15 percent?

$5.42

Over the next three years, Distant Groves will pay annual dividends of $.65, $.70, and $.75 a share, respectively. After that, dividends are projected to increase by 2 percent per year. What is one share of this stock worth today at a required return of 14.5 percent?

$5.68

A project will produce cash inflows of $5,400 a year for 3 years with a final cash inflow of $2,400 in Year 4. The project's initial cost is $13,400. What is the net present value if the required rate of return is 14.2 percent?

$505.92

Carson Electronics uses 58 percent common stock and 42 percent debt to finance its operations. The aftertax cost of debt is 5.4 percent and the cost of equity is 15.3 percent. Management is considering a project that will produce a cash inflow of $49,600 in the first year. The cash inflows will then grow at 2.5 percent per year forever. What is the maximum amount the firm can initially invest in this project to avoid a negative net present value for the project?

$573,941

Currently, GH Co. sells 42,600 handbags annually at an average price of $149 each. It is considering adding a lower-priced line of handbags that sell for $79 each. The firm estimates it can sell 21,000 of the lower-priced handbags but expects to sell 7,200 less of the higher-priced handbags by doing so. What is the amount of the annual sales that should be used when evaluating the addition of the lower-priced handbags?

$586,200

Roy's Welding common stock sells for $58.49 a share and pays an annual dividend that increases by 1.3 percent annually. The market rate of return on this stock is 12.6 percent. What is the amount of the last dividend paid?

$6.52

Mason Farms purchased a building for $689,000 and made repairs costing $136,000. The annual taxes on the property are $8,200. The building has a current market value of $730,000 and a current book value of $394,000. The building is mortgage-free. If the company decides to use this building for a new project, what value, if any, should be included in the initial cash flow of the project for this building?

$730,000

Dog Up! Franks is looking at a new sausage system with an installed cost of $411,500. This cost will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the project's seven-year life, at the end of which the sausage system is expected to be sold for $35,000 cash. No bonus depreciation will be taken. The sausage system will save the firm $129,400 per year in pretax operating costs, and the system requires an initial investment in net working capital of $22,500. All of the net working capital will be recovered at the end of the project. The tax rate is 23 percent and the discount rate is 13.2 percent. What is the net present value of this project?

$84,117.64

Jefferson & Sons is evaluating a project that will increase annual sales by $198,600 and annual cash costs by $94,500. The project will initially require $187,000 in fixed assets that will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the four-year life of the project. No bonus depreciation will be taken. The applicable tax rate is 22 percent. What is the operating cash flow for this project?

$91,483

The rate of return on the common stock of Lancaster Woolens is expected to be 18 percent in a boom economy, 8 percent in a normal economy, and only 2 percent in a recessionary economy. The probabilities of these economic states are 12 percent for a boom and 10 percent for a recession. What is the variance of the returns on this common stock?

.001524

If the economy is normal, Charleston Freight stock is expected to return 14.3 percent. If the economy falls into a recession, the stock's return is projected at a negative 8.7 percent. The probability of a normal economy is 80 percent. What is the variance of the returns on this stock?

.008464

Central Systems desires a weighted average cost of capital of 12.7 percent. The firm has an aftertax cost of debt of 4.8 percent and a cost of equity of 15.4 percent. What debt-equity ratio is needed for the firm to achieve its targeted weighted average cost of capital?

.34

Your portfolio is comprised of 36 percent of Stock X, 18 percent of Stock Y, and 46 percent of Stock Z. Stock X has a beta of 1.19, Stock Y has a beta of .87, and Stock Z has a beta of 1.26. What is the beta of your portfolio?

1.16

The accounting manager of Gateway Inns has noted that every time the inn's average occupancy rate increases by 3.3 percent, the operating cash flow increases by 4.6 percent. What is the degree of operating leverage if the contribution margin per unit is $47?

1.39

An investment project costs $10,200 and has annual cash flows of $6,500 for 3 years. If the discount rate is 13 percent, what is the discounted payback period?

1.87 years

Tucker's Trucking is considering a project with a discounted payback period just equal to the project's life. The projections include a sales price of $39, variable costs per unit of $14, and fixed costs of $238,000. The operating cash flow is $24,300. What is the break-even quantity?

10,492 units

The risk-free rate of return is 2.7 percent, the inflation rate is 3.1 percent, and the market risk premium is 6.9 percent. What is the expected rate of return on a stock with a beta of 1.08?

10.15 percent

The current dividend yield on CJ's common stock is 1.89 percent. The company just paid an annual dividend of $1.56 and announced plans to pay $1.70 next year. The dividend growth rate is expected to remain constant at the current level. What is the required rate of return on this stock?

10.86 percent

Dee's Fashions has a growth rate of 3.2 percent and is equally as risky as the market while its stock is currently selling for $32 a share. The overall stock market has a return of 10.9 percent and a risk premium of 6.8 percent. What is the expected rate of return on this stock?

10.9 percent

Mullineaux Corporation has a target capital structure of 46 percent common stock, 5 percent preferred stock, and the balance in debt. Its cost of equity is 15.8 percent, the cost of preferred stock is 8.3 percent, and the aftertax cost of debt is 6.8 percent. What is the WACC given a tax rate of 23 percent?

11.02 percent

You own a portfolio that has $2,800 invested in Stock A and $3,250 invested in Stock B. The expected returns on these stocks are 14.7 percent and 9.3 percent, respectively. What is the expected return on the portfolio?

11.80 percent

The returns on the common stock of New Image Products are quite cyclical. In a boom economy, the stock is expected to return 23 percent in comparison to 14 percent in a normal economy and a negative 18 percent in a recessionary period. The probability of a recession is 18 percent while the probability of a boom is 22 percent. What is the standard deviation of the returns on this stock?

13.71 percent

Thayer Farms stock has a beta of 1.38. The risk-free rate of return is 3.87 percent, the inflation rate is 3.93 percent, and the market risk premium is 9.03 percent. What is the expected rate of return on this stock?

16.33 percent

It will cost $9,600 to acquire an ice cream cart that is expected to produce cash inflows of $3,600 a year for three years. After the three years, the cart is expected to be worthless. What is the payback period?

2.67 years

A project has an initial cost of $7,900 and cash inflows of $2,100, $3,140, $3,800, and $4,500 a year over the next four years, respectively. What is the payback period?

2.70 years

A project has an initial cost of $18,400 and expected cash inflows of $7,200, $8,900, and $7,500 over Years 1 to 3, respectively. What is the discounted payback period if the required rate of return is 11.2 percent?

2.87 years

Cool Shades manufactures biotech sunglasses. The variable materials cost is $1.38 per unit, and the variable labor cost is $.92 per unit. Suppose the firm incurs fixed costs of $348,000 during a year in which total production is 136,000 units and the selling price is $19.50 per unit. What is the cash break-even point?

20,233 units

The Coffee Express has computed its fixed costs to be $.27 for every cup of coffee it sells given annual sales of 739,000 cups. The sales price is $.99 per cup while the variable cost per cup is $.12. How many cups of coffee must it sell to break even on a cash basis?

229,345

A project has a unit price of $29.99, a variable cost per unit of $9.06, fixed costs of $487,020, and depreciation expense of $38,009. Ignore taxes. What is the accounting break-even quantity?

25,085 units

The Motor Works is considering an expansion project with estimated fixed costs of $127,000, depreciation of $16,900, variable costs per unit of $41.08, and an estimated sales price of $79.90 per unit. How many units must the firm sell to break even on a cash basis?

3,272 units

Steele Insulators is analyzing a new type of insulation for interior walls. The initial fixed asset requirement is $1.62 million, which would be depreciated straight-line to zero over the 7-year life of the project. Projected fixed costs are $287,400 and the anticipated operating cash flow is $136,300. What is the degree of operating leverage for this project?

3.11

The common stock of Manchester & Moore is expected to earn 14 percent in a recession, 7 percent in a normal economy, and lose 4 percent in a booming economy. The probability of a boom is 15 percent while the probability of a recession is 5 percent. What is the expected rate of return on this stock?

5.7 percent

You have a portfolio consisting solely of Stock A and Stock B. The portfolio has an expected return of 10.2 percent. Stock A has an expected return of 11.7 percent while Stock B is expected to return 8.3 percent. What is the portfolio weight of Stock A?

55.88 percent

You would like to combine a risky stock with a beta of 1.76 with U.S. Treasury bills in such a way that the risk level of the portfolio is equivalent to the risk level of the overall market. What percentage of the portfolio should be invested in the risky stock?

56.8 percent

Chelsea Fashions is expected to pay an annual dividend of $1.26 a share next year. The market price of the stock is $24.09 and the growth rate is 2.6 percent. What is the cost of equity?

7.83 percent

A venture will provide a net cash inflow of $57,000 in Year 1. The annual cash flows are projected to grow at a rate of 7 percent per year forever. The project requires an initial investment of $739,000 and has a required return of 15.6 percent. The company is somewhat unsure about the growth rate assumption. At what constant rate of growth would the company just break even?

7.89 percent

Sweet Treats common stock is currently priced at $36.72 a share. The company just paid $2.18 per share as its annual dividend. The dividends have been increasing by 2.2 percent annually and are expected to continue doing the same. What is the cost of equity?

8.27 percent

Jerilu Markets has a beta of 1.09. The risk-free rate of return is 3.18 percent and the market rate of return is 11.27 percent. What is the risk premium on this stock?

8.82 percent

Wexford Industrial Supply is considering a new project with estimated depreciation of $38,200, fixed costs of $84,600, and total sales of $211,000 at the accounting break-even level. The variable costs per unit are estimated at $9.64. What is the accounting break-even level of production?

9,149 units

Suppose the common stock of United Industries has a beta of 1.28 and an expected return of 15.47 percent. The risk-free rate of return is 3.7 percent while the inflation rate is 4.2 percent. What is the expected market risk premium?

9.20 percent

The market has an expected rate of return of 12.6 percent. The long-term government bond is expected to yield 4.8 percent and the U.S. Treasury bill is expected to yield 2.7 percent. The inflation rate is 3.2 percent. What is the market risk premium?

9.9 percent

Which one of the following statements is correct? A. Project analysis should only include the cash flows that affect the income statement. B. A bid price maximizes profits on a project for the bidding firm. C. Interest expense should always be included when analyzing cost-cutting projects. D. A project can create a positive operating cash flow without affecting sales. E. The depreciation tax shield creates a cash outflow for a project.

D. A project can create a positive operating cash flow without affecting sales.

Which one of the following applies to the dividend growth model?

Even if the dividend amount and growth rate remain constant, the value of a stock can vary.

Kelley's Baskets makes handmade baskets and is currently considering making handmade wreaths as well. Which one of the following is the best example of an incremental operating cash flow related to the wreath project?

Hiring additional employees to handle the increased workload should the firm accept the wreath project

Which one of the following will decrease the net present value of a project?

Increasing the project's initial cost at time zero

The stand-alone principle advocates that project analysis should be based solely on which one of the following costs?

Incremental

Which one of the following is an example of systematic risk?

Investors panic causing security prices around the globe to fall precipitously

Which one of the following should not be included in the analysis of a new product?

Money already spent for research and development of the new product

Which one of the following methods predicts the amount by which the value of a firm will change if a project is accepted?

Net present value

Scott is considering a project that will produce cash inflows of $2,900 a year for 3 years. The required rate of return is 15.4 percent and the initial cost is $6,800. What is the discounted payback period?

Never

Samuelson Electronics has a required payback period of three years for all of its projects. Currently, the firm is analyzing two independent projects. Project A has an expected payback period of 2.9 years and a net present value of $4,200. Project B has an expected payback period of 3.1 years with a net present value of $26,400. Which project(s) should be accepted based on the payback decision rule?

Project A only

Which one of the following best illustrates erosion as it relates to a hot dog stand located on the beach?

Selling fewer hot dogs because hamburgers were added to the menu

The fact that a proposed project is analyzed based on the project's incremental cash flows is the assumption behind which one of the following principles?

Stand-alone principle

GL Plastics spent $1,200 last week repairing a machine. This week the company is trying to decide if the machine could be better utilized if they assigned it a proposed project. When analyzing the proposed project, the $1,200 should be treated as which type of cost?

Sunk

Which one of the following costs was incurred in the past and cannot be recouped?

Sunk

Which one of the following is a risk that applies to most securities?

Systematic

Which one of the following statements related to the internal rate of return (IRR) is correct?

The IRR is equal to the required return when the net present value is equal to zero.

The common stock of Alpha Manufacturers has a beta of 1.24 and an actual expected return of 13.25 percent. The risk-free rate of return is 3.7 percent and the market rate of return is 11.78 percent. Which one of the following statements is true given this information?

The actual expected stock return indicates the stock is currently overpriced.

A project has a required payback period of three years. Which one of the following statements is correct concerning the payback analysis of this project?

The cash flow in Year 2 is valued just as highly as the cash flow in Year 1.

Which one of the following best describes the concept of erosion?

The cash flows of a new project that come at the expense of a firm's existing cash flows

A project has a net present value of zero. Which one of the following best describes this project?

The project's cash inflows equal its cash outflows in current dollar terms.

Winston Co. has a dividend yield of 5.4 percent and a total return for the year of 4.8 percent. Which one of the following must be true?

The stock has a negative capital gains yield.

A news flash just appeared that caused about a dozen stocks to suddenly increase in value by 12 percent. What type of risk does this news flash best represent?

Unsystematic

Which one of the following risks is irrelevant to a well-diversified investor?

Unsystematic risk

Alicia is considering adding toys to her gift shop. She estimates the cost of new inventory will be $9,500 and remodeling expenses will be $850. Toy sales are expected to produce net cash inflows of $1,300, $4,900, $4,400, and $4,100 over the next four years, respectively. Should Alicia add toys to her store if she assigns a 3-year payback period to this project? Why or why not?

Yes; The payback period is 2.94 years.

The depreciation tax shield is best defined as the:

amount of tax that is saved because of the depreciation expense.

Unsystematic risk:

can be effectively eliminated by portfolio diversification.

The operating cash flow of a cost-cutting project:

can be positive even though there are no sales.

The primary purpose of portfolio diversification is to:

eliminate asset-specific risk.

Which one of the following represents the capital gains yield as used in the dividend growth model?

g

The two-stage dividend growth model evaluates the current price of a stock based on the assumption a stock will:

grow at a fixed rate for a period of time after which it will grow at a different rate indefinitely.

Net present value:

is the best method of analyzing mutually exclusive projects.

National Trucking has paid an annual dividend of $1 per share on its common stock for the past 15 years and is expected to continue paying a dollar a share long into the future. Given this, one share of the firm's stock is:

priced the same as a $1 perpetuity.

Pro forma financial statements can best be described as financial statements:

showing projected values for future time periods.

Applying the discounted payback decision rule to all projects may cause:

some positive net present value projects to be rejected.

The principle of diversification tells us that:

spreading an investment across many diverse assets will eliminate some of the total risk.

A project has a required return of 12.6 percent, an initial cash outflow of $42,100, and cash inflows of $16,500 in Year 1, $11,700 in Year 2, and $10,400 in Year 4. What is the net present value?

−$11,748.69

A project will produce an operating cash flow of $56,200 a year for 5 years. The initial fixed asset investment in the project will be $238,900. The net aftertax salvage value is estimated at $67,000 and will be received during the last year of the project's life. What is the net present value of the project if the required rate of return is 15.2 percent?

−$18,374.86

Panelli's is analyzing a project with an initial cost of $139,000 and cash inflows of $74,000 in Year 1 and $86,000 in Year 2. This project is an extension of current operations and thus is equally as risky as the current company. The company uses only debt and common stock to finance its operations and maintains a debt-equity ratio of .39 The aftertax cost of debt is 5.1 percent, the cost of equity is 13.2 percent, and the tax rate is 21 percent. What is the projected net present value of this project?

−$2,399

Nelson Mfg. owns a manufacturing facility that is currently sitting idle and is debt-free. The facility is located on a piece of land that originally cost $159,000. The facility itself cost $1,390,000 to build. As of now, the book value of the land and the facility are $159,000 and $458,000, respectively. The firm received a bid of $1,700,000 for the land and facility last week. The firm's management rejected this bid even though they were told that it is a reasonable offer in today's market. If the firm was to consider using this land and facility in a new project, what cost, if any, should it include in the project analysis?

$1,700,000

Three Corners Markets paid an annual dividend of $1.42 a share last month. Today, the company announced that future dividends will be increasing by 1.3 percent annually. If you require a return of 14.6 percent, how much are you willing to pay to purchase one share of this stock today?

$10.82

Travis & Sons has a capital structure that is based on 45 percent debt, 5 percent preferred stock, and 50 percent common stock. The pretax cost of debt is 8.3 percent, the cost of preferred is 9.2 percent, and the cost of common stock is 15.4 percent. The tax rate is 21 percent. A project is being considered that is equally as risky as the overall company. This project has initial costs of $287,000 and annual cash inflows of $91,000, $248,000, and $145,000 over the next three years, respectively. What is the projected net present value of this project?

$101,488

Ausel's is considering a five-year project that will require $738,000 for new fixed assets that will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over five years. No bonus depreciation will be taken. At the end of the project, the fixed assets can be sold for 18 percent of their original cost. The project is expected to generate annual sales of $679,000 with costs of $321,000. The tax rate is 22 percent and the required rate of return is 15.2 percent. What is the amount of the aftertax salvage value?

$103,615.20

KNJ Companies is preparing to pay annual dividends of $1.48, $1.60, and $1.75 a share over the next three years, respectively. After that, the annual dividend will be $1.90 per share indefinitely. What is this stock worth to you per share if you require a return of 14.6 percent?

$12.32

At the accounting break-even point, Swiss Mountain Gear sells 22,940 ski masks at a price of $19 each. At this level of production, the depreciation is $67,000 and the variable cost per unit is $6. What is the amount of the fixed costs at this production level?

$231,220

A new molding machine is expected to produce operating cash flows of $109,000 a year for 4 years. At the beginning of the project, inventory will decrease by $8,700, accounts receivables will increase by $9,500, and accounts payable will decrease by $5,200. All net working capital will be recovered at the end of the project. The initial cost of the molding machine is $319,000. The equipment will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the life of the project. No bonus depreciation will be taken. The equipment will be salvaged at the end of the project creating an aftertax cash inflow of $51,600. What is the net present value of this project given a required return of 14.2 percent?

$25,162.45

Gee-Gee's is going to pay an annual dividend of $2.05 a share next year. This year, the company paid a dividend of $2 a share. The company adheres to a constant rate of growth dividend policy. What will one share of this common stock be worth six years from now if the applicable discount rate is 11.2 percent?

$27.33

Keyser Mining is considering a project that will require the purchase of $479,000 of equipment. The equipment will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the five-year life of the project after which it will be worthless. The required return is 12 percent and the tax rate is 30 percent. What is the value of the depreciation tax shield in Year 4 of the project assuming no bonus depreciation is taken?

$28,740

Yummy Bakery just paid an annual dividend of $3.40 a share and is expected to increase that amount by 2.2 percent per year. If you are planning to buy 1,000 shares of this stock next year, how much should you expect to pay per share if the market rate of return for this type of security is 14.8 percent at the time of your purchase?

$28.18

Jensen Shipping currently has an EPS of $2.31, a benchmark PE of 13.5, and an earnings growth rate of 2.3 percent. What is the target share price 4 years from now?

$34.15

The accounting break-even production quantity for a project is 18,311 units. The fixed costs are $148,400 and the contribution margin per unit is $13.10. The fixed assets required for the project will be depreciated on straight-line basis to zero over the project's 4-year life. What is the amount of fixed assets required for this project?

$365,896

A project will require $512,000 for fixed assets and $47,000 for net working capital. The fixed assets will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the six-year life of the project. No bonus depreciation will be taken. At the end of the project, the fixed assets will be worthless. The net working capital returns to its original level at the end of the project. The project is expected to generate annual sales of $965,000 and costs of $508,000. The tax rate is 21 percent and the required rate of return is 14.7 percent. What is the amount of the annual operating cash flow?

$378,950.00

A project has an accounting break-even point of 7,264 units. The fixed costs are $164,800 and the projected variable cost per unit is $24.57. The project will require $398,000 for fixed assets which will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the project's four-year life. What is the projected sales price per unit?

$60.95

You recently purchased a stock that is expected to earn 19 percent in a booming economy, 12 percent in a normal economy, and lose 8 percent in a recessionary economy. The probability of a boom economy is 16 percent while the probability of a normal economy is 78 percent. What is your expected rate of return on this stock?

11.92 percent

Wayco Industrial Supply has a pretax cost of debt of 8.3 percent, a cost of equity of 14.7 percent, and a cost of preferred stock of 8.9 percent. The firm has 165,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a market price of $33 a share. There are 15,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding at a market price of $43 a share. The bond issue has a face value of $750,000 and a market quote of 101. The company's tax rate is 21 percent. What is the weighted average cost of capital?

13.25 percent

Southern Markets recently paid an annual dividend of $2.62 on its common stock. This dividend increases at an average rate of 3.8 percent per year. The stock is currently selling for $28.12 a share. What is the market rate of return?

13.47 percent

A project has an initial cost of $6,900. The cash inflows are $850, $2,400, $3,100, and $4,100 over the next four years, respectively. What is the payback period?

3.13 years

Currently, a firm has a benchmark PE of 11.7 and an EPS of $3.20. Earnings are expected to grow 3.2 percent annually. What is the implicit rate of return?

3.20 percent

You are in charge of a project that has a degree of operating leverage of 1.06. What will happen to the operating cash flows if the number of units you sell increase by 3.7 percent?

3.92 percent increase

Spencer Tools would like to offer a special product to its best customers. However, the firm wants to limit its maximum potential loss on this product to the firm's initial investment. The fixed costs are estimated at $27,400, the depreciation expense is $1,700, and the contribution margin per unit is $6.75. What is the minimum number of units the firm should pre-sell to ensure its potential loss does not exceed the desired level?

4,059 units

The expected return on JK stock is 16.28 percent while the expected return on the market is 11.97 percent. The stock's beta is 1.63. What is the risk-free rate of return?

5.13 percent

Theresa's Flower Garden has 650 bonds outstanding that are selling for $1,007 each, 2,100 shares of preferred stock with a market price of $68 a share, and 42,000 shares of common stock valued at $44 a share. What weight should be assigned to the preferred stock when computing the weighted average cost of capital?

5.40 percent

Florida Groves has a $380,000 bond issue outstanding that is selling at 97.4 percent of face value. The firm also has 2,600 shares of preferred stock valued at $61 a share and 37,500 shares of common stock valued at $19 a share. What weight should be assigned to the common stock when computing the weighted average cost of capital?

57.40 percent

The Downtowner has 168,000 shares of common stock outstanding valued at $53 a share along with 13,000 bonds selling for $1,008 each. What weight should be given to the debt when the company computes its weighted average cost of capital?

59.54 percent

The common stock of Dayton Repair sells for $47.92 a share. The stock is expected to pay $2.28 per share next year when the annual dividend is distributed. The company increases its dividends by 1.65 percent annually. What is the market rate of return on this stock?

6.41 percent

Phillips Equipment has 6,500 bonds outstanding that are selling at 96.5 percent of par. Bonds with similar characteristics are yielding 6.7 percent, pretax. The company also has 48,000 shares of 5.5 percent preferred stock and 75,000 shares of common stock outstanding. The preferred stock sells for $64 a share. The common stock has a beta of 1.32 and sells for $41 a share. The preferred stock has a stated value of $100. The U.S. Treasury bill is yielding 2.2 percent and the return on the market is 10.6 percent. The corporate tax rate is 21 percent. What is the weighted average cost of capital?

8.09 percent

Which one of the following statements is correct concerning unsystematic risk?

Eliminating unsystematic risk is the responsibility of the individual investor.

The option that is forgone so that an asset can be utilized by a specific project is referred to as which one of the following?

Opportunity cost

JJ's is reviewing a project with a required discount rate of 15.2 percent and an initial cost of $309,000. The cash inflows are $47,000, $198,000, and $226,000 for Years 2 to 4, respectively. Should the project be accepted based on discounted payback if the required payback period is 2.5 years?

Reject; The project never pays back on a discounted basis.

Frank's is a furniture store that is considering adding appliances to its offerings. Which one of the following is the best example of an incremental cash flow related to the appliances?

Selling furniture to appliance customers

The internal rate of return is:

tedious to compute without the use of either a financial calculator or a computer.

Swenson's is considering two mutually exclusive projects, Projects A and B, and has determined that the crossover rate for these projects is 11.7 percent and the required return for both projects is 9 percent. Given this you know that:

the project that is acceptable at a discount rate of 11 percent should be rejected at a discount rate of 12 percent.

Hunter's Hut is considering a project that will require additional inventory of $48,000 and will increase accounts payable by $22,000. Accounts receivable is currently $297,000 and is expected to increase by four percent if this project is accepted. What is the project's initial cash flow for net working capital?

−$37,880