You have started a business that sells a home gardening system that allows people to grow vegetables on their kitchen countertop. You are considering two options for marketing your product. The first is to advertise on local TV. The second is to distribute flyers in the local community. The TV option, which costs $40,000 annually, will promote the product more effectively and create a demand for 950 units per year. The flyer advertisement option costs only $5,000 annually but will create a demand for only 270 units per year. The price per unit of the indoor gardening system is $105, and the variable cost is $65 per unit. Assume that the production capacity is not limited and that the marketing cost is the only fixed cost involved in your business. What are the break-even points for both marketing options? The break-even point for TV advertisement is enter a number of units for the break-even point for TV advertisement units. The break-even point for flyer option is enter a number of units for the break-even point for flyer option units. Which one should you choose? You should choose the
In: Finance
Watson Inc. is an all equity company. Their rs is 11%. Risk free rate is 3%. They are considering a project that will cost $10 million and last 5 years. The project will generate revenues minus expenses of $3 million per year. If the tax rate is 40% should the company go forward with the project. What is the NPV? Reference the group problem in class.
In: Finance
You are using the FCFF approach to value a business. You have estimated that the FCFF for next year will be $146.50 million and that it will increase at a rate of 10 percent for each of the following four years. After that point, the FCFF will increase at a rate of 4 percent forever. If the WACC for this firm is 13 percent and it has no NOA, what is it worth? (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 524.25.) Excel Template (Note: This template includes the problem statement as it appears in your textbook. The problem assigned to you here may have different values. When using this template, copy the problem statement from this screen for easy reference to the values you’ve been given here, and be sure to update any values that may have been pre-entered in the template based on the textbook version of the problem.) The firm is worth $enter the value of the firm in millions of dollars rounded to 2 decimal places million.
In: Finance
Big Sky Mining Company must install $1.5 million of new machinery in its Nevada mine. It can obtain a bank loan for 100% of the purchase price, or it can lease the machinery. Assume that the following facts apply:
1. The machinery falls into the MACRS 3-year class.
2. Under either the lease or the purchase, Big Sky must pay for insurance, property taxes, and maintenance.
3. The firm's tax rate is 25%
4. The loan would have an interest rate of 15%. It would be nonamortizing, with only interest paid at the end of each year for 4 years and the principal repaid at year 4
5. The lease terms call for $400,000 payments at the end of each of the next 4 years.
6. Assume that the company has no use for the machine beyond the expiration of the lease. The machine has an estimated residual value of $250,000 at the end of the 4th year.
a. What is the cost of owning?
b. What is the cost of leasing?
c. What is the NAL of the lease?
In: Finance
A bond issued on February 1, 2004 with face value of $47400 has semiannual coupons of 4.5%, and can be redeemed for par (face value) on February 1, 2021. What is the accrued interest and the market price (the “clean” price) of the bond on November 15, 2006, if the bond’s yield on that date is to be 6.5%? (use actual/actual for accrued interest).
please show steps and formula, Im really lost. I have tried multiple times, and dont understand where i went wrong.
In: Finance
Deep Value, Inc.’s annual stock returns for the last ten years are: –5%, 15%, 11%, 18%, –8%, 9%, 16%, –3%, –2%, and 25%. The Market Index’s annual returns for the same ten years are: 10%, 22%, 9%, 13%, –7%, 8%, 15%, –13%, –12%, and 18%. What is Deep Value’s beta coefficient?
In: Finance
Given the scenario below, what is the best annuity option? Include riders if needed. Support your answer.
Julie has a stable income, and she wants something she can put her money into that is tax advantaged. Julie hates the idea of risk and does not want to lose her money. She is ok with consistent, low returns. She likes USAA best due to her military service. -
In: Finance
2. Consider the following cash flows on two mutually exclusive projects: The cash flows of project A are expressed in real terms while those of Popject B are expressed in nominal terms. The appropriate nominal discount rate is 11 percent and the inflation rate is 4 percent. Which project should you choose? | |||||||||
Project A (real cash flow) | Project B (nominal cash flow) | ||||||||
Year | |||||||||
0 | (67,000) | (74,000) | |||||||
1 | 34,000 | 34,000 | |||||||
2 | 37,000 | 45,000 | |||||||
3 | 23,000 | 29,000 | |||||||
Discount rate | |||||||||
NPV |
In: Finance
Cameron Bly is a sales manager for an automobile dealership. He earns a bonus each year based on revenue from the number of autos sold in the year less related warranty expenses. Actual warranty expenses have varied over the prior 10 years from a low of 3% of an automobile’s selling price to a high of 10%. In the past, Bly has tended to estimate warranty expenses on the high end to be conservative. He must work with the dealership’s accountant at year-end to arrive at the warranty expense accrual for cars sold each year.
Answer each of the following questions:
1. Does the warranty accrual decision create any
ethical dilemma for Bly?
2. Because warranty expenses vary, what percent
do you think Bly should choose for the current year?
Justify your
percentage.
3. What internal controls might be useful in overseeing Bly's recommendation for warranty expense?
In: Finance
The Rivoli Company has no debt outstanding, and its financial position is given by the following data:
Assets (Market value = book value) | $3,000,000 |
EBIT | $500,000 |
Cost of equity, rs | 10% |
Stock price, Po | $15 |
Shares outstanding, no | 200,000 |
Tax rate, T (federal-plus-state) | 40% |
The firm is considering selling bonds and simultaneously repurchasing some of its stock. If it moves to a capital structure with 40% debt based on market values, its cost of equity, rs, will increase to 11% to reflect the increased risk. Bonds can be sold at a cost, rd, of 6%. Rivoli is a no-growth firm. Hence, all its earnings are paid out as dividends. Earnings are expected to be constant over time.
Probability | EBIT |
0.10 | ($ 110,000) |
0.20 | 150,000 |
0.40 | 350,000 |
0.20 | 950,000 |
0.10 | 1,510,000 |
Probability | TIE |
0.10 | |
0.20 | |
0.40 | |
0.20 | |
0.10 |
In: Finance
Fiddler Foundations has a tax rate of 40% and their stock has a beta of 1.2. The company has a capital structure of 45% debt and 55% common equity. Calculate the company's unlevered beta Calculate the company's levered beta if they changed their capital structure ton 40% debt and 60% common equity.
In: Finance
1- Describe the evolution of business continuity management and its alignment with risk management.
2-Explain how risk mitigation is achieved through business continuity planning.
In: Finance
Option #1: NFP financial reporting
The Four Corners Theater’s mission is to increase access to the arts for the community of Four Corners. The Theater group owns a debt-financed theater and puts on several plays throughout the year, as well as providing facilities for many other activities. Four Corner’s Theater is a well-established, not-for profit organization exempt under IRC Sec. 501(c)(3).
Identify whether the following activities would be subject to unrelated business income tax (UBIT) and explain why or why not.
In: Finance
What is the critical marketing strategies that Waterbury should use in order to highlight its strengths and grow patent volume?
In: Finance
Johnson Industries finances its projects with 40 percent debt, 10 percent preferred stock, and 50 percent common stock.
What is the company’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC)? Show work.
In: Finance