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9.15 Dantzler Corporation is a fast-growing supplier of office products. Analysts project the following free cash...

9.15

Dantzler Corporation is a fast-growing supplier of office products. Analysts project the following free cash flows (FCFs) during the next 3 years, after which FCF is expected to grow at a constant 5% rate. Dantzler's WACC is 11%.

Year 0 1 2 3
....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ......
FCF ($ millions) - $13 $28 $41
  1. What is Dantzler's horizon, or continuing, value? (Hint: Find the value of all free cash flows beyond Year 3 discounted back to Year 3.) Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $13,550,000 should be entered as 13.55. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
    $ _____ million
  2. What is the firm's market value today? Assume that Dantzler has zero non-operating assets. Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $13,550,000 should be entered as 13.55. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
    $ ____ million
  3. Suppose Dantzler has $148.90 million of debt and 6 million shares of stock outstanding. What is your estimate of the current price per share? Write out your answer completely. For example, 0.00025 million should be entered as 250. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent.
    $ ____

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During one of the lectures, typical royalty rates were discussed. What would the range of typical...

During one of the lectures, typical royalty rates were discussed. What would the range of typical (medium) royalty rates be for: a. A firm that licenses its technology that provides a minor improvement to an existing technology or process? b. A firm that licenses its technology that provides a revolutionary improvement to a technology or process?

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It has been argued in the finance literature that great majority of mergers lead to value...

It has been argued in the finance literature that great majority of mergers lead to value destruction. Citing empirical evidence, discuss whether you agree or disagree with this statement.

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Given all-time low interest rates, companies should borrow long term and use the borrowed money to...

  1. Given all-time low interest rates, companies should borrow long term and use the borrowed money to takeover other firms. Discuss with suitable reasons, citing empirical evidence, whether you agree or disagree with this statement

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A company is considering two mutually exclusive expansion plans. Plan A requires a $41 million expenditure...

A company is considering two mutually exclusive expansion plans. Plan A requires a $41 million expenditure on a large-scale integrated plant that would provide expected cash flows of $6.55 million per year for 20 years. Plan B requires a $11 million expenditure to build a somewhat less efficient, more labor-intensive plant with an expected cash flow of $2.47 million per year for 20 years. The firm's WACC is 11%.

  1. Calculate each project's NPV. Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $10,550,000 should be entered as 10.55. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places.

    Plan A:     $   11.16 million

    Plan B:     $ 8.67 million

    Calculate each project's IRR. Round your answers to one decimal place.

    Plan A: 15.00%

    Plan B: 22.04%

  2. By graphing the NPV profiles for Plan A and Plan B, determine the crossover rate. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
      %
  3. Calculate the crossover rate where the two projects' NPVs are equal. Round your answer to one decimal place.
      %
  4. Is NPV better than IRR for making capital budgeting decisions that add to shareholder value?

Hi, please help with b, c, and d.

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An oil-drilling company must choose between two mutually exclusive extraction projects, and each requires an initial...

An oil-drilling company must choose between two mutually exclusive extraction projects, and each requires an initial outlay at t = 0 of $12.8 million. Under Plan A, all the oil would be extracted in 1 year, producing a cash flow at t = 1 of $15.36 million. Under Plan B, cash flows would be $2.2744 million per year for 20 years. The firm's WACC is 12.4%.

a) Construct NPV profiles for Plans A and B. Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $10,550,000 should be entered as 10.55. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Negative values, if any, should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places.

Discount rate NPV Plan A NPV Plan B

0% $------- million $-------- million

5 ------- million ------- million

10 -------- million -------- million

12 --------million -------- million

15 --------- million --------- million

17 --------- million ---------- million

20 ---------million ----------million

  1. Identify each project's IRR. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places.

    Project A: -------- %

    Project B: --------%

    Find the crossover rate. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

    ----------- %

  2. Is it logical to assume that the firm would take on all available independent, average-risk projects with returns greater than 12.4%?

    Yes or no

    If all available projects with returns greater than 12.4% have been undertaken, does this mean that cash flows from past investments have an opportunity cost of only 12.4%, because all the company can do with these cash flows is to replace money that has a cost of 12.4%? Yes or no

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You must evaluate the purchase of a proposed spectrometer for the R&D department. The base price...

You must evaluate the purchase of a proposed spectrometer for the R&D department. The base price is $100,000, and it would cost another $25,000 to modify the equipment for special use by the firm. The equipment falls into the MACRS 3-year class and would be sold after 3 years for $25,000. The applicable depreciation rates are 33%, 45%, 15%, and 7%. The equipment would require an $8,000 increase in net operating working capital (spare parts inventory). The project would have no effect on revenues, but it should save the firm $66,000 per year in before-tax labor costs. The firm's marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 35%.

  1. What is the initial investment outlay for the spectrometer, that is, what is the Year 0 project cash flow? Enter your answer as a positive value. Round your answer to the nearest cent.
    $  

  2. What are the project's annual cash flows in Years 1, 2, and 3? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest cent.
    Year 1: $  
    Year 2: $  
    Year 3: $  

  3. If the WACC is 14%, should the spectrometer be purchased?
    Select- (Yes/No)

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The table lists foreign exchange rates for August 25, 2017. On that day, how many dollars...

The table lists foreign exchange rates for August 25, 2017. On that day, how many dollars would be required to purchase 800 units of each of the following: British pounds, Canadian dollars, EMU euros, Japanese yen, Mexican pesos, and Swedish kronas? Use the direct quotation for your calculations. Round your answers to the nearest cent.

Sample Exchange Rates: Friday, August 25, 2017
Direct Quotation:
U.S. Dollars Required to
Buy One Unit of
Foreign Currency
(1)
Indirect Quotation:
Number of Units of
Foreign Currency per
U.S. Dollar
(2)
Australian dollar $0.7930 1.2610
Brazilian real 0.3160 3.1590
British pound 1.2881 0.7763
Canadian dollar 0.8011 1.2483
Chinese yuan 0.1504 6.6482
Danish krone 0.1603 6.2392
EMU euro 1.1924 0.8387
Hungarian forint 0.00392003 255.10
Israeli shekel 0.2791 3.5834
Japanese yen 0.00914 109.36
Mexican peso 0.0568 17.6164
South African rand 0.0768 13.0178
Swedish krona 0.1255 7.9651
Swiss franc 1.0454 0.9566
Venezuelan bolivar fuerte 0.10014972 9.9851
Note: Column 2 equals 1.0 divided by Column 1. However, rounding differences do occur.
Source: Adapted from The Wall Street Journal (online.wsj.com), August 28, 2017.
800 British pounds = $  
800 Canadian dollars = $  
800 EMU euros = $  
800 Japanese yen = $  
800 Mexican pesos = $  
800 Swedish kronas = $  

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The following facts apply to a convertible bond making semiannual payments:      Conversion price $ 43...

The following facts apply to a convertible bond making semiannual payments:

  

  Conversion price $ 43 /share
  Coupon rate 6.8 %
  Par value $ 1,000
  Yield on nonconvertible debentures of same quality 8 %
  Maturity 20 years
  Market price of stock $ 42 /share

  

What is the minimum price at which the convertible should sell? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

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Explain a summary of each of these and what it has to do with income tax....

Explain a summary of each of these and what it has to do with income tax.

Cooperate Tax

Individual Tax

Gross Income – Moving expenses

Form 1040

Joint Tax Return

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

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Truman Industries, Inc. (TI) is considering a capital budgeting project. The appropriate discount rate for this...

Truman Industries, Inc. (TI) is considering a capital budgeting project. The appropriate discount rate for this project is 4%. The initial cost of the project will be $1,500,000. The project is expected to produce positive after tax cash flows of $440,000 per year for the next 5 years. What are the PI, IRR and regular payback for the project? Should this project be accepted? Why or why not?

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The following information is for Wall Street Holdings, the smallest bank holding company in North Dakota....

The following information is for Wall Street Holdings, the smallest bank holding company in North Dakota. (Bank holding company ID: 1966215. You can look it up at the FDIC.)

Wall Street Holdings, Hamilton, ND

Report of Condition (x$1,000)

Report of Income (x$1,000)

Item

2012

2011

Item

2012

2011

Cash

10,357

10,489

Interest Income

409

391

Securities

3,329

2,671

Interest Expense

21

28

Fed. Funds Sold

3,800

2,500

PLL

0

0

Net Loans

3,717

3,377

Non-Interest Income

32

44

Loan Loss Allowance

103

115

Non-Interest Expense

339

372

All Other Assets

137

107

Earnings Before Taxes

81

35

Total Assets

21,340

19,144

Taxes

12

5

Deposits

18,753

16,732

NI

69

30

Other Liabilities

75

38

Dividends

0

0

Equity

2,512

2,374

Net Charge Offs

12

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Based on this information, answer the following questions about Wall Street’s financials.

  1. According to asset-based liquidity ratios, Wall Street is:                          [5 pts]

  1. Extremely less liquid than a typical bank.
  2. Somewhat less liquid than a typical bank.
  3. Somewhat more liquid than a typical bank.
  4. Extremely more liquid relative to typical banks.

  1. What was Wall Street’s Net Overhead Expense Ratio in 2012?                [5 pts]

  1. $307 (x$1,000).
  2. 0.38%.
  3. 1.44%.
  4. 1.82%.

  1. According to the 2012 Retention Ratio and ROE, what is the internal growth rate of Wall Street’s equity capital (everything based on end-of-year numbers)?          [5 pts]

  1. 0.00%
  2. 0.32%
  3. 2.27%
  4. 2.75%

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Calculate: 1) Covariance 2) Expected return on a portfolio XY 2) Risk on a portfolio XY...

Calculate:

1) Covariance

2) Expected return on a portfolio XY

2) Risk on a portfolio XY

Weight of each asset is 50%.

Average annual return:

asset X: 11.74%

asset Y: 11.14%

Standard deviation:

asset X: 8.9

asset Y: 2.78

Asset X
Value
Year Cash Flow Beginning Ending
2006 $1,000 $20,000 $22,000
2007 1500 22000 21000
2008 1400 21000 24000
2009 1700 24000 22000
2010 1900 22000 23000
2011 1600 23000 26000
2012 1700 26000 25000
2013 2000 25000 24000
2014 2100 24000 27000
2015 2200 27000

30000

Asset Y
Ending
Year Cash Flow Beginning Ending
2006 $1,500 $20,000 $20,000
2007 1600 20000 20000
2008 1700 20000 21000
2009 1800 21000 21000
2010 1900 21000 22000
2011 2000 22000 23000
2012 2100 23000 23000
2013 2200 23000 24000
2014 2300 24000 25000
2015 2400 25000 25000

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Name one lesson shared by Leighton or guest speakers during the semester on career advancement. [5...

  1. Name one lesson shared by Leighton or guest speakers during the semester on career advancement. [5 pts]

  1. A(n) ______________ is a written contract signed by a borrower and states the principal amount of the loan, the interest rate on the loan, and the terms under which repayment must take place. [5 pts]

  1. Credit unions play an important role in the financial services markets today. Yet, there disagreement between credit unions and banks about their role in the market place. Explain BOTH from a credit union and a bank perspective the nature of this disagreement.    [10 pts]

  • [Credit union perspective]

  • [Bank perspective]

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In talking about credit policy and the potential risk of a loan, we described liquidity, cashflow...

  1. In talking about credit policy and the potential risk of a loan, we described liquidity, cashflow and collateral as all important elements in such an analysis. Which of these three is most important? Why?                 [5 pts]
  1. We reviewed sample documents that banks use when evaluating the creditworthiness of a business borrower. Name two of them:    [5 pts]

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  1. Approximately what percentage of loans are typically ‘past due’ payment? Stated differently, what percentage of loans a bank makes will ‘go bad’ on average?                          [5 pts]
    1. <1%
    2. Between 1% & 3%
    3. Between 3% & 5%
    4. >5%

3. Fee income has become increasingly important to banks’ profitability. Name 3 examples of fee income for banks:

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