1.  The HT and USR’s stock returns are shown in the following table. Assume you invest 40% in HT and 60% in USR. Calculate your portfolio’s expected return and standard deviation.

2.  Church Inc. is presently enjoying relatively high growth because of a surge in the demand for its new product.  Management expects earnings and dividends to grow at a rate of 25% for the next 4 years, after which competition will probably reduce the growth rate in earnings and dividends to zero, i.e., g = 0.  The company’s last dividend, D₀, was $1.25, its beta is 1.20, the market risk premium is 5.50%, and the risk-free rate is 3.00%.  What is the current price of the common stock?

Lakonishok Equipment has an investment opportunity in Europe. The project costs €12 million and is expected to produce cash flows of €2 million in Year 1, €2.4 million in Year 2, and €3.5 million in Year 3. The current spot exchange rate is $1.35/€; and the current risk-free rate in the United States is 2.0 percent, compared to that in Europe of 2.8 percent. The appropriate discount rate for the project is estimated to be 14 percent, the U.S. cost of capital for the company. In addition, the subsidiary can be sold at the end of three years for an estimated €9 million. Use the exact form of interest rate parity in calculating the expected spot rates. What is the NPV of the project in U.S. dollars?

CAPITAL BUDGETING CRITERIA: ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

A mining company is considering a new project. Because the mine has received a permit, the project would be legal; but it would cause significant harm to a nearby river. The firm could spend an additional $9.33 million at Year 0 to mitigate the environmental Problem, but it would not be required to do so. Developing the mine (without mitigation) would cost $54 million, and the expected cash inflows would be $18 million per year for 5 years. If the firm does invest in mitigation, the annual inflows would be $19 million. The risk-adjusted WACC is 11%.

1. Calculate the NPV and IRR with mitigation. Round your answers to two decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations. Enter your answer for NPV in millions. For example, an answer of $10,550,000 should be entered as 10.55.
   NPV $ million
   IRR %

   Calculate the NPV and IRR without mitigation. Round your answers to two decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations. Enter your answer for NPV in millions. For example, an answer of $10,550,000 should be entered as 10.55.
   NPV $ million
   IRR %

2. How should the environmental effects be dealt with when this project is evaluated?

   1. The environmental effects should be ignored since the mine is legal without mitigation.
   2. The environmental effects should be treated as a sunk cost and therefore ignored.
   3. The environmental effects if not mitigated would result in additional cash flows. Therefore, since the mine is legal without mitigation, there are no benefits to performing a "no mitigation" analysis.
   4. The environmental effects should be treated as a remote possibility and should only be considered at the time in which they actually occur.
   5. The environmental effects if not mitigated could result in additional loss of cash flows and/or fines and penalties due to ill will among customers, community, etc. Therefore, even though the mine is legal without mitigation, the company needs to make sure that they have anticipated all costs in the "no mitigation" analysis from not doing the environmental mitigation.
   
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3. Should this project be undertaken?
   -Select-Even when mitigation is considered the project has a positive NPV, so it should be undertaken.Even when mitigation is considered the project has a positive IRR, so it should be undertaken.The project should not be undertaken under the "no mitigation" assumption.The project should be undertaken only under the "no mitigation" assumption.The project should not be undertaken under the "mitigation" assumption.

   If so, should the firm do the mitigation?

   1. Under the assumption that all costs have been considered, the company would mitigate for the environmental impact of the project since its NPV with mitigation is greater than its NPV when mitigation costs are not included in the analysis.
   2. Under the assumption that all costs have been considered, the company would not mitigate for the environmental impact of the project since its NPV without mitigation is greater than its NPV when mitigation costs are included in the analysis.
   3. Under the assumption that all costs have been considered, the company would mitigate for the environmental impact of the project since its IRR with mitigation is greater than its IRR when mitigation costs are not included in the analysis.
   4. Under the assumption that all costs have been considered, the company would not mitigate for the environmental impact of the project since its NPV with mitigation is greater than its NPV when mitigation costs are not included in the analysis.
   5. Under the assumption that all costs have been considered, the company would not mitigate for the environmental impact of the project since its IRR without mitigation is greater than its IRR when mitigation costs are included in the analysis.
   
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IRR AND NPV

A company is analyzing two mutually exclusive projects, S and L, with the following cash flows:

The company's WACC is 10.0%. What is the IRR of the better project? (Hint: The better project may or may not be the one with the higher IRR.) Round your answer to two decimal places.

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Suppose your firm is considering investing in a project with the cash flows shown below, that the required rate of return on projects of this risk class is 8 percent, and the maximum allowable payback for the project is 3.5 years Time Cash Flow 0 -5000 1 1200 2 2400 3 1600 4 1600 5 1400 6 1200 Evaluate this decision based on each of the following criteria: Payback IRR NPV In your write up, would you approve of this decision and why? Which method do you believe best evaluates this decision? Many companies have a preferred method, why is that? What things are not considered in this analysis, as in what are some possible intangible factors that might play into this?

Health Services Management:

Discuss the factors that shape culture in HCOs.

Sandrine Machinery is a Swiss multinational manufacturing company. Currently, Sandrine's financial planners are considering undertaking a 1-year project in the United States. The project's expected dollar-denominated cash flows consist of an initial investment of $2,000 and a cash inflow the following year of $2,400. Sandrine estimates that its risk-adjusted cost of capital is 9%. Currently, 1 U.S. dollar will buy 0.98 Swiss franc. In addition, 1-year risk-free securities in the United States are yielding 4.6%, while similar securities in Switzerland are yielding 2.3%.

1. If this project was instead undertaken by a similar U.S.-based company with the same risk-adjusted cost of capital, what would be the net present value and rate of return generated by this project? Round the net present value to the nearest cent and rate of return to two decimal places.

   NPV = $  

   Rate of return =   %

2. What is the expected forward exchange rate 1 year from now? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

     Swiss franc (SF_r) per U.S. $

3. If Sandrine undertakes the project, what is the net present value and rate of return of the project for Sandrine? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the net present value to the nearest cent and rate of return to two decimal places.

   NPV =   Swiss francs

   Rate of return =   %

You are working on a bid to build two city parks a year for the next three years. This project requires the purchase of $210,000 of equipment that will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the 3-year project life. The equipment can be sold at the end of the project for $34,000. You will also need $21,000 in net working capital for the duration of the project; all net working capital will be recovered at the end of the project. The fixed costs will be $19,000 a year and the variable costs will be $150,000 per park. Your required rate of return is 12 percent and your tax rate is 34 percent. What is the minimal amount you should bid per park? (Round your answer to the nearest $100)

(A) Using the data below, determine the repricing gap for each maturity range.

(B). If interest rates are expected to increase by 85 basis points over the next year, what effect will it have on the bank in the following year?

Ron (45) and Sue (45) are married. Their sons, Kyle (18) and Keith (14), lived with them all year, and the boys received more than 50% of their support from their parents. Ron’s wages were $52,000; Sue’s wages were $38,750; Kyle’s gross income was $7,200; Keith’s was $350.

Do ron and sue meet the qualifications for claiming the child tax credit/additional child tax credit or the credit for other dependents? choose the best answer:

a) ron and sue may claim both the child tax credit and the credit for other dependents

b) ron and sue may only claim the credit for other dependents

c) ron and sue may only claim the child tax credit