Your firm is contemplating the purchase of a new $481,000 computer-based order entry system. The system will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its 5-year life. It will be worth $46,800 at the end of that time. You will be able to reduce working capital by $65,000 (this is a one-time reduction). The tax rate is 33 percent and your required return on the project is 18 percent and your pretax cost savings are $142,350 per year.

What is the NPV of this project?

What is the NPV if the pretax cost savings are $197,750 per year?

At what level of pretax cost savings would you be indifferent between accepting the project and not accepting it?

Look up the beta value for three publicly traded corporations operating in the same industry. Create a small table reporting your findings. Now choose three publicly-traded companies in very different industries and add these results to your table. Discuss your expectations for the similarities or differences in betas within the two categories, and then discuss how the results in your table compare to your expectations. Upload your work.

What is asymmetric information? how does it affect the prioritization of financing sources under the pecking order hypothesis?

a) A loan has a stated annual rate of 15.07%. If the loan payments are made monthly and interest is compounded monthly, what is the effective annual rate of interest?
b) You invest $460.00 at the beginning of every year and your friend invests $460.00 at the end of every year. If you both earn an anual rate of return of 11.07%, how much more money will you have after 15.0 years?
c) You currently have $3,531.00 in a retirement Savings account that earns an annual return of 10.16%. You want to retire in 49 years with $1,000,000. How much more do you need to Save at the end of every year to reach your retirement goal?
d) You currently owe $2,085.00 of your credit card that charges an annual interest rate of 19.42%. You make $152.00 of new charges every month and make a paayment of $269.00 every month. What will your credit card balance be in three months?
e)You would like to retire in 27 years. The expected rate of inflation is 1.44% per year. You currently have a standard of living that requires $9.690.00 of monthly expenses. Assuming you want to maintain the same standard of living in retirement, what are your monthly expenses expected to be the first year of retirement?

Choosing a career in business finance means that you will have an opportunity to work in just about any field you can imagine. Your compensation would vary depending on your education, certifications, specialization and experience. Go to a job posting or career site and research jobs that require a degree or experience in business financial management. The following questions will be addressed in our discussion:

• What kind of jobs can you get with an financial degree?
• What are other non-traditional jobs besides business finance that someone with an accounting background could do?
• What salary would you expect to receive?
• What are the pros of choosing a career in business finance?

Select one transformational attribute of your chosen leader that positively affected the leader's organization. jeff bezos How did your leader illustrate this attribute? Use your own research to explain how the transformational leader's performance and behaviors impact his or her organizational roles and functions. Respond to at least two of your classmates' posts, reflecting on the importance of transformational attributes. Here are some suggested topics for discussion: Do you think these attributes are critical for successful leadership? Why or why not? Can anyone learn these behaviors, or are they innate aspects of one's personality? What attribute did you particularly identify with or rate as more important than the others? Why?

#1 Net Present Value Method, Internal Rate of Return Method, and Analysis

The management of Quest Media Inc. is considering two capital investment projects. The estimated net cash flows from each project are as follows:

The radio station requires an investment of $1,113,270, while the TV station requires an investment of $2,198,350. No residual value is expected from either project.

Required:

1a. Compute the net present value for each project. Use a rate of 10% and the present value of an annuity of $1 in the table above. If required, use the minus sign to indicate a negative net present value. If required, round to the nearest whole dollar.

1b. Compute a present value index for each project. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

2. Determine the internal rate of return for each project by (a) computing a present value factor for an annuity of $1 and (b) using the present value of an annuity of $1 in the table above. If required, round your present value factor answers to three decimal places and internal rate of return to the nearest whole percent.

3. The net present value, present value index, and internal rate of return all indicate that the   is a better financial opportunity compared to the  , although both investments meet the minimum return criterion of 10%.

#2 Average Rate of Return Method, Net Present Value Method, and analysis for a Service Company

The capital investment committee of Ellis Transport and Storage Inc. is considering two investment projects. The estimated income from operations and net cash flows from each investment are as follows:

Each project requires an investment of $368,000. Straight-line depreciation will be used, and no residual value is expected. The committee has selected a rate of 15% for purposes of the net present value analysis.

Required:

1a. Compute the average rate of return for each investment. If required, round your answer to one decimal place.

1b. Compute the net present value for each investment. Use the present value of $1 table above. If required, use the minus sign to indicate a negative net present value. If required, round to the nearest dollar.

2. The   net present value exceeds the selected rate established for discounted cash flows (15%), while the   does not. Thus, considering only quantitative factors, the   investment should be selected.

The Sorensen Supplies Company recently purchased a new delivery truck. The initial cash outflow for the new truck is $20,500, and it is expected to generate after-tax cash flows of $5,725 per year. The truck has a 5-year expected life. The expected year-end abandonment values (after-tax salvage values) for the truck are given below. The company's WACC is 8%.

1. What is the truck's optimal economic life? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

      year(s)

2. Would the introduction of abandonment values, in addition to operating cash flows, ever reduce the expected NPV and/or IRR of a project?

   -Select-YesNo

Joe’s trading company has the following projected financial results for 2013:

• $4,200,000 sales $3,000,000 cost of goods sold

• $600,000 capital (fixed asset) expenditures

• $300,000 owner’s equity

• $200,000 depreciation (same for tax and book purposes)

• $50,000 increase in inventory

• $40,000 decrease in accounts receivable

• $60,000 increase in accounts payable

• $500,000 overhead expenses (excluding Depreciation)

• $ 80,000 interest expense

• 35% effective tax rate.

Please calculate the following a) Joe’s cash flow: _________ b) Joe’s net income for 2013: _________ c) Gross Margin % _________ d) Profit Margin % _________

It is now January 1, 2019, and you are considering the purchase of an outstanding bond that was issued on January 1, 2017. It has an 8.5% annual coupon and had a 15-year original maturity. (It matures on December 31, 2031.) There is 5 years of call protection (until December 31, 2021), after which time it can be called at 108—that is, at 108% of par, or $1,080. Interest rates have declined since it was issued, and it is now selling at 111.55% of par, or $1,115.50.

a. What is the yield to maturity? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

What is the yield to call? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

b. If you bought this bond, which return would you actually earn?

I. Investors would not expect the bonds to be called and to earn the YTM because the YTM is less than the YTC.

II.Investors would expect the bonds to be called and to earn the YTC because the YTC is less than the YTM.

III. Investors would expect the bonds to be called and to earn the YTC because the YTC is greater than the YTM.

IV. Investors would not expect the bonds to be called and to earn the YTM because the YTM is greater than the YTC.

c. Suppose the bond had been selling at a discount rather than a premium. Would the yield to maturity have been the most likely return, or would the yield to call have been most likely?

I. Investors would expect the bonds to be called and to earn the YTC because the YTC is greater than the YTM.

II. Investors would expect the bonds to be called and to earn the YTC because the YTC is less than the YTM.

III. Investors would not expect the bonds to be called and to earn the YTM because the YTM is greater than the YTC.

IV. Investors would not expect the bonds to be called and to earn the YTM because the YTM is less than the YTC.

The Butler-Perkins Company (BPC) must decide between two mutually exclusive projects. Each project has an initial outflow of $6,750 and has an expected life of 3 years. Annual project cash flows begin 1 year after the initial investment and are subject to the following probability distributions:

BPC has decided to evaluate the riskier project at 11% and the less-risky project at 8%.

1. What is each project's expected annual cash flow? Round your answers to the nearest cent.

   Project A:	$
   Project B:	$

   
   Project B's standard deviation (σ_B) is $5,798 and its coefficient of variation (CV_B) is 0.76. What are the values of (σ_A) and (CV_A)? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer for standard deviation to the nearest cent and for coefficient of variation to two decimal places.

   σA:	$
   CVA:

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3. Based on their risk-adjusted NPVs, which project should BPC choose?
   -Select-Project AProject BItem 5
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5. If you knew that Project B's cash flows were negatively correlated with the firm's other cash flow, whereas Project A's flows were positively correlated, how might this affect the decision?
   -Select-This would make Project B more appealing.This would make Project B less appealing.Item 6
   
   If Project B's cash flows were negatively correlated with gross domestic product (GDP), while A's flows were positively correlated, would that influence your risk assessment?
   -Select-This would make Project B more appealing.This would make Project B less appealing.

Harrimon Industries bonds have 5 years left to maturity. Interest is paid annually, and the bonds have a $1,000 par value and a coupon rate of 9%.

1. What is the yield to maturity at a current market price of
   1. $858? Round your answer to two decimal places.

          %

   2. $1,087? Round your answer to two decimal places.

          %

2. Would you pay $858 for each bond if you thought that a "fair" market interest rate for such bonds was 12%—that is, if r_d = 12%?
   1. You would not buy the bond as long as the yield to maturity at this price is greater than your required rate of return.
   2. You would not buy the bond as long as the yield to maturity at this price is less than the coupon rate on the bond.
   3. You would buy the bond as long as the yield to maturity at this price is greater than your required rate of return.
   4. You would buy the bond as long as the yield to maturity at this price is less than your required rate of return.
   5. You would buy the bond as long as the yield to maturity at this price equals your required rate of return.

6. Assume that commercial paper maturing in 75 days, with a par value of $1,000,000, currently sells for a price of $995,000.

A. If you purchase this commercial paper today:

• What is your expected holding period return? • What is your (expected) annualized yield? What is the effective annual return on this investment?

B) When comparing the annualized yield on this security to the annualized yield on a 75-day T-Bill:

• What is one reason why you would expect the commercial paper yield to be higher than the T-Bill yield? Explain (but in one sentence).

• What is one reason why you would expect the commercial paper yield to be only slightly higher than the T-Bill yield? Explain (but in one sentence).