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Dinklage Corp. has 8 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $80,...

Dinklage Corp. has 8 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $80, and the book value per share is $8. The company also has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond issue has a face value of $125 million, a coupon rate of 5 percent, and sells for 91 percent of par. The second issue has a face value of $110 million, a coupon rate of 4 percent, and sells for 106 percent of par. The first issue matures in 23 years, the second in 9 years.

Suppose the most recent dividend was $4.80 and the dividend growth rate is 5.1 percent. Assume that the overall cost of debt is the weighted average of that implied by the two outstanding debt issues. Both bonds make semiannual payments. The tax rate is 21 percent. What is the company’s WACC? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

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Fountain Corporation’s economists estimate that a good business environment and a bad business environment are equally...

Fountain Corporation’s economists estimate that a good business environment and a bad business environment are equally likely for the coming year. The managers of the company must choose between two mutually exclusive projects. Assume that the project the company chooses will be the company’s only activity and that the company will close one year from today. The company is obligated to make a $4,600 payment to bondholders at the end of the year. The projects have the same systematic risk but different volatilities. Consider the following information pertaining to the two projects: Economy Probability Low-Volatility Project Payoff High-Volatility Project Payoff Bad .50 $ 4,600 $ 4,000 Good .50 5,350 5,950 a. What is the expected value of the company if the low-volatility project is undertaken? The high-volatility project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.) b. What is the expected value of the company’s equity if the low-volatility project is undertaken? The high-volatility project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.) c. Which project would the company’s stockholders prefer if they are risk neutral? d. Suppose bondholders are fully aware that stockholders might choose to maximize equity value rather than total company value and opt for the high-volatility project. To minimize this agency cost, the company's bondholders decide to use a bond covenant to stipulate that the bondholders can demand a higher payment if the company chooses to take on the high-volatility project. What payment to bondholders would make stockholders indifferent between the two projects? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.)

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You work for Australia Wide Taxations Solutions—a company of 1,500 employees offering taxation services in different...

You work for Australia Wide Taxations Solutions—a company of 1,500 employees offering taxation services in different cities across the country. The company offers five services: personal taxation, small business taxation, corporate services, personal wealth creation and corporate asset management.

It is working in a highly regulated and legislated industry.

You have been asked to work with the team conducting a risk assessment for the entire organisation.

How will you identify the risk management scope—what things do you need to look at? What challenges does a scope of this size pose and how would you approach the risk assessment process? (350–400 words)

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Calculation of individual costs and WACC   Dillon Labs has asked its financial manager to measure the...

Calculation of individual costs and WACC   Dillon Labs has asked its financial manager to measure the cost of each specific type of capital as well as the weighted average cost of capital. The weighted average cost is to be measured by using the following​ weights: 35​% ​long-term debt, 15​% preferred​ stock, and 50​% common stock equity​ (retained earnings, new common​ stock, or​ both). The​ firm's tax rate is 26​%. Debt The firm can sell for ​$1015 a 17​-year, ​$1000​-par-value bond paying annual interest at a 11.00​% coupon rate. A flotation cost of 2.5​% of the par value is required. Preferred stock  7.00​% ​(annual dividend) preferred stock having a par value of ​$100 can be sold for ​$94. An additional fee of ​$5 per share must be paid to the underwriters.

Common stock  The​ firm's common stock is currently selling for ​$70 per share. The stock has paid a dividend that has gradually increased for many​ years, rising from ​$2.75 ten years ago to the ​$5.16 dividend​ payment, Upper D 0​, that the company just recently made. If the company wants to issue new new common​ stock, it will sell them ​$2.50 below the current market price to attract​ investors, and the company will pay ​$2.50 per share in flotation costs. 

  a.  Calculate the​ after-tax cost of debt.

b.  Calculate the cost of preferred stock.

c.  Calculate the cost of common stock​ (both retained earnings and new common​ stock).

d.  Calculate the WACC for Dillon Labs.

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acme Services’ CFO is considering whether to take on a new project that has average risk....

acme Services’ CFO is considering whether to take on a new project that has average risk. She has collected the following information: • The company has outstanding bonds that mature in 15 years. The bonds have a face value of $1,000, an annual coupon of 7.5%, and sell in the market today for $1150. There are 15,000 bonds outstanding.
• The risk-free rate is 3%
. • The market risk premium is 5%
. • The stock’s beta is 0.9
. • The company’s tax rate is 35%.
• The company has 100,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $100. These shares are currently trading at $73, and pay an annual dividend of $3.50.
• The company also has 2,250,000 common shares trading at $15. These shares last paid an annual dividend of $0.33.
What is Acme's...
a. weight of common shares
b. before tax cost of acmes debt
c. preferred shares
d. value of debt
e. weight of debt
f. firm value

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At $80 , a firm can sell 4,715 stereo earphones (3.5 mm for android). At this...

At $80 , a firm can sell 4,715 stereo earphones (3.5 mm for android). At this price, elasticity is estimated at 2.2. What is the change in total revenue (+ or -) if the firm drops price by 12%? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

At $171, a firm can sell 19,195 stereo earphones (3.5 mm for android). These are premium earphones, guaranteed for 5 years. At this price, elasticity is estimated at 0.4. What is the change in total revenue (+ or -) if the firm drops price by 10%?

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When looking at the macro economy right now, the Federal Reserve System seems to be taking...

When looking at the macro economy right now, the Federal Reserve System seems to be taking the position that a recession is unlikely at least for the next year. Given the seven companies listed in the first assignment (i.e., AAPL, ADP, AMZN, GOOGL, JPM, MCD, and WEN), list three firms most likely to benefit from an upturn in economic activity. Please provide a short justification for each firm you select.

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QUESTION 41 The current stock price for a company is $48 per share, and there are...

QUESTION 41 The current stock price for a company is $48 per share, and there are 4 million shares outstanding. The beta for this firms stock is 1.3, the risk-free rate is 4.7, and the expected market risk premium is 6.4%. This firm also has 230,000 bonds outstanding, which pay interest semiannually. These bonds have a coupon interest rate of 7%, 17 years to maturity, a face value of $1,000, and an annual yield to maturity of 7.1%. If the corporate tax rate is 35%, what is the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) for this firm? (Answer to the nearest hundredth of a percent, but do not use a percent sign).

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] A mail-order firm processes 4,800 checks per month. Of these, 60 percent are for $38...

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A mail-order firm processes 4,800 checks per month. Of these, 60 percent are for $38 and 40 percent are for $70. The $38 checks are delayed three days on average; the $70 checks are delayed four days on average. Assume 30 days in a month.

a-1 What is the average daily collection float?
  Average daily collection float $   
a-2 How do you interpret your answer?

  On average, there is $  that is (Click to select)collecteduncollected and (Click to select)availablenot available to the firm.

b-1

What is the weighted average delay? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

  Weighted average delay days
b-2 Calculate the average daily float.
  Average daily float $   

   

c. How much should the firm be willing to pay to eliminate the float?
  Maximum payment $   
d.

If the interest rate is 7 percent per year, calculate the daily cost of the float. (Use 365 days a year. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

  Daily cost of the float $   
e. How much should the firm be willing to pay to reduce the weighted average float to 1.5 days?
  Maximum payment $   

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a. You have just purchased the options listed below. Based on the information given, indicate whether...

a. You have just purchased the options listed below. Based on the information given, indicate whether the option is in the money, out of the money, or at the money, whether you would exercise the option if it were expiring today, what the dollar profit would be, and what the percentage return would be. (Enter “0” if there is no profit or return from not exercising the option. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Company Option Strike Today's Stock Price

In/Out of the

Money?

Premium Exercise? Profit Return
ABC Call 10 $10.26 (Click to select)  In the money  Out of the money 0.98 (Click to select)  Yes  No %
ABC Put 10 $10.26 (Click to select)  In the money  Out of the money 0.83 (Click to select)  Yes  No %
ABC Call 25 $23.93 (Click to select)  In the money  Out of the money 0.93 (Click to select)  Yes  No %
ABC Put 25 $23.93 (Click to select)  In the money  Out of the money 2.13 (Click to select)  Yes  No %

b. Now suppose that time has passed and the stocks’ prices have changed as indicated in the table below. Recalculate your answers to part a.

Company Option Strike Today's Stock Price

In/Out of the

Money?

Premium Exercise? Profit Return
ABC Call 10 $11.23 (Click to select)  In the money  Out of the money 0.98 (Click to select)  Yes  No %
ABC Put 10 $11.23 (Click to select)  In the money  Out of the money 0.83 (Click to select)  Yes  No %
ABC Call 25 $27.00 (Click to select)  In the money  Out of the money 0.93 (Click to select)  Yes  No %
ABC Put 25 $27.00 (Click to select)  In the money  Out of the money 2.13 (Click to select)  Yes  No %

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The Harrington Corporation is considering investing in a project that will incur an initial investment of...

The Harrington Corporation is considering investing in a project that will incur an initial investment of $2,000,000.The project has a useful life of 5 years. The project's projected free after tax cash flow is $650,000 per year throughout the life of the projectt. The firm requires a rate of return for similar risk project at 18%. Based on the above information compute the following and determine each criteria f the firm should accept the project.

The NPV

The IRR

Payback period, the firm's minimum acceptable payback period is 3.5 years.

Discounted Payback Period. Minimum acceptable DPP is 4.0 years.

Compute the Profitability Index for the investment. What purpose does Profitability Index serve in capital budgeting processes?

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Individuals performing ratio analysis include (1) banks evaluating potential loan applications from small businesses, (2) investment...

Individuals performing ratio analysis include (1) banks evaluating potential loan applications from small businesses, (2) investment analysts evaluating the investment quality of a firm’s stock, and (3) internal management, assessing the firm’s current strengths and weaknesses. Select one of the three parties above, and for that party, identify which of the five ratio groups (liquidity, activity, debt, profitability, or market) would be of most value and which would probably be of least value. Explain the reasons behind your choices.

Include a source please and a min of 150 words (:

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Problem 9-7 Forecasted Statements and Ratios Upton Computers makes bulk purchases of small computers, stocks them...

Problem 9-7
Forecasted Statements and Ratios

Upton Computers makes bulk purchases of small computers, stocks them in conveniently located warehouses, ships them to its chain of retail stores, and has a staff to advise customers and help them set up their new computers. Upton's balance sheet as of December 31, 2015, is shown here (millions of dollars):

Cash $   3.5 Accounts payable $   9.0
Receivables 26.0 Notes payable 18.0
Inventories 58.0 Line of credit 0
Total current assets $ 87.5 Accruals 8.5
Net fixed assets 35.0 Total current liabilities $ 35.5
Mortgage loan 6.0
Common stock 15.0
Retained earnings 66.0
Total assets $122.5 Total liabilities and equity $122.5

Sales for 2015 were $375 million and net income for the year was $11.25 million, so the firm's profit margin was 3.0%. Upton paid dividends of $4.5 million to common stockholders, so its payout ratio was 40%. Its tax rate is 40%, and it operated at full capacity. Assume that all assets/sales ratios, spontaneous liabilities/sales ratios, the profit margin, and the payout ratio remain constant in 2016. Do not round intermediate calculations.

  1. If sales are projected to increase by $40 million, or 10.67%, during 2016, use the AFN equation to determine Upton's projected external capital requirements. Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Round your answer to two decimal places.
    $ ____million
  2. Using the AFN equation, determine Upton's self-supporting growth rate. That is, what is the maximum growth rate the firm can achieve without having to employ nonspontaneous external funds? Round your answer to two decimal places.
    _____%
  3. Use the forecasted financial statement method to forecast Upton's balance sheet for December 31, 2016. Assume that all additional external capital is raised as a line of credit at the end of the year and is reflected (because the debt is added at the end of the year, there will be no additional interest expense due to the new debt).
    Assume Upton's profit margin and dividend payout ratio will be the same in 2016 as they were in 2015. What is the amount of the line of credit reported on the 2016 forecasted balance sheets? (Hint: You don't need to forecast the income statements because you are given the projected sales, profit margin, and dividend payout ratio; these figures allow you to calculate the 2016 addition to retained earnings for the balance sheet.) Round your answers to two decimal places. Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000.
    Upton Computers
    Pro Forma Balance Sheet
    December 31, 2016
    (Millions of Dollars)
    Cash $____  
    Receivables $  ____  
    Inventories $  ____  
    Total current assets $  ____  
    Net fixed assets $  ____  
    Total assets $  ____  
    Accounts payable $  ____  
    Notes payable $  ____  
    Accruals $  ____  
    Total current liabilities $  ____  
    Mortgage loan $  ____  
    Common stock $  ____  
    Retained earnings $  ____  
    Total liabilities and equity $  ____  

answer all the blanks ____  and plz show your steps

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Computech Corporation is expanding rapidly and currently needs to retain all of its earnings; hence, it...

Computech Corporation is expanding rapidly and currently needs to retain all of its earnings; hence, it does not pay dividends. However, investors expect Computech to begin paying dividends, beginning with a dividend of $1.00 coming 3 years from today. The dividend should grow rapidly-at a rate of 34% per year-during Years 4 and 5; but after Year 5, growth should be a constant 9% per year. If the required return on Computech is 15%, what is the value of the stock today? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Do not round your intermediate calculations.

Carnes Cosmetics Co.'s stock price is $79.38, and it recently paid a $3.00 dividend. This dividend is expected to grow by 22% for the next 3 years, then grow forever at a constant rate, g; and rs = 16%. At what constant rate is the stock expected to grow after Year 3? Round your answer to two decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.

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Calculate the option price using the following information: Option type European call Time to expiration 4...

Calculate the option price using the following information:

Option type European call
Time to expiration 4 months
Strike price $30
Current underlying stock price $32
Underlying stock expected dividend $2.00 in 2 months
Underlying stock volatility 40%
Risk-free rate 6%
Pricing model Black-Scholes formula

Group of answer choices

$3.05

$3.65

$4.32

$5.02

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