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Comparing Operating Characteristics Across Industries: Followings are selected income statement and balance sheet data companies in...

  1. Comparing Operating Characteristics Across Industries: Followings are selected income statement and balance sheet data companies in different industries.

$millions

Sales

Cost of Goods Sold

Gross

Profit

Net Income

Total Assets

Total Liabilit.

Stockholders’ Equity

Target Corp

73785

51997

21788

3363

40262

27305

12957

Nike Inc

32376

17405

14971

3760

21396

9138

12258

Harley-Davidson

5995

3620

2375

752

9991

8151

1840

Cisco System

49247

18287

30960

10739

58067

58067

63585

a)   Compute the following ratios for each company:

Gross Profit/ Sales

Net Income/ Sales

Net Income/ Stockholders’ Equity

Liabilities/ Stockholders’ Equity

Target Corp

Nike Inc

Harley-Davidson

Cisco System

b)   Comment on any differences among the companies’ gross profit-to-sale ratios and net income as a percentage of sales. Do differences in the companies’ business models explain the differences observed?

c)   Which company reports the highest ratio of net income to equity? Suggest one or more reasons for this result.

d)   Which company has financed itself with the highest percentage of liabilities to equity? Suggest one or more reasons for this result on such debt levels.

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You have $100,000 in an account that earns 2% APR (Compounded monthly) You want to earn...

You have $100,000 in an account that earns 2% APR (Compounded monthly)
You want to earn a higher rate of return and therefore are considering two alternative investments. You will put your $100,000 in one of the two new accounts.
Investment 1 will pay you $860 per month for starting next month 120 months.
Investment 2 will pay you $2,600 per month for starting next month 40 months.

Which account should you choose and how much does it increase your net worth?

Group of answer choices

Choose Investment 2 it increases your net worth by $528

Choose Investment 1 it increases your net worth by $544

Choose Investment 2 it increases your net worth by $508

Choose Investment 2 it increases your net worth by $547

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Create the amortization schedule for a loan of $5,400, paid monthly over two years using an...

Create the amortization schedule for a loan of $5,400, paid monthly over two years using an APR of 10 percent. Enter the data for the first three months.

Month Beginning Balance Total Payment Interest Paid Principal Paid Ending Balance
1
2
3

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Good evening can you please answer the following question, it is a foundation of corporate finance...

Good evening can you please answer the following question, it is a foundation of corporate finance subject.

The Evans Corporation finds that it is necessary to determine its marginal cost of capital. Evans’ current capital structure calls for 30 percent debt, 10 percent preferred stock, and 60 percent common equity. Initially, common equity will be in the form of retained earnings (Ke) and then new common stock (Kn). The costs of the various sources of financing are as follows: debt, 5.6 percent; preferred stock, 11 percent; retained earnings, 8 percent; and new common stock, 9.4 percent.
a. What is the initial weighted average cost of capital? (Include debt, preferred stock, and common equity in the form of retained earnings, Ke.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the final answer to 2 decimal places.)
Weighted average cost of capital 7.58 %
b. If the firm has $26 million in retained earnings, at what size of investment will the firm run out of retained earnings? (Enter the answer in millions. Round the final answer to 2 decimal places.)
Capital structure size (X) $ 43.33 million
c. What will the marginal cost of capital be immediately after that point? (Equity will remain at 60 percent of the capital structure, but it will all be in the form of new common stock, Kn.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the final answer to 2 decimal places.)
Marginal cost of capital %
d. The 5.6 percent cost of debt referred to above applies only to the first $42 million of debt. After that, the cost of debt will be 7.2 percent. At what size of investment will there be a change in the cost of debt? (Enter the answer in millions. Round the final answer to 2 decimal places.)
Capital structure size (Z) $ million
e. What will the marginal cost of capital be immediately after that point? (Consider the facts in both parts c and d.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the final answer to 2 decimal places.)
Marginal cost of capital %

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Create the amortization schedule for a loan of $11,000, paid monthly over three years using an...

Create the amortization schedule for a loan of $11,000, paid monthly over three years using an APR of 9 percent. Enter the data for the first three months. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Month Beginning Balance Total Payment Interest Paid Principal Paid Ending Balance
1
2
3

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Financial Ratios. Look again at Table 28.8 from P. 3., which gives abbreviated balance sheets and...

Financial Ratios. Look again at Table 28.8 from P. 3., which gives abbreviated balance sheets and income statements for Walmart. Assume Walmart had a 35% marginal corporate tax rate in 2017. Calculate the following using balance sheet figures from the start of the year:

  1. Return on assets.

  2. Operating profit margin.

  3. Sales-to-assets ratio.

  4. Inventory turnover.

  5. Debt-equity ratio.

Fiscal 2017

Fiscal 2016

Income Statement

Net Sales

Cost of goods sold

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

Depreciation

Earnings before interest & tax

Interest expense

Taxable income

Tax

Net Income

$500,343

  373,396

    95,981

    10,529

$ 20,437

      2,178

$ 18,259

      4,600

$ 13,659

$485,873

  361,256

    91,773

    10,080

$ 22,764

      2,267

$ 20.497

      6,204

$ 14,293   

Fiscal 2017

Fiscal 2016

Balance Sheet

Assets

Current assets:

      Cash and marketable securities

     Accounts receivable

     Inventories

     Other current assets

     Total current assets

$6,756

  5,614

43,783

  3,511

$59,664

$6,867

  5,835

43,046

  1,941

$57,689

Fixed assets:

     Net fixed assets

     Other long-term assets

          Total assets

$114,818

   30,040

$204,522

$114,178

   26,825

$198,825

Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity

Current liabilities:

     Accounts payable

     Other current liabilities

          Total current liabilities

Long-term debt

Other long-term liability

          Total liabilities

          Total shareholders’ equity

          Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$46,092

  32,429

$78,521

  36,825

  11,307

$126,653

77,869

$204,522

$41,433

  25,495

$66,928

  42,018

  12,081

$121,027

77,798

$198,825

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1) How will a lower Fed Funds Rate affect the value of dollar relative to other...

1) How will a lower Fed Funds Rate affect the value of dollar relative to other countries, assuming the US inflation rate doesn’t change? How will the value of dollar change if other countries’ central banks take the same action?

2) What are some of the concerns policy makers may have regarding a further decrease in the Fed Funds Rate at this juncture?

3)Why is a wholesale flight out of the dollar unlikely in the immediate future?

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Performance measures. Table 28.8 gives abbreviated balance sheets and income statements for Walmart. At the end...

Performance measures. Table 28.8 gives abbreviated balance sheets and income statements for Walmart. At the end of fiscal 2017, Walmart had 2,960 million shares outstanding with a share price of $106. The company’s weighted-average cost of capital was about 5%. Assume the marginal corporate tax rate was 35%. Calculate:

  1. Market value added.

  2. Market-to-book ratio.

  3. Economic value added.

  4. Return on start-of-the-year capital.


Fiscal 2017

Fiscal 2016

Income Statement

Net Sales

Cost of goods sold

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

Depreciation

Earnings before interest & tax

Interest expense

Taxable income

Tax

Net Income

$500,343

  373,396

    95,981

    10,529

$ 20,437

      2,178

$ 18,259

      4,600

$ 13,659

$485,873

  361,256

    91,773

    10,080

$ 22,764

      2,267

$ 20.497

      6,204

$ 14,293   





Fiscal 2017

Fiscal 2016

Balance Sheet

Assets

Current assets:

      Cash and marketable securities

     Accounts receivable

     Inventories

     Other current assets

     Total current assets

$6,756

  5,614

43,783

  3,511

$59,664

$6,867

  5,835

43,046

  1,941

$57,689

Fixed assets:

     Net fixed assets

     Other long-term assets

          Total assets

$114,818

   30,040

$204,522

$114,178

   26,825

$198,825

Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity

Current liabilities:

     Accounts payable

     Other current liabilities

          Total current liabilities

Long-term debt

Other long-term liability

          Total liabilities

          Total shareholders’ equity

          Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$46,092

  32,429

$78,521

  36,825

  11,307

$126,653

77,869

$204,522

$41,433

  25,495

$66,928

  42,018

  12,081

$121,027

77,798

$198,825

  1. Market Value Added (MVA) = Market Value of Equity (MVE) - Book Value of Equity (BVE)

MVE = Outstanding shares * Share price = 2,960 shares * $106.00 = $313,760.00

BVE = $313,760.00 - $77,869.00 = $235,891.00

  1. Market-to-book ratio = Market value of equity / Book value of equity

Market-to-book ratio = 313,760 / 77,869 = 4.03

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A leading broker has advertised money multiplier certificates that will triple your money in nine years;...

  1. A leading broker has advertised money multiplier certificates that will triple your money in nine years; that is, if you buy one for $333.33 today, it will pay you $1,000 at the end of nine years. What rate of return will you earn on these money multiplier certificates?

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Year cost to be depreciated depreciation exp. per year Accumulated depreciation net remaining undepreciated cost 1...

Year cost to be depreciated depreciation exp. per year Accumulated depreciation net remaining undepreciated cost
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Complete the following: Depreciation expense per year, accumulated depreciation year, and net remaining undepreciated cost.

Assumptions are as follows:

Cost to be depreciated: 20,000 Estimated useful life of equipment: 10 years Year

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Southwestern Wear Inc. has the following balance sheet: Current assets $1,875,000 Accounts payable $375,000 Fixed assets...

Southwestern Wear Inc. has the following balance sheet: Current assets $1,875,000 Accounts payable $375,000 Fixed assets 1,875,000 Notes payable 750,000 Subordinated debentures 750,000 Total debt $1,875,000 Common equity 1,875,000 Total assets $3,750,000 Total liabilities and equity $3,750,000 The trustee's costs total $326,000, and the firm has no accrued taxes or wages. Southwestern has no unfunded pension liabilities. The debentures are subordinated only to the notes payable. If the firm goes bankrupt and liquidates, how much will each class of investors receive if a total of $3.5 million is received from sale of the assets?

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Novell, Inc., has the following mutually exclusive projects.    Year Project A Project B   0 –$25,000...

Novell, Inc., has the following mutually exclusive projects.

  

Year Project A Project B
  0 –$25,000    –$28,000   
  1 14,500    15,500   
  2 11,000    12,000   
  3 3,400    11,000   

  

a-1.

Calculate the payback period for each project. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.)


      

a-2.

If the company's payback period is two years, which, if either, of these projects should be chosen?

  • Project A

  • Project B

  • Both projects

  • Neither project

  

b-1.

What is the NPV for each project if the appropriate discount rate is 17 percent? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)


      

b-2.

Which, if either, of these projects should be chosen if the appropriate discount rate is 17 percent?

  • Project A

  • Project B

  • Both projects

  • Neither project

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Suppose that you buy a TIPS (inflation-indexed) bond with a 1-year maturity and a coupon of...

Suppose that you buy a TIPS (inflation-indexed) bond with a 1-year maturity and a coupon of 5% paid annually. Assume you buy the bond at its face value of $1,000, and the inflation rate is 10%.

a. What will be your cash flow at the end of the year? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

b. What will be your real return?

c. What will be your nominal return? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

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Derek will deposit $2,480.00 per year for 21.00 years into an account that earns 16.00%, The...

Derek will deposit $2,480.00 per year for 21.00 years into an account that earns 16.00%, The first deposit is made next year. How much will be in the account 39.00 years from today?

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#2

Derek will deposit $2,323.00 per year for 5.00 years into an account that earns 5.00%. The first deposit is made today. How much will be in the account 5.0 years from today? Note that he makes 5.0 total deposits.

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#3

Derek will deposit $1,891.00 per year into an account starting today and ending in year 8.00. The account that earns 14.00%. How much will be in the account 8.0 years from today?

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#4

Derek will deposit $7,984.00 per year for 11.00 years into an account that earns 8.00%, The first deposit is made next year. How much will be in the account 44.00 years from today?

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#5

Derek will deposit $5,819.00 per year for 17.00 years into an account that earns 15.00%, The first deposit is made next year. He has $16,600.00 in his account today. How much will be in the account 36.00 years from today?

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Isaac​ Díez. Isaac​ Díez Peris lives in Rio de Janeiro. While attending school in Spain he...

Isaac​ Díez. Isaac​ Díez Peris lives in Rio de Janeiro. While attending school in Spain he meets Juan Carlos Cordero from Guatemala. Over the summer holiday Isaac decides to visit Juan Carlos in Guatemala City for a couple of weeks.​ Isaac's parents give him some spending​ money, R$4,700. Isaac wants to exchange it for Guatemalan quetzals​ (GTQ). He collects the following​ rates:

Spot rate on the GTQ/€ exchange rate is GTQ 10.5268=€1.00

Spot rate on the €​/R$ exchange rate is euro 0.3547 =R$1.00

a. What is the Brazilian​ real/Guatemalan quetzal cross​ rate?

b. How many quetzals will Isaac get for his​ reais?

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