The Doak Company has projected the following quarterly sales amounts for the coming year: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Sales $3,900 $4,700 $4,300 $3,600 Accounts receivable at the beginning of the year are $1,700.

a. The company has a 45-day collection period. Calculate cash collections in each of the four quarters by completing the following: (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.)

b. The company has a 60-day collection period. Calculate cash collections in each of the four quarters by completing the following: (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.)

c. The company has a 30-day collection period. Calculate cash collections in each of the four quarters by completing the following: (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.)

You are the manager of a U.S. company situated in Los Angeles and manages the import/export division of the company. The company distributes (resells) a variety of consumer products imported to the U.S.A from France and also exports goods manufactured in the U.S.A. to Britain.

Therefore, your company is very much dependent on the impact of current and future exchange rates on the performance of the company.

Scenario 1:

You have to estimate the expected exchange rates one year from now between your home currency and the other currencies of the major other countries that you deal with in terms of both imports and exports. The reason is that increases in the values of other currencies compared to the U.S. Dollar may impact your imports negatively, whilst it may on the other hand, be good for exports. To do this estimate, you obtain the following spot exchange rate information:

You also obtain the following rates that you regard as similar to the annual risk free rates applying in the countries:

Your focus is presently to estimate the 12 month forward rates in order to consider the impact that it will have on the import and export sales of the company. Calculate the forward rates of the $ in terms of all the currencies by using simple interest rate parity e.g. 10% annual interest rate = 10/2 = 5% for six months. Do not apply effective annual interest rate compounding. Show all your workings in table 1 on the separate answer sheet by using the correct formula provided in your formula sheet.

Provide an indication about what will happen to the value of the US$ based on the forward exchange rate calculations by calculating the expected discount/premium of it for each of the currencies in Table 2 on the separate answer sheet. Also show whether the impact will be positive (P) or negative (N) for imports and exports. For example:

(1) What is the market economy? How do the financial markets interact with product and labor markets to allocate scarce resources efficiently in the market economy?

1. Ron is considering investing in a bond issued by the City of San Diego. The bond pays semiannual coupons, has a face value of $1,000, has a coupon rate of 8% and matures in 4 years. If the bond has an effective annual yield to maturity of 5.0625%, what fair price should Ron expect to pay for the bond?

2) An analyst gathers the following information for a market capitalization (value) weighted index comprised of securities MNO, QRS, and XYZ:

*DPS= Dividends per share

1. (1 point) What is the price return of the index?
2. (1 point) What is the total return of the index?

Logan Distributing Company of Atlanta sells fans and heaters to retail outlets throughout the Southeast. Joe Logan, the president of the company, is thinking about changing the firm's credit policy to attract customers away from competitors. The present policy calls for a 1/10, net 30 cash discount. The new policy would call for a 3/10, net 50 cash discount. Currently, 30 percent of Logan customers are taking the discount, and it is anticipated that this number would go up to 50 percent with the new discount policy. It is further anticipated that annual sales would increase from a level of $397,000 to $610,000 as a result of the change in the cash discount policy. The increased sales would also affect the inventory level. The average inventory carried by Logan is based on a determination of an EOQ. Assume sales of fans and heaters increase from 14,830 to 22,700 units. The ordering cost for each order is $199, and the carrying cost per unit is $1.45 (these values will not change with the discount). The average inventory is based on EOQ/2. Each unit in inventory has an average cost of $12. Cost of goods sold is equal to 65 percent of net sales; general and administrative expenses are 15 percent of net sales; and interest payments of 14 percent will only be necessary for the increase in the accounts receivable and inventory balances. Taxes will be 40 percent of before-tax income. For average collection period, assume the customer pays on the last day possible (if they are getting the discount, that is day 10; if not, that is day 30 with the original policy and day 50 with the proposed policy).

EOQ is 2017.57/2=1008.79

1008.79*12= 12,105.42

EOQ is 2496.15/2=1,248.075

1,248.075*12=14,976.90

what am I doing wrong?

Sunset Bakers needs to purchase an oven. They are considering two alternatives:

Alternative 1: A Conventional Oven will cost $12,000 and can be expected to last 8 years, and will have a salvage value of $1,000 at the end of year 8. The cost of electricity used will be $2,500 per year. Maintenance cost will be $200 per year. In year 4 the heating element will need to be replaced at a cost of $850.

Alternative 2: A High efficiency Oven will cost $14,500 and can be expected to last 8 years, and will have a salvage value of $2,000 at the end of year 8. The cost of electricity used will be $2,000 per year. Maintenance cost is will be $250 per year. In year 4 the heating element will need to be replaced at a cost of $850. In year 5 the fan motor will need to be replaced at a cost of $500. Assume the services provided by the ovens are identical; assume an interest rate of 10%.

Compare the ANNUAL EQUIVALENT costs of the 2 alternatives and make a recommendation for selection.

Ritter Corporation’s accountants prepared the following financial statements for year-end 2019: (Do not round intermediate calculations.) RITTER CORPORATION Income Statement 2019 Revenue $ 760 Expenses 570 Depreciation 91 Net income $ 99 Dividends $ 79 RITTER CORPORATION Balance Sheets December 31 2018 2019 Assets Cash $ 56 $ 67 Other current assets 166 172 Net fixed assets 371 391 Total assets $ 593 $ 630 Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable $ 116 $ 127 Long-term debt 141 147 Stockholders’ equity 336 356 Total liabilities and equity $ 593 $ 630 a. What is the change in cash during 2019? b. Determine the change in net working capital in 2019. c. Determine the cash flow generated by the firm’s assets during 2019.

Draw the binomial tree listing only the option prices at each node. Assume the following data on a 6-month call option, using 3-month intervals as the time period. K = $40, S = $37.90, r = 5.0%, σ = 0.35

A stock price is currently $50. A stock price is currently $50. Over each of the next two three-month periods it is expected to go up by 6% or down by 5%. The risk-free interest rate is 5% per annum with continuous compounding. Use two-period binomial models to value the six-month options on this stock. Remember to show detailed calculations of the option value at each node.

(a) What is the value of a six-month European call option with a strike price of $51?

(b) What is the value of a six-month European put option with a strike price of $51? Verify that the European call and European put prices satisfy put–call parity.

(c) If the put option in part (b) of this question were American, would it ever be optimal to exercise it early at any of the nodes on the tree?

Simone runs a small business and receives an invoice for $1000 payable in 30 days. The invoice offers a discount of 2% for immediate payment. If Simone doesn’t pay immediately and instead pays in 30 days, what effective annual interest rate is she paying?

Earleton Manufacturing Company has $2 billion in sales and $421,000,000 in fixed assets. Currently, the company's fixed assets are operating at 75% of capacity.

1. What level of sales could Earleton have obtained if it had been operating at full capacity? Write out your answers completely. For example, 13 million should be entered as 13,000,000. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
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3. What is Earleton's target fixed assets/sales ratio? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
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5. If Earleton's sales increase 40%, how large of an increase in fixed assets will the company need to meet its target fixed assets/sales ratio? Write out your answer completely. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
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