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On January 2, you sold short 1,000 shares of ABC stock at $27 per share. On...

On January 2, you sold short 1,000 shares of ABC stock at $27 per share. On March 2, a dividend of $1 per share was paid. On April 2, covered the short sale by buying the stock at a price of $25.75 per share. You paid $20 in commissions for the roundtrip ($10 to short, $10 to cover). Assuming you have no other positions, what is the value of your account on April 2? Present your answer rounded to the nearest cent in this format, $123.45

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Questions 12-33 think about what you though you knew about Steve Jobs prior to reading this...

Questions 12-33 think about what you though you knew about Steve Jobs prior to reading this Case Application. How would you have describe his leadership style?
12-34 After reading this Cane Application, how would you describe his leadership style.
12 35 what were you most surprised about after reading this Case Application
12-36 Would Seve Jobs’s leadership approach work for others?

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Graffiti Advertising, Inc., reported the following financial statements for the last two years. 2019 Income Statement...

Graffiti Advertising, Inc., reported the following financial statements for the last two years.
2019 Income Statement
  Sales $ 573,200
  Costs of goods sold 273,945
  Selling & administrative 124,717  
  Depreciation 54,560
  EBIT $ 119,978
  Interest 19,648  
  EBT $ 100,330
  Taxes 40,132
  Net income $   60,198  
  Dividends $ 11,200
  Addition to retained earnings $ 48,998
GRAFFITI ADVERTISING, INC.
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018
  Cash $ 13,480    Accounts payable $ 9,488
  Accounts receivable 18,978    Notes payable 14,492
  Inventory 13,810
   Current liabilities $ 23,980
  Current assets $ 46,268    Long-term debt $ 135,520
  Net fixed assets $ 344,906    Owners' equity $ 231,674
     Total assets $ 391,174       Total liabilities and owners’ equity $ 391,174
GRAFFITI ADVERTISING, INC.
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019
  Cash $ 14,466   Accounts payable $ 10,528
  Accounts receivable 21,083   Notes payable 16,482
  Inventory 22,770
  Current liabilities $ 27,010
  Current assets $ 58,319   Long-term debt $ 153,600
  Net fixed assets $ 406,295   Owners' equity $ 284,004
     Total assets $ 464,614      Total liabilities and owners’ equity $ 464,614
a. Calculate the operating cash flow. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.)
b. Calculate the change in net working capital. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.)
c. Calculate the net capital spending. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.)
d. Calculate the cash flow from assets. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.)
e. Calculate the cash flow to creditors. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.)
f. Calculate the cash flow to stockholders. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.)
a. Operating cash flow $134,406
b. Change in net working capital $9,021
c. Net capital spending $115,949
d. Cash flow from assets $9,436
e. Cash flow to creditors
f. Cash flow to stockholders

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2003 2004 2005 2006 Cash and Short Term Investments 51.421 58.054 60.651 72.122 Accounts Receivable 12.394...

2003 2004 2005 2006
Cash and Short Term Investments 51.421 58.054 60.651 72.122
Accounts Receivable 12.394 17.256 25.158 30.919
Inventory 4.350 5.398 7.358 8.714
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Taxes 3.887 3.905 9.607 15.863
Current Assets 72.052 84.613 102.774 127.618
Property, Plant and Equipment 146.362 201.725 268.809 345.977
Goodwill and Other Assets 38.421 38.334 66.084 69.014
Total Assets 256.835 324.672 437.667 542.609
Accounts Payable 8.072 5.840 4.422 5.800
Acrued Expenses and Deferred Revenue 37.571 49.865 82.443 103.810
Current Liabilities 45.643 55.705 86.865 109.610
Deferred Rent and Other Liabilities 13.616 27.604 33.824 35.333
Total Liabilities 59.259 83.309 120.689 144.943
Equity 197.576 241.363 316.978 397.666
Total Liabilities and Equity 256.835 324.672 437.667 542.609

Develop a 5 year Financial Forecast

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An investor buys a 3.8% annual payment bond with 8 years to maturity. The bond is...

  1. An investor buys a 3.8% annual payment bond with 8 years to maturity. The bond is priced at a yield-to-maturity of 5.6%. What is the bond’s Macaulay duration?

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The December 31, 2018, balance sheet of Whelan, Inc., showed long-term debt of $1,375,000, $135,000 in...

The December 31, 2018, balance sheet of Whelan, Inc., showed long-term debt of $1,375,000, $135,000 in the common stock account, and $2,600,000 in the additional paid-in surplus account. The December 31, 2019, balance sheet showed long-term debt of $1,530,000, $145,000 in the common stock account and $2,900,000 in the additional paid-in surplus account. The 2019 income statement showed an interest expense of $91,500 and the company paid out $140,000 in cash dividends during 2019. The firm’s net capital spending for 2019 was $910,000, and the firm reduced its net working capital investment by $120,000.

What was the firm's 2019 operating cash flow, or OCF? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, rounded to the nearest whole number, e.g., 1,234,567.)

Operating cash flow

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Research and discuss the importance of the financial markets in providing capital, where and when needed...

Research and discuss the importance of the financial markets in providing capital, where and when needed for governmental, commercial and personal endeavors.

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Here are simplified financial statements for Watervan Corporation: INCOME STATEMENT (Figures in $ millions) Net sales...

Here are simplified financial statements for Watervan Corporation:

INCOME STATEMENT
(Figures in $ millions)
Net sales $

888.00

Cost of goods sold

748.00

Depreciation

38.00

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) $

102.00

Interest expense

19.00

Income before tax $

83.00

Taxes

29.05

Net income $

53.95

BALANCE SHEET
(Figures in $ millions)
End of Year Start of Year
Assets
Current assets $

376

$

326

Long-term assets

272

229

Total assets $

648

$

555

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Current liabilities $

201

$

164

Long-term debt

115

128

Shareholders’ equity

332

263

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $

648

$

555

The company’s cost of capital is 8%.

a. Calculate Watervan’s economic value added (EVA). (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)

b. What is the company’s return on capital? (Use start-of-year rather than average capital.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

c. What is its return on equity? (Use start-of-year rather than average equity.) (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

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Suppose the prices of one-year, two-year, and three-year zero coupon bonds each with a par value...

Suppose the prices of one-year, two-year, and three-year zero coupon bonds each with a par value of $100 are $90,$80, and $70, respectively. Determine the arbitrage-free price of the annuity

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What kind of financial decision making models your company use in its capital budgeting process? Have...

What kind of financial decision making models your company use in its capital budgeting process? Have these decisions contributed to the company’s success? Why or why not?

the company is WestJet

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Cooperton Mining just announced it will cut its dividend from $ 4.14 to $ 2.27 per...

Cooperton Mining just announced it will cut its dividend from $ 4.14 to $ 2.27 per share and use the extra funds to expand. Prior to the​ announcement, Cooperton's dividends were expected to grow at a 3.2 % ​rate, and its share price was $ 48.86. With the planned​ expansion, Cooperton's dividends are expected to grow at a 4.7 % rate. What share price would you expect after the​ announcement? (Assume that the new expansion does not change​ Cooperton's risk.) Is the expansion a good​ investment?

The new price for​ Cooperton's stock will be ​[...]?

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Bond price: Nanotech Ltd has a bond issue maturing in seven years and paying a coupon...

Bond price: Nanotech Ltd has a bond issue maturing in seven years and paying a coupon rate of 11.39 percent (semiannual payments). The company wants to retire a portion of the issue by buying the securities in the open market. If it can refinance at 10.73 percent, Nanotech will pay $_______________ to buy back its current outstanding bonds?

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Realised yield: Josh Kavern bought 10-year, 10.76 percent coupon bonds issued by the Australian Government three...

Realised yield: Josh Kavern bought 10-year, 10.76 percent coupon bonds issued by the Australian Government three years ago at $913.44. If he sells these bonds, which have a face value of $1,000, at the current price of $809.05, the realised yield on the bond is ________________% (Assume annual coupons on similar coupon-paying bonds).

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n addition to common-size financial statements, common-base year financial statements are often used. Common-base year financial...

n addition to common-size financial statements, common-base year financial statements are often used. Common-base year financial statements are constructed by dividing the current year account value by the base year account value. Thus, the result shows the growth rate in the account.

  

Construct the common-size balance sheet and common-base year balance sheet for the company. Use 2018 as the base year. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your common-size answers as a percent and your common base year answers as a times. Round your common size answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16 and common-base year answers to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.)

JARROW CORPORATION
2018 Common-size 2019 Common-size Common-base year
Assets
Current assets
Cash $8,264 % $10,204 %
Accounts receivable 20,953 % 23,437 %
Inventory 37,322 % 42,297 %
Total $66,539 % $75,938 %
Fixed assets
Net plant and equipment $215,870 % $243,840 %
Total assets $282,409 % $319,778 %
Liabilities and Owners’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $41,398 % $46,384 %
Notes payable 17,964 % 17,535 %
Total $59,362 % $63,919 %
Long-term debt $24,500 % $31,500 %
Owners' equity
Common stock and paid-in surplus $38,500 % $39,700 %
Retained earnings 160,047 % 184,659 %
Total $198,547 % $224,359 %
Total liabilities and owners' equity $282,409 % $319,778 %

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Just Dew It Corporation reports the following balance sheet information for 2017 and 2018.    JUST...

Just Dew It Corporation reports the following balance sheet information for 2017 and 2018.

  

JUST DEW IT CORPORATION
2017 and 2018 Balance Sheets
Assets Liabilities and Owners’ Equity
2017 2018 2017 2018
  Current assets   Current liabilities
      Cash $ 7,950 $ 11,800       Accounts payable $ 40,500 $ 45,800
      Accounts receivable 23,550 29,000       Notes payable 14,850 20,800
      Inventory 36,750 47,000
        Total $ 68,250 $ 87,800         Total $ 55,350 $ 66,600
  Long-term debt $ 30,000 $ 24,000
  Owners’ equity
      Common stock and paid-in surplus $ 42,000 $ 42,000
      Retained earnings 172,650 267,400
  Net plant and equipment $ 231,750 $ 312,200   Total $ 214,650 $ 309,400
  Total assets $ 300,000 $ 400,000   Total liabilities and owners’ equity $ 300,000 $ 400,000

   

Prepare the 2018 combined common-size, common-base year balance sheet for Just Dew It. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.)

  

2017 2018
Assets
Cash 7,950 11,800
Accounts receivable 23,550 29,000
Inventory 36,750 47,000
Total 68,250 87,800
Fixed Assets
Net plant and equipment 231,750 312,200
Total Assets 300,000 400,000 1.0000
Liabilities and Owners' Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable 40,500 45,800
Notes payable 14,850 20,850
Total 55,350 66,000
Long-term debt 30000 24,000
Owners' equity
Common stock and paid-in surplus 42,000 42,000
Accumulated retained earnings 172,650 267,400
Total 214,650 309,400
Total liabilities and owner's equity 300,000 400,000 1.0000

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