Carlton Co. is considering adding a robotic paint sprayer to its production line. The sprayer's base price is $1,110,000, and it would cost another $23,500 to install it. The machine falls into the MACRS 3-year class (the applicable MACRS depreciation rates are 33.33%, 44.45%, 14.81%, and 7.41%), and it would be sold after 3 years for $654,000. The machine would require an increase in net working capital (inventory) of $9,000. The sprayer would not change revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $390,000 per year in before-tax operating costs, mainly labor. Campbell's marginal tax rate is 30%.

1. What is the Year 0 net cash flow?
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5. What are the net operating cash flows in Years 1, 2, and 3? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.

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7. What is the additional Year 3 cash flow (i.e, the after-tax salvage and the return of working capital)? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
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11. If the project's cost of capital is 10 %, what is the NPV of the project? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
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    Should the machine be purchased?
    -Select-Yes/No

) Briefly explain how product costs are viewed on a flow-of-activity basis.

What will decrease these account items – Debit or Credit? Fill in the blanks. Liabilities __________ Expenses __________ Gains _____________

For the past year, Kayla, Inc., has sales of $45,797, interest expense of $3,620, cost of goods sold of $16,134, selling and administrative expense of $11,481, and depreciation of $5,980. If the tax rate is 35 percent, what is the operating cash flow?

For each definition, list the “ratio category (or grouping)” that is described by filling in the blanks from (a) to (f) and provide one example for each category or grouping. a) Determines a company’s ability to pay off short term obligations or debts as they come due. ________________________ b) Relates company’s internal performance to the external judgment of the marketplace in terms of what it is worth. ¬________________________ c) Identifies percentage of earnings paid out to shareholders and what is reinvested for internal growth. ________________________ d) Speed at which company turns over its inventory, receivables and long-term assets. ________________________ e) How a company is financed between debt [lenders] and equity [owners]. ________________________ f) Measures return on sales, assets and total capital. ________________________

EVALUATING RISK AND RETURN Stock X has a 10.5% expected return, a beta coefficient of 1.0, and a 30% standard deviation of expected returns. Stock Y has a 12.5% expected return, a beta coefficient of 1.2, and a 30.0% standard deviation. The risk-free rate is 6%, and the market risk premium is 5%. Calculate each stock's coefficient of variation. Round your answers to two decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations. CVx = CVy = Which stock is riskier for a diversified investor? For diversified investors the relevant risk is measured by beta. Therefore, the stock with the higher beta is more risky. Stock Y has the higher beta so it is more risky than Stock X. For diversified investors the relevant risk is measured by standard deviation of expected returns. Therefore, the stock with the higher standard deviation of expected returns is more risky. Stock X has the higher standard deviation so it is more risky than Stock Y. For diversified investors the relevant risk is measured by beta. Therefore, the stock with the lower beta is more risky. Stock X has the lower beta so it is more risky than Stock Y. For diversified investors the relevant risk is measured by standard deviation of expected returns. Therefore, the stock with the lower standard deviation of expected returns is more risky. Stock Y has the lower standard deviation so it is more risky than Stock X. For diversified investors the relevant risk is measured by beta. Therefore, the stock with the higher beta is less risky. Stock Y has the higher beta so it is less risky than Stock X. Calculate each stock's required rate of return. Round your answers to two decimal places. rx = % ry = % On the basis of the two stocks' expected and required returns, which stock would be more attractive to a diversified investor?

Calculate the required return of a portfolio that has $4,000 invested in Stock X and $8,000 invested in Stock Y. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

rp = % If the market risk premium increased to 6%, which of the two stocks would have the larger increase in its required return?

What are the major differences between virtual storefronts, such as Bluefly, and bricks-and-clicks operations, such as Walmart? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

Please Use TI BAII Plus Calculator and Show How You Get the Answer with it.

The Company is evaluating an asset that may increase sales by $120,000 every year for 4 years. There is no expected change in net operating working capital. The company's cost of capital is 6.5%. The proposed asset costs $400,000, will require $20,000 to modify for operations, and falls in the 3-year class MACRS for depreciation rates: .33, .45, .15, and .07 for years 1 through 4, respectively. At the end of the 4 years, it is expected that the asset may sell for $5,000. The company's tax rate is 21%. SHOW ALL WORK.

a) What is the initial outlay for this project?

b) What are the operating cash flows in Years 1 through 4?

c) As part of the terminal cash flow in Year 4, what is the after-tax salvage value of the asset?

d) What is the net present value of this proposed asset investment? Should it be accepted or rejected? SHOW ALL WORK ON THE TI BAII Plus Calculator.

Jack is planning to buy a 9-year bond with semi-annual coupons and a coupon rate of 6.9 percent p.a. The face value is $1,000. Given an annual yield of 5.4 percent, what is the bond’s current price? (to the nearest cent)?

Boston Technologies is considering whether or not to refund a $100 million, 14% coupon, 30-year bond issue that was sold 5 years ago. It is amortizing $6 million of flotation costs on the 14% bonds over the issue's 30-year life. Boston's investment banks have indicated that the company could sell a new 25-year issue at an interest rate of 9% in today's market. Neither they nor Boston's management anticipate that interest rates will fall below 9% any time soon, but there is a chance that rates will increase.

A call premium of 12% would be required to retire the old bonds, and flotation costs on the new issue would amount to $6 million. Boston's marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 40%. The new bonds would be issued 1 month before the old bonds are called, with the proceeds being invested in short-term government securities returning 6% annually during the interim period.

What is the bond refunding's NPV? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

Hastings Corporation is interested in acquiring Vandell Corporation. Vandell has 1 million shares outstanding and a target capital structure consisting of 30% debt; its beta is 1.60 (given its target capital structure). Vandell has $9.55 million in debt that trades at par and pays an 7.4% interest rate. Vandell’s free cash flow (FCF₀) is $2 million per year and is expected to grow at a constant rate of 6% a year. Both Vandell and Hastings pay a 40% combined federal and state tax rate. The risk-free rate of interest is 7% and the market risk premium is 7%.

Hastings Corporation estimates that if it acquires Vandell Corporation, synergies will cause Vandell’s free cash flows to be $2.3 million, $3.1 million, $3.3 million, and $3.93 million at Years 1 through 4, respectively, after which the free cash flows will grow at a constant 6% rate. Hastings plans to assume Vandell’s $9.55 million in debt (which has an 7.4% interest rate) and raise additional debt financing at the time of the acquisition. Hastings estimates that interest payments will be $1.5 million each year for Years 1, 2, and 3. After Year 3, a target capital structure of 30% debt will be maintained. Interest at Year 4 will be $1.419 million, after which the interest and the tax shield will grow at 6%.

Indicate the range of possible prices that Hastings could bid for each share of Vandell common stock in an acquisition. Round your answers to the nearest cent. Do not round intermediate calculations.

The bid for each share should range between $ per share and $ per share.

Finance companies are net creators of private money in the financial system.

A. True

B. False

Cash Budgeting

Dorothy Koehl recently leased space in the Southside Mall and opened a new business, Koehl's Doll Shop. Business has been good, but Koehl frequently run out of cash. This has necessitated late payment on certain orders, which is beginning to cause a problem with suppliers. Koehl plans to borrow from the bank to have cash ready as needed, but first she needs a forecast of how much she should borrow. Accordingly, she has asked you to prepare a cash budget for the critical period around Christmas, when needs will be especially high.

Sales are made on a cash basis only. Koehl's purchases must be paid for during the following month. Koehl pays herself a salary of $4,300 per month, and the rent is $1,700 per month. In addition, she must make a tax payment of $12,000 in December. The current cash on hand (on December 1) is $200, but Koehl has agreed to maintain an average bank balance of $4,500 - this is her target cash balance. (Disregard the amount in the cash register, which is insignificant because Koehl keeps only a small amount on hand in order to lessen the chances of robbery.)

The estimated sales and purchases for December, January, and February are shown below. Purchases during November amounted to $100,000.

1. Prepare a cash budget for December, January, and February.

   I. Collections and Purchases:
   	December	January	February
   Sales	$	$	$
   Purchases	$	$	$
   Payments for purchases	$	$	$
   Salaries	$	$	$
   Rent	$	$	$
   Taxes	$	---	---
   Total payments	$	$	$
   Cash at start of forecast	$	---	---
   Net cash flow	$	$	$
   Cumulative NCF	$	$	$
   Target cash balance	$	$	$
   Surplus cash or loans needed	$	$	$

   
   
2. Suppose Koehl starts selling on a credit basis on December 1, giving customers 30 days to pay. All customers accept these terms, and all other facts in the problem are unchanged. What would the company's loan requirements be at the end of December in this case? (Hint: The calculations required to answer this part are minimal.)
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A mutual fund manager achieve 12.7% annual return during last year. Is it possible that this is associated with inferior performance?

Titan Mining Corporation has 7.5 million shares of common stock outstanding, 250,000 shares of 4.2 percent preferred stock outstanding, and 140,000 bonds with a semiannual coupon of 5.1 percent outstanding, par value $1000 each. The common stock currently sells for $51 per share and has a beta of 1.15, the preferred stock currently sells for $103 per share, and the bonds have 15 years to maturity and sells for 107 percent of par. The market risk premium is 7.5 percent, T-bills are yielding 2.4 percent, and the company's tax rate is 22 percent.

a. what is the firm's market value capital structure?

b. If the company is evaluating a new investment project that has the same risk as the firm's typical project, what rate should the firm use to discount the project's cash flows?