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Bonnie and Clyde are married and have purchased a comprehensive major medical policy which covers them...

Bonnie and Clyde are married and have purchased a comprehensive major medical policy which covers them and their two sons, Smith and Wesson. The policy has a $500 calendar year family deductible, a $2,500 stop-loss provision, and an 80% co-insurance clause. The following losses occur: On January 1, 2013 Bonnie was treated for an infection at a cost of $200, on July 1, 2013 Smith was treated for an injury suffered while waterskiing at a cost of $10,000, on December 5, 2013 Clyde underwent eye surgery at a cost of $1,500, and on January 5, 2014 Wesson was treated for a broken leg at a cost of $2,000. How much will the insurer pay for each of these losses?

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Precisely 15 years ago (you have just made the 180th monthly payment) you took out a...

Precisely 15 years ago (you have just made the 180th monthly payment) you took out a traditional, fixed rate 30-year mortgage for $300,000 at 7.20% APR. You are considering whether to refinance this loan and replace it with a fixed rate 15-year mortgage (assume an identical timing of the remaining payments). The closing costs are $3,000, which you intend to borrow. Disregarding the psychic cost of the process, please find the breakeven interest rate (i.e. the rate at which you would be indifferent between refinancing vs. keeping the existing mortgage). Express your answer as an APR with 3 digits after the decimal point.

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1- Choose one of the major credit card companies, e.g., Citi, Chase, Capital One, etc. How...

1- Choose one of the major credit card companies, e.g., Citi, Chase, Capital One, etc. How does your chosen bank use its variety of credit card programs to build relationships with the right customers? Provide at least one specific example in your response.

2- Based on your choice in Questions 1, what are the main variables your chosen bank has focused on to segment its markets? Which of the segmentation variables do you like the most?

3- Now, based on the above, develop a brand new credit card for a specific target market segment of your choice. First, describe your chosen target market segment. What are the unique consumer needs of your choice segment? Finally, specify the key features of your new credit card program. Explain how it differs from existing credit card programs and how this new card could meet the unique consumer needs of your choice segment

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The Optical Scam Company has forecast a sales growth rate of 20 percent for next year....

The Optical Scam Company has forecast a sales growth rate of 20 percent for next year. Current assets, fixed assets, and short-term debt are proportional to sales. The current financial statements are shown here:
  

INCOME STATEMENT
Sales $ 31,700,000
Costs 26,426,900
Taxable income $ 5,273,100
Taxes 1,845,585
Net income $ 3,427,515
Dividends $ 1,371,006
Addition to retained earnings 2,056,509

  

BALANCE SHEET
Assets Liabilities and Equity
Current assets $ 7,330,000 Short-term debt $ 5,389,000
Long-term debt 7,291,000
Fixed assets 20,566,000
Common stock $ 959,000
Accumulated retained earnings 14,257,000
Total equity $ 15,216,000
Total assets $ 27,896,000 Total liabilities and equity $ 27,896,000

  
a. Calculate the external funds needed for next year using the equation from the chapter. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
  
External financing needed           $   
  
b-1. Prepare the firm’s pro forma balance sheet for next year. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
   

BALANCE SHEET
Assets Liabilities and equity
Current assets $ Short-term debt $
Fixed assets Long-term debt
Common stock $
Accumulated retained earnings
Total equity $
Total assets $ Total liabilities and equity $


b-2. Calculate the external funds needed. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
  
External financing needed           $  

c. Calculate the sustainable growth rate for the company based on the current financial statements. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
  
Sustainable growth rate             %

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Opportunity A: a "me-too" oncology drug currently in Phase 3 clinical trials that requires a $100...

  • Opportunity A: a "me-too" oncology drug currently in Phase 3 clinical trials that requires a $100 million investment today (year 0), and if successful, provides annual profits of $100 million over its remaining 10 year patent starting in year 3 (otherwise it returns nothing). Suppose the probability of success is 50%.
  • Opportunity B: a combination therapy of blinatumomab and chemotherapy designed to cure acute lymphoblastic leukemia that requires a $200 million investment today (year 0), and if successful, provides annual profits of $2 billion over its remaining 10 year patent starting in year 11 (otherwise it returns nothing). Suppose the probability of success is 5%.

A) What are the expected annual cash flows of opportunity A for years 3 to 12? (Note: Your answer should be expressed in units of millions of dollars.)

Expected annual cash flow = $___ million

B) What are the expected cash flows of opportunity B for years 11 to 20? (Note: Your answer should be expressed in units of millions of dollars.)

Expected annual cash flow = $____ million

C) Suppose we calculate the NPV of each opportunity by discounting the expected cash flows. Assume a discount rate of 12% per year for opportunity A, and 20% per year for opportunity B. What is the NPV of each opportunity? (Note: Your answer should be expressed in units of millions of dollars.)

NPV opportunity A = $____ million

NPV opportunity B = $____ million

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Looking Good Co. has identified an investment project with the following cash flows. Year 1 $1000,...

Looking Good Co. has identified an investment project with the following cash flows. Year 1 $1000, Year 2 $200, Year 3 $800 and Year 4 $1500. If the discount rate is 12%, what is the present value of these cashflows?

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The Umbrella Corporation has the following Income statement and balance sheet for 1993. The firm paid...

The Umbrella Corporation has the following Income statement and balance sheet for 1993. The firm paid out 50% of it's Net Income as Dividends. What is the firms Cash Flow From Assets from the Free Cash Flow Perspective? (in this problem you must use the Free Cash Flow method to get CFFA, using the Investors perspective method will not give you the same answer due to the limitations of the system.)

(Round to nearest penny and do not enter commas, e.g. 1234.56)



1993 Income Statement
Revenue 242164
Costs 12130
Depreciation 19852
Ebit
Interest Expense 9600
Taxable Income
Tax Expense @ 22%
Net Income


1993 Balance Sheet
Year 1992 1993 1992 1993
Current Assets 19978 17011 Current Liabilities 13336 16306
Fixed Assets 148437 169545 Long-Term Debt 129440 146491
Common Stock 30622 37573

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Let's say you deposited ​$150,000 in a 529 plan​ (a tax advantaged college savings​ plan) hoping...

Let's say you deposited ​$150,000 in a 529 plan​ (a tax advantaged college savings​ plan) hoping to have ​$410,000 available 15 years later when your first child starts college. ​ However, you​ didn't invest very​ well, and 2 years later the account balance dropped to ​$130,000. ​ Let's look at what you need to do to get the college savings plan back on track. a.  What was the original annual rate of return needed to reach your goal when you started the fund 2 years​ ago? b. With only ​$130,000 in the fund and 13 years remaining until your first child starts​ college, what annual rate of return would the fund have to make to reach your ​$410,000 goal if you add nothing to the​ account? c.  Shocked by your experience of the past 2 ​years, you feel the college fund has invested too much in​ stocks, and you want a​ low-risk fund in order to ensure you have the necessary ​$410,000 in 13 years. You are willing to make​ end-of-the-month deposits to the fund as well. You find you can get a fund that promises to pay a guaranteed annual return of 4.5 percent which is compounded monthly. You decide to transfer the ​$130,000 to this new fund and make the necessary monthly deposits. How large of a monthly deposit must you make into this new​ fund? d.  After seeing how large the monthly deposit would be​ (in part c of this​ problem), you decide to invest the ​$130,000 today and ​$400 at the end of each month for the next 13 years into a fund consisting of 50 percent stock and 50 percent bonds and hope for the best. What APR would the fund have to earn in order to reach your ​$410,000 ​goal? -Round to two decimal places

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Initial public offering   On April​ 13, 2017​, Yext Inc. completed its IPO on the NYSE. Yext...

Initial public offering  

On April​ 13, 2017​, Yext Inc. completed its IPO on the NYSE. Yext sold 10,500,000 shares of stock at an offer price of ​$13 with an underwriting discount of ​$0.76 per share.​ Yext's closing stock price on the first day of trading on the secondary market was ​$13.43​, and 85,489,470 shares were outstanding.

a. Calculate the total proceeds for​ Yext's IPO.

b. Calculate the percentage underwriter discount.

c. Calculate the dollar amount of the underwriting fee for​ Yext's IPO.

d. Calculate the net proceeds for​ Yext's IPO.

e. Calculate​ Yext's IPO underpricing.

f. Calculate​ Yext's market capitalization.

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Company Z is evaluating a project that will increase annual sales by $150,000 and annual cash...

  1. Company Z is evaluating a project that will increase annual sales by $150,000 and annual cash costs by $115,000. The project will initially require $98,000 in fixed assets that will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the 4-year life of the project. The applicable tax rate is 32 percent. What is the NPV of this project if the required rate of return is 7% and the fixed assets required for the project will be scrapped at the end of the project?

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I need the NPV of this project. Tax Rate is 40% and the WACC is 11.49%...

I need the NPV of this project. Tax Rate is 40% and the WACC is 11.49%

This project requires an initial investment of $2,000,000 in equipment which will cost an additional $250,000 to install. The firm will use the attached MACRS depreciation schedule to expense this equipment. Once the equipment is installed, the company will need to increase net working capital by $100,000. The project will last 6 years at which time the market value for the equipment will be $30,000.

The project will project a product with a sales price of $120.00 per unit and the variable cost per unit will be $65.00. The fixed costs would be $500,000 per year. Because this project is very different to current products sold by the business, management has imposed a 2 percentage point premium above its current WACC as the valuation hurdle it must meet or surpass.

Years 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Forecasted Units Sold 21,000 55,000 44,000 28,000 25,000 11,000

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DataPoint Engineering is considering the purchase of a new piece of equipment for $280,000. It has...

DataPoint Engineering is considering the purchase of a new piece of equipment for $280,000. It has an eight-year midpoint of its asset depreciation range (ADR). It will require an additional initial investment of $180,000 in nondepreciable working capital. $45,000 of this investment will be recovered after the sixth year and will provide additional cash flow for that year. Income before depreciation and taxes for the next six are shown in the following table. Use Table 12–11, Table 12–12. Use Appendix B for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.

Year Amount
1 $ 197,000
2 168,000
3 138,000
4 123,000
5 99,000
6 89,000


The tax rate is 25 percent. The cost of capital must be computed based on the following:

Cost
(aftertax)
Weights
Debt Kd 6.30 % 30 %
Preferred stock Kp 10.40 10
Common equity (retained earnings) Ke 15.00 60


a. Determine the annual depreciation schedule. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your depreciation base and annual depreciation answers to the nearest whole dollar. Round your percentage depreciation answers to 3 decimal places.)



b. Determine the annual cash flow for each year. Be sure to include the recovered working capital in Year 6. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places.)



c. Determine the weighted average cost of capital. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)



d-1. Determine the net present value. (Use the WACC from part c rounded to 2 decimal places as a percent as the cost of capital (e.g., 12.34%). Do not round any other intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)



d-2. Should DataPoint purchase the new equipment?

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The Dilana Corporation is considering a change in its cash-only policy. The new terms would be...

The Dilana Corporation is considering a change in its cash-only policy. The new terms would be net one period. The required return is 1.5 percent per period. The firm has current sales of 3,500 units per month at a price of $71 per unit. The new policy is expected to increase sales to 3,550 units at a price of $71 per unit. The cost per unit is constant at $38. What is the incremental cash inflow of the new policy?

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NEW PROJECT ANALYSIS You must evaluate a proposal to buy a new milling machine. The base...

NEW PROJECT ANALYSIS

You must evaluate a proposal to buy a new milling machine. The base price is $195,000, and shipping and installation costs would add another $13,000. The machine falls into the MACRS 3-year class, and it would be sold after 3 years for $87,750. The applicable depreciation rates are 33%, 45%, 15%, and 7%. The machine would require a $6,000 increase in net operating working capital (increased inventory less increased accounts payable). There would be no effect on revenues, but pretax labor costs would decline by $50,000 per year. The marginal tax rate is 35%, and the WACC is 10%. Also, the firm spent $5,000 last year investigating the feasibility of using the machine.

How should the $5,000 spent last year be handled?

A. Last year's expenditure is considered as a sunk cost and does not represent an incremental cash flow. Hence, it should not be included in the analysis.

B. The cost of research is an incremental cash flow and should be included in the analysis.

C. Only the tax effect of the research expenses should be included in the analysis.

D. Last year's expenditure should be treated as a terminal cash flow and dealt with at the end of the project's life. Hence, it should not be included in the initial investment outlay.

E. Last year's expenditure is considered as an opportunity cost and does not represent an incremental cash flow. Hence, it should not be included in the analysis.


What is the initial investment outlay for the machine for capital budgeting purposes, that is, what is the Year 0 project cash flow? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
$

What are the project's annual cash flows during Years 1, 2, and 3? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Do not round your intermediate calculations.

Year 1 $

Year 2 $

Year 3 $

Should the machine be purchased?

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YOU are the financial officer at an Austrian company that wants to BUY USD 1.000.000 of...

YOU are the financial officer at an Austrian company that wants to BUY USD 1.000.000 of solar equipment from a U.S. producer. You need to pay for the equipment in 90 days.

You have the following information available:

Spot rate $1.125 / €  90-Day forward rate $1.09 (actual spot rate expected based on historical distribution: $1.05 - $1.12)

Interest rates: US $ 4% EUR 2%

FX options available:

Contract size $125.000

CALLS : June (3 months ahead), strike price $1.10/€, Premium € 2000 per contract

PUTS : June (3 months ahead), strike price $1.00/€

Premium €1000 per contract

Futures contracts available:

Contract size $250.000

June contract, FX rate $1.11

Margin to maintain 10%

Describe your foreign exchange exposure

Describe how you would use the following instruments to hedge, i.e. how would each instrument work? (more important to describe than to calculate): Forward Contract , Options Contract

Would you recommend that the company hedge this transaction? Which instrument (any of the instruments, not just the two above) would you recommend?

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