Marie's Fashions is considering a project that will require $30,000 in net working capital and $95,000 in fixed assets. The project is expected to produce annual sales of $99,000 with associated costs of $50,000. The project has a 5-year life. The company uses straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the life of the project. The tax rate is 33 percent. Calculate operating cash flow. (Do not include the dollar signs ($). Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. (e.g., 32))

An investor estimates that next​ year's sales for​ Dursley's Hotels,​ Inc., should amount to about ​$96 million. The company has 4.5 million shares​ outstanding, generates a net profit margin of about 8.8​%, and has a payout ratio of 42​%. All figures are expected to hold for next year. Given this​ information, compute the following.

a. Estimated net earnings for next year.

b. Next​ year's dividends per share.

c. The expected price of the stock​ (assuming the​ P/E ratio is 24.9 times​ earnings).

d. The expected holding period return​ (latest stock​ price: ​$32.87 per​ share).

Allen starts putting away $400 each month starting at the age of 25 in mutual funds earning about 7.5% per year. Beth invests the same funds but starts putting away $800 each month starting at age 33. How much money does each person have at age 60? Who ends up with more retirement money?

A Euro-Zone bond portfolio manager is looking to invest € 1,000,000. She has a choice between either a Euro-denominated bond with a 4% annualized return, and a 6-month (180 days) maturity, or a New Zealand dollar (NZD)- denominated bond with a 7% annualized return and also a 6-month maturity. Both bonds are AA rated. If the portfolio manager is not allowed to take any FX risk (meaning she must hedge all FX risks), which of the two bonds should she choose in order to maximize her return?

Market data:

NZD/EUR Spot rate: 1.8550 / 1.8600

NZD/EUR 6-month forward rate: 1.8900 / 1.8950

Assume a 360-day year.

Part A.

True or False?

“Long Straddle generates large losses when the underlying stock price decreases significantly.”

Discuss your original answer with example.

Part B.

True or False?

“According to the Risk-Neutral Valuation, the option price should be determined using probabilities in the actual world.”

Discuss your original answer with example.

Given the net cash flow for two machines as shown below, what is the benefit cost ratio for the difference in the benefits and costs for the higher initial cost machine and the lower initial cost machine if the MARR is 12%?

Introduction: The Assignment requires the application of the Net Present Value (NPV) model to assess investment options given cost of capital, commonly referred to as discount rates, and required rates of returns. You will explain the role of a discount rate in evaluating the NPV model and compare investment options as cost of capital increases or decreases. The use of a financial calculator will be required in this Assignment.

The following course outcome is assessed in this Assignment:

MT480-4: Assess investment options based upon cost of capital and expected returns.

Read the scenario and address all of the checklist items.

Scenario: A new product manager presents to you, the Chief Financial Officer, a proposal to expand operations that includes the purchase of a new machine. The product manager is certain that the positive cash flows, which exceed the initial outlay by $20,000 by the end of year 4, will bring both praise and approval. You explain the company uses a 12% discount rate for cash flows and project related budgeting. You take the time to present the details of the Net Present Value (NPV) model used to assess product proposals. The data is below.

Project Outflows to Buy Machine      

Day 1 Cash Out                     -$70,000 12% discount rate applied.

End Year 1 Cash Repayment            $10,000

End Year 2 Cash Repayment            $20,000

End Year 3 Cash Repayment            $30,000

End Year 4 Cash Repayment            $30,000

To educate the new manager, and as CFO, you take the time to evaluate the following:

Checklist:

• Evaluate how the Time Value of Money concept results in a discounted cash flow in year 4 (an amount less than $30,000).
• Assess the investment option using a 12% cost of capital discount rate by applying the NPV model. Include values in your assessment. Provide the NPV at a 12% cost of capital discount rate. Include values in your assessment.
• Assess the investment option when a 7% cost of capital discount rate, versus a 12% cost of capital discount rate is applied. Include values in your assessment. Provide the NPV at a 7% cost of capital discount rate.

Create the following tables for your project and calculate the NPV:

• Annual depreciation and the ending book value each year using the 5-year MACRS schedule.
• Pro Forma income statements for years 1 – 3
• Project cash flows for years 1 – 3 including:  Operating Cash Flow, change in Net Working Capital, Net Capital Spending and Total Cash Flow from Assets.
• Calculate Net Present Value and decide whether the company should go forward with the project.

You are evaluating a project for ‘The Ultimate’ recreational tennis racket, guaranteed to correct a wimpy backhand.  You estimate the sales price of ‘The Ultimate’ to be $400 and sales volume to be 1,000 units the 1^st year, 1,250 units the 2^ndyear and 1,325 units in year 3.  The project has a 3-year life.  Variable costs amount to $225 per unit and fixed costs are $100,000 per year.  The project requires $165,000 of equipment that is depreciated using the 5-year MACRS schedule.  The actual market value of the equipment at the end of year 3 is $35,000.  Initial net working capital investment is $75,000 and NWC will maintain a level equal to 20% of sales for the first two years.  There is no increase in year 3 of the project.  The tax rate is 34% and the required return on the project is 10%.

What is the NPV of this project?  (Show all your calculations)

Describe the existing needs for cost information in healthcare firms.

NOK Plastics is considering the acquisition of a new plastic injection-molding machine to make a line of plastic fittings. The cost of the machine and dies is $125,000. Shipping and installation is another $8,000. NOK estimates it will need a $10,000 investment in net working capital initially, which will be recovered at the end of the life of the equipment. Sales of the new plastic fittings are expected to be $350,000 annually. Cost of goods sold are expected to be 50% of sales. Additional operating expenses are projected to be $115,000 per year over the machine’s expected 5-year useful life. The machine will depreciated using a 5-year MACRS class life. The equipment will be sold at the end of its useful life (5 years) for $35,000. The tax rate is 25% and the relevant discount rate is 15%. Calculate the net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), payback period (PB), and profitability index (PI) and state whether the project should be accepted.

Portfolio X consists of 4 stocks which are A, B, C, and D. The information pertaining to the stocks, the portfolio and the market are given below:

Expected return of the market = 10%
Risk-free rate = 4%

(a) Calculate the beta of Portfolio Y that is equally invested in stock A and stock B.

b) Compute the beta of Portfolio Z that is equally invested in stock C and stock D.

(c) Suppose you sell all $25,000 invested in Stock A and use the proceeds to invest in Stock B. Calculate the resulting value of the beta of Portfolio X.

(d) Compute the change in the expected return of Portfolio X resulting from your actions in part (c).

(e) Discuss the likely circumstances where you would sell a stock with a lower beta and invest the proceeds in a stock with a higher beta, as in part (c).

Consider the mortgage pool data below for a Mortgage Backed Security (MBS). Beginning balance $800,000,000 WAC 5.750% WAM 354 Passthrough rate 5.250% PSA schedule 150% Please answer the questions below about the first scheduled payment to the investors of this MBS. SHOW YOUR WORK Dollar amounts may be rounded to the nearest dollar. (a) What is the CPR for this payment? (b) What is the SMM for this payment? (c) For this payment, what is the amount of the total scheduled mortgage payment, the gross interest paid with that payment, and the scheduled principal repaid with that payment? (You can use your BA II Plus to calculate this data. Show what you would enter into your calculator to obtain this data.) (d) What is the net interest payment available to the MBS investors after servicing fees have been paid? (e) What is the forecasted prepayment amount based on the SMM calculated in (b) above? (f) What will be the total principal repayment to the MBS investors in the first payment? (g) What will be the total payment made to the MBS investors?

Station WJXT is considering the replacement of its old, fully depreciated sound mixer. Two new models are available. Mixer X costs $216,000, has a five-year expected life, and will generate after-tax cash flow savings of $68,200 per year. Mixer Y costs $345,000, has a ten-year expected life, and generates after-tax cash flow savings of $83,400 per year.

The cost of capital is 10 percent. Should WJXT replace the old mixer with mixer X or Y?