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Refer to Questions 2 and 3. The land for the factory will cost | $270,000 | . | |||||||||||
The factory will cost | $5,930,000 | to build and construction will take two | |||||||||||
years with construction costs payable in equal installments at the start of each | |||||||||||||
year. The factory will operate for 20 years; however, at the end of the fifth, tenth, | |||||||||||||
and fifteenth year of operation, refurbishment costs will be | $930,000 | . | |||||||||||
At the end of its 20 year lifespan, the land can be resold for | $290,000 | . | |||||||||||
There is a 70% probability that the factory's net operating cash flows will be | |||||||||||||
$790,037 | ; however, there is a 30% chance that net cash flows will only be | ||||||||||||
$526,068 | . You may assume that net operating cash flows flow at the end of | ||||||||||||
each year. | |||||||||||||
a) What are the Expected net operating cash flows per year? | $ | Enter Answer | |||||||||||
(1 Mark)(Round your answer to 2 decimal places) | |||||||||||||
b) What is the Internal Rate of Return for the project? | Enter Answer | % | |||||||||||
(1 Mark)(Round your answer to one one-hundreth of a percent) | |||||||||||||
c) What is the Net Present Value of the project? | $ | Enter Answer | |||||||||||
(1 Mark)(Round your answer to 2 decimal places) | |||||||||||||
d) Should Anna recommend that the J Corporation build the factory? | Yes | } Check only one box | |||||||||||
No |
Question 2 | ||||||||||||
Anna is a Vice President at the J Corporation. The company is considering | ||||||||||||
investing in a new factory and Anna must decide whether it is a feasible | ||||||||||||
project. In order to assess the viability of the project, Anna must first calculate | ||||||||||||
the rate of return that equity holders expect from the company stock. The | ||||||||||||
annual returns for J Corp. and for a market index are given below. Currently, | ||||||||||||
the risk-free rate of return is | 1.9% | and the market risk-premium is | 6.1% | . | ||||||||
a) What is the beta of J Corp.'s stock? | ||||||||||||
(1 Mark)(Round your answer to two decimal places) | ||||||||||||
b) Using the CAPM model, what is the expected rate of return on J Corp. stock for the coming year? | % | |||||||||||
(2 Mark)(Round your answer to one one-hundreth of a percent) | ↑ | |||||||||||
Year | J Corp. Return (%) | Market Return (%) | Enter your Final Answer Here | |||||||||
1 | -2.63 | -3.70 | ||||||||||
2 | 6.59 | 8.59 | ||||||||||
3 | 9.85 | 12.93 | ||||||||||
4 | 9.10 | 11.93 | ||||||||||
5 | -6.38 | -8.70 | ||||||||||
6 | 12.04 | 15.85 | ||||||||||
7 | 27.60 | 36.60 | ||||||||||
8 | 9.95 | 13.06 | ||||||||||
9 | 5.18 | 6.70 | ||||||||||
10 | 7.34 | 9.59 | ||||||||||
11 | -4.07 | -5.63 | ||||||||||
12 | -0.37 | -0.70 | ||||||||||
Question 3 | 0.00 | ||||||
Refer to Question 2. Now that Anna has determined an appropriate rate | |||||||
of return for J Corp.'s stock, she must calculate the firm's Weighted Average | |||||||
Cost of Capital (WACC). There are currently | 51.5 | Million | |||||
J Corp. common shares outstanding. Each share is currently priced at | |||||||
$7.69 | . As well, the firm has | 5,000 | bonds outstanding and each | ||||
bond has a face value of $10,000, a yield to maturity of | 3.59% | and a | |||||
quoted price of | $10,159.30 | . J Corp.'s tax rate is 30%. | |||||
J Corp. has no preferred shares outstanding. | |||||||
What is J Corp.'s WACC? | % | ||||||
(Round your answer to one one-hundredth of a percent) | ↑ | ||||||
Enter your Final Answer Here |
a. Expected Net Operating Cash flow = = 0.7* 790,037 + 0.3*526068 = 710846.3
b. Cost of land will be outflow today
Land resale at end of 20 year
Using IRR function in excel, and plotting all CFS
Year | Land | Factory | Refurbishment | Salvage Value | Net Op Cash Flow | Total CF |
0 | -270000 | -296500 | 710846.3 | 144346.3 | ||
1 | -296500 | 710846.3 | 414346.3 | |||
2 | -296500 | 710846.3 | 414346.3 | |||
3 | -296500 | 710846.3 | 414346.3 | |||
4 | -296500 | 710846.3 | 414346.3 | |||
5 | -296500 | -930000 | 710846.3 | -515654 | ||
6 | -296500 | 710846.3 | 414346.3 | |||
7 | -296500 | 710846.3 | 414346.3 | |||
8 | -296500 | 710846.3 | 414346.3 | |||
9 | -296500 | 710846.3 | 414346.3 | |||
10 | -296500 | -930000 | 710846.3 | -515654 | ||
11 | -296500 | 710846.3 | 414346.3 | |||
12 | -296500 | 710846.3 | 414346.3 | |||
13 | -296500 | 710846.3 | 414346.3 | |||
14 | -296500 | 710846.3 | 414346.3 | |||
15 | -296500 | -930000 | 710846.3 | -515654 | ||
16 | -296500 | 710846.3 | 414346.3 | |||
17 | -296500 | 710846.3 | 414346.3 | |||
18 | -296500 | 710846.3 | 414346.3 | |||
19 | -296500 | 710846.3 | 414346.3 | |||
20 | 290000 | 710846.3 | 1000846 |
Discount rate not given. Cannot find answer without it.