Nealon Energy Corporation engages in the​ acquisition, exploration,​ development, and production of natural gas and oil in the continental United States. The company has grown rapidly over the last 5 years as it has expanded into horizontal drilling techniques for the development of the massive deposits of both gas and oil in shale formations. The​ company's operations in the Haynesville shale​ (located in northwest​ Louisiana) have been so significant that it needs to construct a natural gas gathering and processing center near Bossier​ City, Louisiana, at an estimated cost of ​$70 million.

To finance the new​ facility, Nealon has ​$20 million in profits that it will use to finance a portion of the expansion and plans to sell a bond issue to raise the remaining ​$50 million. The decision to use so much debt financing for the project was largely due to the argument by company CEO Douglas Nealon Sr. that debt financing is relatively cheap relative to common stock​ (which the firm has used in the​ past). Company CFO Doug Nealon Jr.​ (son of the company​ founder) did not object to the decision to use all debt but pondered the issue of what cost of capital to use for the expansion project. There was no doubt that the​ out-of-pocket cost of financing was equal to the new interest that must be paid on the debt.​ However, the CFO also knew that by using debt for this project the firm would eventually have to use equity in the future if it wanted to maintain the balance of debt and equity it had in its capital structure and not become overly dependent on borrowed funds.

The following balance​ sheet reflects the mix of capital sources that Nealon has used in the past. Although the percentages would vary over​ time, the firm tended to manage its capital structure back toward these proportions. The firm currently has one issue of bonds outstanding. The bonds have a par value of ​$

1,000 per​ bond, carry a coupon rate of 8 ​percent, have 16 years to​ maturity, and are selling for ​$1,035. ​Nealon's common stock has a current market price of $32​, and the firm paid a ​$2.00 dividend last year that is expected to increase at an annual rate of 7 percent for the foreseeable future.

Balance Sheet:

Source of Fincancing Target Capital Strucure Weights

Bonds 40%               

Common Stock 60%

a. What is the yield to maturity for​ Nealon's bonds under current market​ conditions?

b. What is the cost of new debt financing to Nealon based on current market prices after both taxes​ (you may use a marginal tax rate of 24 percent for your​ estimate) and flotation costs of ​$35 per bond have been​ considered?

Note​: Use N=16 for the number of years until the new bond matures.

c. What is the​ investor's required rate of return for​ Nealon's common​ stock? If Nealon were to sell new shares of common​ stock, it would incur a cost of ​$2.50 per share. What is your estimate of the cost of new equity financing raised from the sale of common​ stock?

d. Compute the weighted average cost of capital for​ Nealon's investment using the weights reflected in the actual financing mix​ (that is, ​$20 million in retained earnings and ​$50 million in​ bonds).

e. Compute the weighted average cost of capital for Nealon where the firm maintains its target capital structure by reducing its debt offering to

40 percent of the ​$70 million in new​ capital, or ​$28 ​million, using ​$20 million in retained earnings and raising ​$22 million through a new equity offering.

f. If you were the CFO for the​ company, would you prefer to use the calculation of the cost of capital in part d or e to evaluate the new​ project? Why?

Nealon Energy Corporation engages in the​ acquisition, exploration,​ development, and production of natural gas and oil in the continental United States. The company has grown rapidly over the last 5 years as it has expanded into horizontal drilling techniques for the development of the massive deposits of both gas and oil in shale formations. The​ company's operations in the Haynesville shale​ (located in northwest​ Louisiana) have been so significant that it needs to construct a natural gas gathering and processing center near Bossier​ City, Louisiana, at an estimated cost of ​$60 million. To finance the new​ facility, Nealon has ​$10 million in profits that it will use to finance a portion of the expansion and plans to sell a bond issue to raise the remaining ​$50 million. The decision to use so much debt financing for the project was largely due to the argument by company CEO Douglas Nealon Sr. that debt financing is relatively cheap relative to common stock​ (which the firm has used in the​ past). Company CFO Doug Nealon Jr.​ (son of the company​ founder) did not object to the decision to use all debt but pondered the issue of what cost of capital to use for the expansion project. There was no doubt that the​ out-of-pocket cost of financing was equal to the new interest that must be paid on the debt.​ However, the CFO also knew that by using debt for this project the firm would eventually have to use equity in the future if it wanted to maintain the balance of debt and equity it had in its capital structure and not become overly dependent on borrowed funds. The following balance​ sheet, LOADING...​, reflects the mix of capital sources that Nealon has used in the past. Although the percentages would vary over​ time, the firm tended to manage its capital structure back toward these proportions. The firm currently has one issue of bonds outstanding. The bonds have a par value of ​$1,000 per​ bond, carry a coupon rate of 11 ​percent, have 15 years to​ maturity, and are selling for ​$1,045. ​Nealon's common stock has a current market price of $ 41​, and the firm paid a ​$2.80 dividend last year that is expected to increase at an annual rate of 4 percent for the foreseeable future.

a. What is the yield to maturity for​ Nealon's bonds under current market​ conditions?

b. What is the cost of new debt financing to Nealon based on current market prices after both taxes​ (you may use a marginal tax rate of 35 percent for your​ estimate) and flotation costs of ​$30 per bond have been​ considered? Note​: Use Nequals15 for the number of years until the new bond matures.

c. What is the​ investor's required rate of return for​ Nealon's common​ stock? If Nealon were to sell new shares of common​ stock, it would incur a cost of ​$2.00 per share. What is your estimate of the cost of new equity financing raised from the sale of common​ stock?

d. Compute the weighted average cost of capital for​ Nealon's investment using the weights reflected in the actual financing mix​ (that is, ​$10 million in retained earnings and ​$50 million in​ bonds).

e. Compute the weighted average cost of capital for Nealon where the firm maintains its target capital structure by reducing its debt offering to 30 percent of the ​$60 million in new​ capital, or ​$18 ​million, using ​$10 million in retained earnings and raising ​$32 million through a new equity offering.

f. If you were the CFO for the​ company, would you prefer to use the calculation of the cost of capital in part ​(d​) or ​(e​) to evaluate the new​ project? Why?

Nealon Energy Corporation engages in the​ acquisition, exploration,​ development, and production of natural gas and oil in the continental United States. The company has grown rapidly over the last 5 years as it has expanded into horizontal drilling techniques for the development of the massive deposits of both gas and oil in shale formations. The​ company's operations in the Haynesville shale​ (located in northwest​ Louisiana) have been so significant that it needs to construct a natural gas gathering and processing center near Bossier​ City, Louisiana, at an estimated cost of ​$80 million. To finance the new​ facility, Nealon has ​$20 million in profits that it will use to finance a portion of the expansion and plans to sell a bond issue to raise the remaining ​$60 million. The decision to use so much debt financing for the project was largely due to the argument by company CEO Douglas Nealon Sr. that debt financing is relatively cheap relative to common stock​ (which the firm has used in the​ past). Company CFO Doug Nealon Jr.​ (son of the company​ founder) did not object to the decision to use all debt but pondered the issue of what cost of capital to use for the expansion project. There was no doubt that the​ out-of-pocket cost of financing was equal to the new interest that must be paid on the debt.​ However, the CFO also knew that by using debt for this project the firm would eventually have to use equity in the future if it wanted to maintain the balance of debt and equity it had in its capital structure and not become overly dependent on borrowed funds. The following balance​ sheet, Bonds = 30% Common Stock = 70% reflects the mix of capital sources that Nealon has used in the past. Although the percentages would vary over​ time, the firm tended to manage its capital structure back toward these proportions. The firm currently has one issue of bonds outstanding. The bonds have a par value of ​$1,000 per​ bond, carry a coupon rate of 8 ​percent, have 14 years to​ maturity, and are selling for ​$1,070. ​Nealon's common stock has a current market price of $ 36​, and the firm paid a ​$2.60 dividend last year that is expected to increase at an annual rate of 6 percent for the foreseeable future. a. What is the yield to maturity for​ Nealon's bonds under current market​ conditions? b. What is the cost of new debt financing to Nealon based on current market prices after both taxes​ (you may use a marginal tax rate of 34 percent for your​ estimate) and flotation costs of ​$30 per bond have been​ considered? Note​: Use N= 14 for the number of years until the new bond matures. c. What is the​ investor's required rate of return for​ Nealon's common​ stock? If Nealon were to sell new shares of common​ stock, it would incur a cost of ​$3.50 per share. What is your estimate of the cost of new equity financing raised from the sale of common​ stock? d. Compute the weighted average cost of capital for​ Nealon's investment using the weights reflected in the actual financing mix​ (that is, ​$20 million in retained earnings and ​$60 million in​ bonds). e. Compute the weighted average cost of capital for Nealon where the firm maintains its target capital structure by reducing its debt offering to 30 percent of the ​$80 million in new​ capital, or ​$24 ​million, using ​$20 million in retained earnings and raising ​$36 million through a new equity offering. f. If you were the CFO for the​ company, would you prefer to use the calculation of the cost of capital in part ​(d​) or ​(e​) to evaluate the new​ project? Why?

In 2019, Police Officer Amber Guyger was convicted of the murder of Botham Jean in a 2017 case in which she entered his apartment and shot him thinking he was an intruder in her own nearby apartment, according to her testimony. Guyger was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison. The younger brother of Botham spoke in court after the conviction was read stating that he forgave Guyger and requested that he be allowed to hug her, which he did. Here is a video news report on it: LINK (Links to an external site.). Here is a video of Tervor Noah's comment and views on the case: LINK (Links to an external site.). [1] What is your response to what Brandt Jean, brother of the murdered Botham Jean, did in court? Do you believe forgiving someone who has deeply wronged us is a moral duty or is the act of forgiving something extra that goes above and beyond what is one’s duty? Explain your answer.

[2] What is your response to the analysis and commentary of Trevor Noah on the Guyger case? Based on what Trevor says and based on the NPR Podcast interview with Jemar Tisby, what do you think about the question of "whether the public expects black victims to provide forgiveness to white perpetrators" (NPR Podcast 2019, link (Links to an external site.))?

Out of a random sample of 355 freshman at State University, 192 students have declared a major. Find a 96% confidence interval for the true population proportion of freshman at State University who have declared a major.

Find the left endpoint of the confidence interval .

Round to three decimal places

The following condensed income statements of the Jackson Holding Company are presented for the two years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

On October 15, 2021, Jackson entered into a tentative agreement to sell the assets of one of its divisions. The division qualifies as a component of an entity as defined by GAAP. The division was sold on December 31, 2021, for $5,210,000. Book value of the division’s assets was $4,540,000. The division’s contribution to Jackson’s operating income before-tax for each year was as follows:

Assume an income tax rate of 25%.

Required: (In each case, net any gain or loss on sale of division with annual income or loss from the division and show the tax effect on a separate line.)
1. Prepare revised income statements according to generally accepted accounting principles, beginning with income from continuing operations before income taxes. Ignore EPS disclosures.
2. Assume that by December 31, 2021, the division had not yet been sold but was considered held for sale. The fair value of the division’s assets on December 31 was $5,210,000. Prepare revised income statements according to generally accepted accounting principles, beginning with income from continuing operations before income taxes. Ignore EPS disclosures.
3. Assume that by December 31, 2021, the division had not yet been sold but was considered held for sale. The fair value of the division’s assets on December 31 was $3,970,000. Prepare revised income statements according to generally accepted accounting principles, beginning with income from continuing operations before income taxes. Ignore EPS disclosures.

1.MACRS with Trade-In: In May 2011, your company traded in a computer and peripheral equipment, used in its business, that had a BV at that time of $25,000. A new, faster computer
system having a fair market value of $300,000 was acquired. Because the vendor accepted
the older computer as a trade-in, a deal was agreed to whereby your company

would pay $225,000 cash for the new computer system.

a. What is the property class life and recovery year for the computer system?
b. Using MACRS GDS rates, how much depreciation can be deducted each year based on this class life?

Leonardo Bonucci Company’s financial manager is planning to estimate the company’s WACC. She has acquired the following information. The company's noncallable bonds have 20 years to maturity, have a 9.25% annual coupon paid semiannually, a par value of $1,000, and a market price of $1,075.00. The risk-free rate is 4.50%, the return on market is 11.50%, and the stock’s beta is 1.20. The target capital structure of the company consists of 35% debt and the balance is common equity. The company does not expect to issue any new common stock. The company’s tax rate is 40%. What is the Leonardo Bonucci Company’s WACC?

42-10. AQUESTION OF ETHICSBetween 1970 and 1981, Sanford Weill served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Shearson Loeb Rhodes and several of its predecessor entities (collectively “Shearson”). In 1981, Weill sold his controlling interest in Shearson to the American Express Co., and between 1981 and 1985, he served as president of that firm. In 1985, Weill developed an interest in becoming CEO for BankAmerica and secured a commitment from Shearson to invest $1 billion in BankAmerica if he was successful in his negotiations with that firm. In early 1986, Weill met with BankAmerica directors several times, but these contacts were not disclosed publicly until February 20, 1986, when BankAmerica announced that Weill had sought to become its CEO but that BankAmerica was not interested in his offer. The day after the announcement, BankAmerica stock traded at prices higher than the prices at which it had traded during the five weeks preceding the announcement. Weill had discussed his efforts to become CEO of BankAmerica with his wife, who had discussed the information with her psychiatrist, Dr. Willis, prior to BankAmerica’s public announcement of February 20. She had also told Dr. Willis about Shearson’s decision to invest in BankAmerica if Weill succeeded in becoming its CEO. Willis disclosed to his broker this material, confidential information and purchased BankAmerica common stock. After BankAmerica’s public announcement and the subsequent increase in the price of its stock, Willis sold his shares and realized a profit of approximately $27,500. The court held that Willis was liable for insider trading under the misappropriation theory. [United States v. Willis, 737 F.Supp. 269 (S.D.N.Y. 1990)]1. The court stated in its opinion in this case that “[i]t is difficult to imagine a relationship that requires a higher degree of trust and confidence than the traditional relationship of physician and patient.” It then quoted the concluding words of the Hippocratic oath: “Whatsoever things I see or hear concerning the life of men, in my attendance on the sick or even apart therefrom, which ought not be noised abroad, I will keep silence thereon, counting such things to be as sacred secrets.” The court held that Willis had violated his fiduciary duty to Mrs. Weill, his patient, by investing in BankAmerica stock. Do you agree that Willis’s private investments, which were based on information learned through his sessions with Mrs. Weill, constituted a violation of his duty to his patient? After all, Willis had not “noised abroad” Mrs. Weill’s secrets—that is, he had not told others (except for his stockbroker) about the information. If you had been in Willis’s shoes, would you have felt ethically restrained from trading on the information?2. Can you think of any ways in which Willis’s trading could have been harmful to Mrs. Weill’s interests? Does your answer to this question have a bearing on how you answered Question 1?3. Do you think that the misappropriation theory of liability imposes too great a burden on outsiders, such as Willis? Why or why not? How might you justify, from an ethical point of view, the application of the misappropriation theory to “outsider trading”?