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Summit Energy is an alternative energy producer. Your hedge fund is interested in investing into the...

Summit Energy is an alternative energy producer. Your hedge fund is interested in investing into the company. As an analyst, you need to estimate firm value and its price per share using the NPV method and report it to the energy portfolio manager. So far you’ve partially forecasted its earnings for 2020-2022 (numbers are in millions).

Actual earnings Forecasted earnings
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Revenues 25,137 25,650 24,368 25,220 26,481 26,746
Cost of goods sold 18,375 17,894 19,750 21,230 20,381 19,973
Gross Profit 6,762 7,756 4,618 3,990 6,101 6,773
SG&A 2,235 2,110 2,050 2,200 2,200 2,200
Depreciation 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
EBIT
Tax expense (25%)
Net income

Assume that annual net working capital represents 10% of revenues. In 2021 Summit plans to purchase new equipment for its new generation of wind mills for $200 million. No other purchases are planned in 2020 or 2022.

Please enter the answer in the following format: XX (no decimals)

A. If Summit has 50 million shares outstanding and $200 million of debt, what is its estimated price per share?

B. If Summit’s stock is currently trading for $500, should your fund invest in the company?

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Question 1 Sandhill Company has the following securities in its portfolio on December 31, 2020. None...

Question 1

Sandhill Company has the following securities in its portfolio on December 31, 2020. None of these investments are accounted for under the equity method.

Investments

Cost

Fair Value

1,500 shares of Gordon, Inc., Common $75,700 $71,000
5,000 shares of Wallace Corp., Common 185,100 180,200
400 shares of Martin, Inc., Preferred 61,900 63,700
$322,700 $314,900


All of the securities were purchased in 2020.
In 2021, Sandhill completed the following securities transactions.

March 1 Sold the 1,500 shares of Gordon, Inc., Common, @ $45 less fees of $1,200.
April 1 Bought 700 shares of Earnhart Corp., Common, @ $75 plus fees of $1,300.


Sandhill’s portfolio of equity securities appeared as follows on December 31, 2021.

Investments

Cost

Fair Value

5,000 shares of Wallace Corp., Common $185,100 $180,200
700 shares of Earnhart Corp., Common 53,800 50,100
400 shares of Martin, Inc., Preferred 61,900 60,100
$300,800 $290,400


Prepare the general journal entries for Sandhill Company for:

(a) The 2020 adjusting entry.
(b) The sale of the Gordon stock.
(c) The purchase of the Earnhart stock.
(d) The 2021 adjusting entry for the trading portfolio.


(Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

No.

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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A study of North York University students showed the mean age of all students in the...

A study of North York University students showed the mean age of all students in the first year of university to be 19.6 years old with a standard deviation of 1.06 years. A randomly selected subgroup of these first-year students also averaged 19.4 years in age with a standard deviation 1.05 years.

a) Are the numbers 19.6 and 1.06 statistics or parameters? Explain.

  • The numbers are parameters because they were calculated for all North York University's first-year students.
  • The numbers are parameters because the numbers were calculated for a sample of North York University students and are therefore estimates.
  • The numbers are statistics because the numbers were calculated for all North York University's first-year students.
  • The numbers are statistics because the numbers were calculated for a sample of North York University students and are therefore estimates.

b) Are the numbers 19.4 and 1.05 statistics or parameters? Explain.

  • The numbers are statistics because the numbers were calculated for all North York University's first-year students.
  • The numbers are parameters because they were calculated for a sample of North York University students and are therefore estimates.
  • The numbers are parameters because they were calculated for all North York University's first-year students.
  • The numbers are statistics because the numbers were calculated for a sample of North York University students and are therefore estimates.

c) Select any correct pair of labels and values below:

  • μ=19.4μ=19.4 and s=1.05s=1.05
  • μ=19.4μ=19.4 and σ=1.06σ=1.06
  • ¯x=19.4x¯=19.4 and σ=1.06σ=1.06
  • ¯x=19.6x¯=19.6 and s=1.06s=1.06
  • ¯x=19.6x¯=19.6 and σ=1.06σ=1.06
  • ¯x=19.4x¯=19.4 and s=1.06s=1.06
  • μ=19.6μ=19.6 and s=1.05s=1.05
  • μ=19.6μ=19.6 and σ=1.05

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Delta Machine Company purchased a computerized assembly machine for $135,000 on January 1, 2018. Delta Machine...

Delta Machine Company purchased a computerized assembly machine for $135,000 on January 1, 2018. Delta Machine Company estimated that the machine would have a life of four years and a $25,000 salvage value. Delta Machine Company uses the straight-line method to compute depreciation expense. At the beginning of year 3 (2020) Delta discovered that the machine was quickly becoming obsolete and would have little value at the end of its useful life. Consequently, Delta Machine Company revised the estimated salvage to only $5,000. It did not change the estimated useful life of the machine. Compute the depreciation expense for each of the four years.

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On January 1, 2019, JP Chemical Company purchases $10,000 of 6% bonds in American Airline at...

On January 1, 2019, JP Chemical Company purchases $10,000 of 6% bonds in American Airline at a price of 95. JP Chemical Company intends to hold the bonds until the maturity date on January 1, 2029. The interest dates are January 1 and July 1. JP Chemical Company amortizes any discount or premium using the straight-line method. The fiscal year end of JP Chemical Company is December 31.

Required:

Prepare the journal entries on:

1. January 1, 2019

2. July 1, 2019

3. December 31, 2019

4. January 1, 2020

Explanations are required.

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Stelling Corporation had the following transactions during 2020. Identify whether each transaction should be considered a...

Stelling Corporation had the following transactions during 2020. Identify whether each transaction should be considered a cash flow from operating, investing, or financing activities, or whether the transaction is a significant non-cash activity.

1.

Issued $120,000 worth of preferred shares in exchange for land

2.

Exchanged a vehicle worth $30,000 for computer system worth $30,000

3.

Received a cash dividend of $40,000. - if ASPE

Received a cash dividend of $40,000. - if IFRS

4. Paid $12,000 due to suppliers for goods and services
5. Purchased shares in another company as a long-term investment for $50,000 cash
6. Paid $135,000 in salaries and wages
7. Collected $30,000 from customers that had purchased on account
8. Issued preferred shares for $75,000 cash
9. Sold a long-term investment with a cost of $80,000 for $80,000 cash
10. Collected $90,000 cash from customers for goods sold

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#8. Cost Volume Profit Analysis Scenario Mirabel Manufacturing is a small but growing company that manufactures...

#8. Cost Volume Profit Analysis
Scenario

Mirabel Manufacturing is a small but growing company that manufactures and sells marine sonar equipment. They employee a national sales force and their primary customers are marine retailers and boat dealerships. The company has expanded over the last 5 years and Paul Mirabel, the founder and CEO has become concerned that he no longer has a clear picture of their cost structure. He calls his CFO, Mary Jane Montgomery in for a meeting.
“Mary Jane, I am concerned that I am not current on our cost structure and how that is impacting our bottom line,” Paul begins.
“Well, Paul, the company has grown considerably over the past 5 years, so I’m not surprised that you feel a little disconnected with how things are going,” Mary Jane replied. She continued “In fact, I’ve been meaning to talk to you about a couple of big items such as increasing the sales commission to 15%. We’ve lost two of our best account managers in the last 9 months. It seems like we are behind the curve paying only 12% on gross sales.”
“What do you mean we are behind the curve,” Paul replied angrily. “We have always been the leader in every aspect of our business.”
“Well, that may have been the case in the past, Paul, but frankly we need to step up our compensation package to stay competitive,” Mary Jane replied. She continued, “And that’s not everything. I met with Frank Jacobs from marketing and he said we need to have a bigger presence at the trade show in March. He told me he would need about $650,000 added to the marketing budget to support new marketing materials.”
“Come on, Mary Jane, how can we do that when we are going to have to increase commission?” He continued, “I spoke with Dan Clark in production and he indicated that we have two pieces of equipment that need to be replaced by the end of the quarter and that’s going to set us back almost $1.2 million.”
Mary Jane shook her head. “Paul, I hate to bring this up but while we are talking costs, but Bob in purchasing stopped by the office and dropped off some revised cost information – it looks like several of our suppliers are talking about significant price increases by the end of the year.”
Paul slumped in his chair. “This is a mess, Mary Jane. Increasing commissions, new equipment, materials price increases and marketing expenses all at once. Even if Frank Mallow is correct that we should see a 10% increase in sales for the coming year, I just don’t see how we can make this work. We have to maintain enough profit to keep the shareholders happy and I can’t sleep when we dip below that $2 million margin of safety.”
Mary Jane gathered up her papers. “Before you get too distressed, let me put together some figures and let’s see what this looks like on paper. I’ll get back to you by the end of the week. In the meantime, stay positive, we’ll find the best solution.”
The following income and cost data for Mirabel is provided:
Mirabel Manufacturing
Budgeted Income Statement
For the Year Ending December 31
Sales
$ 36,750,000
Cost of goods sold:
Variable
$ 13,300,000
Fixed
$ 9,300,000
Gross Margin
$ 14,150,000
Selling & Administrative
Commissions
$ 4,410,000
Fixed Marketing Expenses
$ 1,350,000
Fixed Administrative
$ 6,000,000
Net Operating Income
$ 2,390,000
Model 101
Model 201
Model 301
Normal Annual Sales Volume
16,000
19,000
11,000
Unit Selling Price
$ 650
$ 750
$ 1,100
Variable expense per unit
$ 250
$ 200
$ 500
Questions

(Note: Each of the following questions is independent of the others)
1. What is Mirabel’s over-all break-even point in sales dollars?
2. Assume that sales revenue remains constant, what is the impact on break-even and the margin of safety if Paul takes Mary Jane’s advice and increases sales commission to 15%?
3. If Mirabel purchases the new equipment for $1,200,000, it will increase fixed costs by 10% but will decrease the variable cost per unit for all 3 models by 5%. What will Mirabel’s new break-even point be?
4. If Mirabel invests the additional $650,000 in fixed marketing expenses, sales of the Model 301 are expected to increase by 8%. What is the break-even and margin of safety under these circumstances?
5. If the projection is that sales will increase by 10% in the coming year, can the company afford to also increase commission from 12% to 15%? Why or why not.
6. Assume that sales volume remains fixed but there is a 5% increase in variable expenses (materials cost) for the Model 101 and 301, and a 10% increase in variable expenses for Model 201. What is the new break-even?
Report

Prepare a report from Mary Jane to Don explaining how these changes will affect Mirabel’s overall cost structure. For those changes that are controllable, make a recommendation considering the uncontrollable cost changes. Be certain to consider not only the company’s break-even point, but also the desired margin of safety.

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Looking at statistics to estimate parameters (Variability not considered) Suppose the city interview 100, randomly selected,...

Looking at statistics to estimate parameters (Variability not considered)

Suppose the city interview 100, randomly selected, bicyclists that were involved in accidents that were on roadways without bike lanes and 100 bicyclists that were involved in accidents that were on roadways with bike lanes. They found that from the accidents on roadways without bike lanes 27% of the accidents resulted in a trip to the ER, of the accidents on roadways with bike lanes 13% of the accidents resulted in a trip to the ER.

1. Using only the statistics above does there appear to be much difference in the parameters of interest?

2. What do we call the change in the statistic from sample to sample?

3. Next suppose that the city took 30 random samples, each of size 100 of bicyclists that were involved in accidents that were on roadways without bike lanes. From each sample they calculated a statistic. They create a sampling distribution using the statistics. Where do we expect the sampling distribution to be centered (i.e. the mean)? Hint: You will describe the value using words not numbers.

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Ivanhoe Co. provides music lessons to many clients across the city. The following information is available...

Ivanhoe Co. provides music lessons to many clients across the city. The following information is available to be used in recording annual adjusting entries at the company’s September 30, 2021, year-end: 1. On October 1, 2020, the company had a balance of $1,990 in its supplies account. Additional supplies were purchased during the year totalling $1,790. The supplies inventory on September 30, 2021, amounts to $800. 2. On November 1, 2020, Ivanhoe purchased a one-year insurance policy for $3,120. 3. On January 2, 2021, a client paid $1,560 for six months of lessons starting April 2, 2021. 4. On February 1, 2021, Ivanhoe purchased a grand piano (to be used in music lessons) for $25,200. The piano’s estimated useful life is 12 years. 5. On May 1, 2021, Ivanhoe borrowed $29,400 from the bank and signed a 10-month, 8% note payable. Interest and principal are to be paid at maturity. 6. On August 1, 2021, Ivanhoe signed a contract with a neighbourhood school to provide weekly piano lessons to some of its students for a fee of $1,760 per month. The contract called for lessons to start on September 1, 2021. The school has not yet been sent an invoice for the month of September. 7. On August 15, 2021, the company paid $10,080 to Pinnacle Holdings to rent additional studio space for nine months starting September 1. Ivanhoe recorded the full payment as Prepaid Rent. 8. Ivanhoe’s instructors have earned salaries of $3,370 for the last week of September 2021. This amount will be paid to the instructors on the next payday: October 6, 2021. 9. Music lessons were provided to a local church group for $1,260 on September 30, 2021. Ivanhoe has not yet invoiced the group or recorded the transaction. 10. In early October 2021, Ivanhoe received an invoice for $910 from the utility company for September utilities. The amount has not yet been recorded or paid. Prepare the adjusting journal entries.

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You got a new job as a university professor and want to settle down at East...

You got a new job as a university professor and want to settle down at East Lansing. You found a nice house which is selling for $500,000. You decided to pay a down payment of 10% (no closing cost), and borrow rest of the amount from the bank. This is a fixed payment loan that lasts for 10 years with annual payments. Interest rate is 6%.

Build the amortization table in Excel and show all the numbers.

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