10.1The following table gives Foust Company's earnings per share for the last 10 years. The common stock, 8.2 million shares outstanding, is now (1/1/20) selling for $77.00 per share. The expected dividend at the end of the current year (12/31/20) is 60% of the 2019 EPS. Because investors expect past trends to continue, g may be based on the historical earnings growth rate. (Note that 9 years of growth are reflected in the 10 years of data.)
| Year | EPS | Year | EPS | |
| 2010 | $3.90 | 2015 | $5.73 | |
| 2011 | 4.21 | 2016 | 6.19 | |
| 2012 | 4.55 | 2017 | 6.68 | |
| 2013 | 4.91 | 2018 | 7.22 | |
| 2014 | 5.31 | 2019 | 7.80 |
The current interest rate on new debt is 11%; Foust's marginal tax rate is 25%; and its target capital structure is 50% debt and 50% equity.
Calculate Foust's after-tax cost of debt. Round your answer to two decimal places.
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Calculate Foust's cost of common equity. Calculate the cost of equity as rs = D1/P0 + g. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
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Find Foust's WACC. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
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The following table gives Foust Company's earnings per share for the last 10 years. The common stock, 8.1 million shares outstanding, is now (1/1/20) selling for $70.00 per share. The expected dividend at the end of the current year (12/31/20) is 50% of the 2019 EPS. Because investors expect past trends to continue, g may be based on the historical earnings growth rate. (Note that 9 years of growth are reflected in the 10 years of data.)
| Year | EPS | Year | EPS | |
| 2010 | $3.90 | 2015 | $5.73 | |
| 2011 | 4.21 | 2016 | 6.19 | |
| 2012 | 4.55 | 2017 | 6.68 | |
| 2013 | 4.91 | 2018 | 7.22 | |
| 2014 | 5.31 | 2019 | 7.80 |
The current interest rate on new debt is 11%; Foust's marginal tax rate is 25%; and its target capital structure is 40% debt and 60% equity.
Calculate Foust's after-tax cost of debt. Round your answer to two decimal places.
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Calculate Foust's cost of common equity. Calculate the cost of equity as rs = D1/P0 + g. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
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Find Foust's WACC. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
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On January 1, 2020 Beaver Inc. determines that it wants to purchase 2,000 tons of wheat in January 2021. Thus, Beaver Inc. enters into a futures contract that gives Beaver Inc. the right and obligation to purchase 2,000 tons of wheat for $75 per ton. The contract is classified as a cash flow hedge and expires in January 2021.
Required:
1. On January 1, 2020 the market price for a ton of wheat is $75. What journal entry does Beaver Inc. record associated with this hedge on this date?
2. On June 30, 2020 the market price for a ton of wheat is $90. What journal entry does Beaver Inc. record associated with this hedge on this date?
3. On December 31, 2020 the market price for a ton of wheat is $70. What journal entry does Beaver Inc. record associated with this hedge on this date?
4. On January 1, 2021 Beaver Inc. purchases 2,000 tons of wheat at the market price of $70 and settles the hedge. What journal entries does Beaver Inc. record associated with its purchased of wheat and its hedge on this date?
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Laura Leasing Company signs an agreement on January 1, 2020, to lease equipment to Windsor Company. The following information relates to this agreement. 1. The term of the non-cancelable lease is 3 years with no renewal option. The equipment has an estimated economic life of 5 years. 2. The fair value of the asset at January 1, 2020, is $66,000. 3. The asset will revert to the lessor at the end of the lease term, at which time the asset is expected to have a residual value of $5,000, none of which is guaranteed. 4. The agreement requires equal annual rental payments of $21,328 to the lessor, beginning on January 1, 2020. 5. The lessee’s incremental borrowing rate is 5%. The lessor’s implicit rate is 4% and is unknown to the lessee. 6. Windsor uses the straight-line depreciation method for all equipment.
Prepare an amortization schedule that would be suitable for the lessee for the lease term
Prepare all of the journal entries for the lessee for 2020 and 2021 to record the lease agreement, the lease payments, and all expenses related to this lease. Assume the lessee’s annual accounting period ends on December 31
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Calculate a price index for 2018, 2019, and 2020 using the following information about prices. Let the market basket consist of the price of one pizza pie, two sodas, and four caffe lattes. Let the year 2018 be the base year (with an index value of 100). See the instruction video, "inflation.ppsm".
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Year |
Price of a pizza |
Price of a Soda |
Price of a Caffe Latte |
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2018 2019 2020 |
$6.00 $6.50 $7.0 |
$0.50 $0.55 $0.65 |
$1.50 $2.20 $2.60 |
A. Calculate the price index for each year. To compute the price index for each year, you must first compute cost of market basket for each year (Show mathematical steps in detail to receive full credits).
B. How much inflation occurred between 2018 and 2019? Between 2018 and 2020? In other words, what is the change in the price index between 2018 vs 2019 and 2018 vs 2020?
1. Show mathematical steps in detail
2. interpret what the computed numbers (inflation rate) indicate in detail
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Exercise 20-09 (Part Level Submission) Sheffield Enterprises provides the following information relative to its defined benefit pension plan.
Balances or Values at December 31, 2020
Projected benefit obligation $2,726,200
Accumulated benefit obligation 1,996,100
Fair value of plan assets 2,263,000
Accumulated OCI (PSC) 210,000
Accumulated OCI—Net loss (1/1/20 balance, 0) 45,900
Pension liability 463,200
Other pension plan data for 2020: Service cost $94,200
Prior service cost amortization 42,100
Actual return on plan assets 130,000
Expected return on plan assets 175,900
Interest on January 1, 2020, projected benefit obligation 250,700
Contributions to plan 92,300 Benefits paid 139,800
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Compute the amount of accumulated other comprehensive income reported at December 31, 2020. (Enter loss using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).)
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | $ |
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. Complete the required tasks utilizing excel and label everything. All work must be shown
FKG Inc. carries the following debt and equity securities on its books at December 31, 2020. All securities were purchased during 2020.
Trading Securities
Company Cost Fair Value, 12/31/20 Fair Value, 12/31/21
Company A Investment $ 25,000 $ 13,000 $ 20,000
Company B Investment $ 13,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000
Company C Investment $ 35,000 $30,000 $ 25,000
Available-for-Sale Securities
Company Cost Fair Value, 12/31/20 Fair Value, 12/31/21
Company X Investment $210,000 $130,000 $ 50,000
Company Y Investment $ 50,000 $60,000 $ 70,000
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Using the data above, compute pension expense for Teal Corp. for the year 2020 by preparing a pension worksheet. (Enter all amounts as positive.)
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Using the data above, compute pension expense for Teal Corp. for the year 2020 by preparing a pension worksheet. (Enter all amounts as positive.)
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Question 12
The following facts pertain to a non-cancelable lease agreement between Shamrock Leasing Company and Pharoah Company, a lessee.
| Commencement date | May 1, 2020 | ||
| Annual lease payment due at the beginning of | |||
| each year, beginning with May 1, 2020 | $17,865.02 | ||
| Bargain purchase option price at end of lease term | $7,000 | ||
| Lease term | 5 | years | |
| Economic life of leased equipment | 10 | years | |
| Lessor’s cost | $65,000 | ||
| Fair value of asset at May 1, 2020 | $85,000 | ||
| Lessor’s implicit rate | 6 | % | |
| Lessee’s incremental borrowing rate | 6 | % |
1. Compute the amount of the lease receivable at commencement of the lease. (For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided and round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.15.)
2. Suppose the collectibility of the lease payments was not probable for Shamrock. Prepare all necessary journal entries for the company in 2020. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.15.)
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