savings would be involved? 3. Estimate the amount of added funds required and the timing of the needs under level production. Prepare pro forma income statements and balance sheets (rather than cash budget) to make this estimate. Ignore interest expense in making these estimates. 4. Compare the liabilities patterns feasible under the alternative production plans. What implications do their differences have for the risk assumed by the various parties? Hampton Machine Tool 1. Why can’t a
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The yield to maturity on the company’s bonds is 9 percent. • The company’s year-end dividend is forecasted to be $0.80 a share. • The company expects that its dividend will grow at a constant rate of 9 percent a year. • The company’s stock price is $25. • The company’s tax rate is 40 percent. • The company anticipates that it will need to raise new common stock this year. Its investment bankers anticipate that the total flotation cost will equal 10 percent
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cost of equity (from CAPM) = 15.8% (see model for projected free cash flows) 2. Value the project using the Adjusted Present Value (APV) approach assuming the firm raises $750 thousand of debt to fund the project and keeps the level of debt constant in perpetuity. NPV of Levered Firm = $1‚528‚485 3. Value the project using the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) approach assuming the firm maintains a constant 25% debt-to-market value ratio in perpetuity.
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bins are inadequate to buffer the berries coming in and the plants processing capacity. But by using the Theory of Constraints to identify the system bottle necks we are able to discover the root cause of the waits. The large back log of berries is caused by several factors The plant is not currently equipped to handle the supply of wet berries. This problem has likely been increasing over the years as more cranberries are being wet-harvested. This problem is evident in the lack of web berry temporary
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2. TELETECH CORPORATION 1. How does Teletech Corporation currently use the hurdle rate? Currently Teletech uses a single hurdle rate for both their Telecommunications Services and Products and Services divisions. The hurdle rate is the cost of capital based on an estimate of the corporation’s WACC. 2. Please estimate the segment WACCs for Teletech (see the worksheet in case Exhibit 1). As you do this‚ carefully note the points of judgment in the calculation. Corporate Telecommunications
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come up with the most accurate forecast possible so they can plan for the demands. There are forecasting tools that assist with making calculations to receive the best outcome by your company’s needs. The tools are moving average‚ weighted moving average and exponential smoothing. The moving average takes the total of actual demand for previous months then divides by the number of months added. The number of months that is used can be predefined such as using the previous three months. This
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Fiscal policy can be determined as the use of government spending and taxes in order to alter the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). From the macro perspective‚ the federal budget is a tool that can shift aggregate demand and thereby alter macroeconomic outcomes. Although fiscal policy can be used to pursue any of the economic goals‚ we need to explore its potential to ensure full employment and observe the impact on inflation. The mix of output and distribution of income will determine the potential
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expects no growth‚ all earnings are paid out as dividends. The debt consists of perpetual bonds. a. What are Gentry’s earnings per share (EPS) and its price per share (P0)? b. What is Gentry’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC)? c. Gentry can increase its debt by $8 million‚ to a total of $10 million‚ using the new debt to buy back and retire some of its shares at the current price. Its interest rate on debt will be 12 percent (it will have to call and refund the old debt)‚ and its cost of equity
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Problem 13-6A Specific Identification‚ FIFO‚ LIFO‚ and Weighted-Average Swing Company’s beginning inventory and purchases during the fiscal year ended September 30‚ 20-2‚ were as follows: Use the following information for the specific identification method. There are 1‚300 units of inventory on hand on September 30‚ 20-2. Of these 1‚300 units: Required: Calculate the total amount to be assigned to cost of goods sold for the fiscal year ended September 30‚ 20-2‚ and ending inventory on September
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Chapter 9 Cost of Capital 1. What is the WACC? a. Weighted Average Cost of Capital- most firms employ different types of capital‚ and because of their differences in risk‚ the difference securities have different required rates of return. Typically=debt‚ preferred stock and common equity. 2. What precautions must we take when measuring the WACC to use for capital budgeting decisions (future investment)? b. The company’s current and recent past book and market value structures
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