1 2 out of 2 points | | | Assume that the economy is in a mild recession‚ and as a result interest rates and money costs generally are relatively low. The WACC for two mutually exclusive projects that are being considered is 8%. Project S has an IRR of 20% while Project L ’s IRR is 15%. The projects have the same NPV at the 8% current WACC. However‚ you believe that the economy is about to recover‚ and money costs and thus your WACC will also increase. You also think that the projects will
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Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd New Delhi R-2 Financial Management Chandra‚ Prasana 9th 2007 Tata McGraw Hill R-3 Fundamentals of Financial Management Sharan Vyuptkesh 2nd 2008 Pearson Other Reading Sr No Journals articles as Compulsary reading (specific articles‚ complete reference) OR-1 The Cost of Capital for Alternative Investments- Harvard Business School Working Paper -http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-013.pdf ‚ OR-2 wing Your Nest Egg: Risk and Return-Iowa
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8. Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Taxable income $9‚100 $10‚250 $15‚300 Marginal tax rate .30 .30 .30 Tax $2‚730 $3‚075 $4‚590 Revenue $13‚000 $16‚250 $23‚400 Expenses (4‚250) (8‚000) (8‚100) Tax cost (2‚730) (3‚075) (4‚590) Net cash flow $6‚020 $5‚175 $10‚710 Discount factor (6%) .943 .890 Present value $6‚020 $4‚880 $9‚532 NPV $20‚432 11. a. Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Before-tax cash flow $(500‚000) $52‚500 $47‚500 $35‚500 $530‚500 Tax cost (7‚875)
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NET PRESENT‚ VALUE‚ MERGERS AND ACQUISTIONS TRIDENT UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL AVIE MARIE JOHNSTONE STRATEGIC CORPORATE FINANCE FIN501 MODULE 5 CASE ASSIGNMENT PROFESSOR WALTER WITHAM
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1.Sachin has asked his flat mate Jason for a $500 loan to cover a portion of his rent and utility costs. Sachin proposes repaying the loan with $300 from each of his next two financial aid disbursements‚ the first 4 months from now and the second 12 months from now. Jason’s alternative is to earn 5% annually in his money market account. Assume there is no risk of default‚ and that compounding is monthly. What is the NPV of the loan? (Enter just the number without the $ sign or a comma; round off
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Teletech Corporation 1. What is a hurdle rate? How do you use it in a project evaluation? Hurdle rate is the minimum amount of return on a project the company is willing to accept before starting a project. It is used in project evaluation to evaluate the amount of return on the project. A common method for evaluating the hurdle rate is apply the discounted cash flow method to the project‚ like net present value. 2. How does Teletech Corporation currently use the hurdle rate? They used
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following to answer questions 2-4: Stiner Company has a materials price standard of $2.00 per pound. Five thousand pounds of materials were purchased at $2.20 a pound. The actual quantity of materials used was 5‚000 pounds‚ although the standard quantity allowed for the output was 4‚500 pounds. 2. Stiner Company’s materials price variance is A) $100 U. B) $1‚000 U. C) $900 U. D) $1‚000 F. = (AQ × AP) – (AQ × SP) = (5‚000 × $2.2)-(5‚000 × $2) = $1‚000 U 3. Stiner
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1. Basic present value calculations Calculate the present value of the following cash flows‚ rounding to the nearest dollar: a. A single cash inflow of $12‚000 in five years‚ discounted at a 12% rate of return. b. An annual receipt of $16‚000 over the next 12 years‚ discounted at a 14% rate of return. c. A single receipt of $15‚000 at the end of Year 1 followed by a single receipt of $10‚000 at the end of Year 3. The company has a 10% rate of return. d. An annual receipt of $8‚000 for three
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huge interest expense payment from long term debt that is implied by traditional buy-out and leveraged recapitalizations. Fair market value of the firm: Rm: Prime rate = 9% rf: risk free rate = 7.2% Average Unleveraged beta bu = = .839 Assume that growth rate : g = 2%‚ RPm = 4% ‚ tax rate is 35% Unlevered cost of equity rsu = rf + RPm (bu) = 7.2% + 4%(.839) = 10.56% Operating cash flow using base case projections: 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Cash Flow 7‚772 9‚233 9‚807 10‚292 10‚513
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Discussion Questions • What is the capital market? How is the primary market different from the secondary market? In your opinion‚ are these markets efficient? Why? • What are three primary roles of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)? How does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 augment the SEC’s role in managing financial governance? Do you think businesses became more ethical after Sarbanes-Oxley was passed? Provide examples to support your answer. • What ratios measure a corporation’s
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