Q1: The first financial strategy “Manage rather than own hotel assets” is consistent with growth objectives. The company sold out the hotel assets while keeping a long-term management contract. We calculated the Return on Assets (ROA) from 1978 to 1987‚ it increased a little in 1979 and kept decreasing to 1987(Exhibit 1). By managing rather than owning the hotel assets‚ Marriott is able to increase its ROA thereby increasing potential profitability and its financial position in the market. Marriott
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CHAPTER 9 THE COST OF CAPITAL (Difficulty: E = Easy‚ M = Medium‚ and T = Tough) Multiple Choice: Problems Easy: Cost of common stock Answer: d Diff: E [i]. Bouchard Company ’s stock sells for $20 per share‚ its last dividend (D0) was $1.00‚ and its growth rate is a constant 6 percent. What is its cost of common stock‚ rs? a. 5.0% b. 5.3% c. 11.0% d. 11.3% e. 11.6% Cost of common stock Answer: b Diff: E [ii]. Your company ’s stock
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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. NPV of Levered Firm = $1‚469‚972 4. How do the values from the APV and WACC approaches compare? How do the
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For over 70 years‚ US taxpayers have been able to value the cost of their inventories using the last-in‚ frst-out inventory method of accounting (LIFO). In general‚ to use LIFO for federal income tax purposes‚ taxpayers must also use LIFO for fnancial reporting purposes (herein referred to as the LIFO conformity requirement). The use of LIFO for fnancial reporting purposes is not permitted under International Financial Reporting Standards as promulgated by the International Accounting
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Student Name: ZHANG QIWEI Student ID Number: B414498 Arguments for and against LFO abolition in the US What are the arguments in favour of retaining LIFO? The arguments are being made on a number of different grounds so be clear to separate these out. What are the arguments in favour of the US abolishing LIFO? Should decisions on matters such as this be made on the basis of what is the most appropriate from an accounting perspective (i.e. principles) or from the perspective of the impact of
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National Cranberry Cooperative 2. The resource with least capacity determines the maximum long-term achievable throughput rate. Because wet and dry berries follow different routes at RP#1 there will be a maximum achievable throughput for each. The capacity of the dryers is the bottleneck for the wet berries. The maximum throughput for wet berries is 600 bbls/hr. For dry berries the separation process is the bottleneck. The maximum throughput for dry berries is 1200 bbls/hr. The percentage
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Butler Lumber Company 1. Why does Mr. Butler have to borrow so much money to support this profitable business? 2. Do you agree with his estimate of the company’s loan requirements? How much will he need to borrow to finance his expected expansion in sales (assume a 1991 sales volume of $3.6 million) 3. As Mr. Butler’s financial adviser‚ would you urge him to go ahead with‚ or to reconsider‚ his anticipated expansion and his plans for additional debt financing? As the banker‚ would you
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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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more accurately forecast expected inventory for low-volume products‚ as well as produce products twice a period. In order to create a solution for Steelworks inventory problem it is necessary to make the following assumptions. First‚ we assumed a 92% service level taking into account the large percentage of canceled orders (up to 30%)‚ and allows for high customer retention. To estimate lead time we looked to the average lot size‚ and then compared it to average demand‚ which gave us a lead time
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the LIFO method should not be repealed in the context of business tax reform In response to proposals by the Obama Administration to repeal the LIFO inventory method as part of the Administration’s budget proposals for Fiscal Years 2010-2013‚ the LIFO Coalition‚ which represents trade associations and business of every size and industry that employ the LIFO method‚ provided reasons why the LIFO method should not be repealed. The reasons for opposing the repeal of the LIFO inventory method
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