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Financial Management Principles and Applications 12th edition Sheridan Titman, Arthur Keown, John Martin - Solutions
The Kumar Corporation, a firm in the 34 percent marginal tax bracket with a 15 percent required rate of return or discount rate, is considering a new project. This project involves the introduction of a new product. This project is expected to last five years and then, because this is somewhat of a
The Shome Corporation, a firm in the 34 percent marginal tax bracket with a 15 percent required rate of return or discount rate, is considering a new project. This project involves the introduction of a new product. This project is expected to last five years and then, because this is somewhat of a
The C Corporation, a firm in the 34 percent marginal tax bracket with a 15 percent required rate of return or discount rate, is considering a new project. This project involves the introduction of a new product. This project is expected to last five years and then, because this is somewhat of
If the price of a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.49 and the anticipated rate of inflation in energy prices is such that this cost of gasoline is expected to rise by 5 percent per year, what is the expected price per gallon in 10 years?
On June 1, 2003, the average price of a gallon of gasoline in San Francisco, California, was $1.80. Just three years later the price of that same gallon of gas was $3.20. What was the rate of inflation in the price of a gallon of gas over the period?
Carlyle Chemicals is evaluating a new chemical compound used in the manufacture of a wide range of consumer products. The firm is concerned that inflation in the cost of raw materials will have an adverse effect on the project cash flows. Specifically, the firm expects the cost per unit (which is
After reporting your findings to the company management (Study Problem), the company CFO suggested that they could purchase raw materials in advance for future delivery. This would involve paying for the raw materials today and taking delivery as the materials are needed. Through the advance
Madrano’s Wholesale Fruit Company located in McAllen, Texas, is considering the purchase of a new fleet of tractors to be used in the delivery of fruits and vegetables grown in the Rio Grand Valley of Texas. If it goes through with the purchase, it will spend $400,000 on eight rigs. The new
The Minot Kit Aircraft Company of Minot, North Dakota, uses a plasma cutter to fabricate metal aircraft parts for its plane kits. The company currently is using a cutter that it purchased used four years ago that has an $80,000 book value and is being depreciated $20,000 per year over the next four
The Louisiana Land and Cattle Company (LL&CC) is one of the largest cattle buyers in the country. It has buyers at all the major cattle auctions throughout the U.S. Southeast who buy on the company’s behalf and then have the cattle shipped to Sulpher Springs, Louisiana, where they are sorted
The owner of the Crusik Distribution Company is evaluating the expected annual sales for a new line of facial care products and estimates that there is a 50 percent chance that the product line will be extremely successful, in which case it will generate sales next year of $5 million. However,
Peterson Trucking is contemplating the acquisition of Armour Transport, a competing trucking firm, and estimates that during the next year Armour Transport’s flows from the acquisition will vary depending upon the state of the local economy:a. Calculate the expected cash flow for next year using
Simpkins Trucking of Stillwater, Oklahoma, is also considering the acquisition of Armour Transport. Simpkins has analyzed the annual cash flows for Armour Transport and come up with these estimates for each of the three states of the economy shown below:Simpkins’ management is much more
Floating Homes, Inc. is a manufacturer of luxury pontoon and house boats that sell for $40,000 to $100,000. To estimate its revenues for the following year, Floating Homes divides its boat sales into three categories based on selling price (high, medium, and low) and estimates the number of units
Management at the Doctors Bone and Joint Clinic is considering whether to purchase a newly developed MRI machine that they feel will provide the basis for better diagnoses of foot and knee problems. The new machine is quite expensive and will be used for a number of years. The clinic’s CFO
Family Security is considering introducing tiny GPS trackers that can be inserted in the sole of a child’s shoe, which would then allow for the tracking of that child if he or she was ever lost or abducted. The estimates, which might be off by 10 percent (either above or below), associated with
Blinkeria is considering introducing a new line of hand scanners that can be used to copy material and then download it into a personal computer. These scanners are expected to sell for an average price of $100 each, and the company analysts performing the analysis expect that the firm can sell
The Marvel Mfg. Company is considering whether or not to construct a new robotic production facility. The cost of this new facility is $600,000 and it is expected to have a six-year life with annual depreciation expense of $100,000 and no salvage value. Annual sales from the new facility are
a. Calculate the missing information for each of the above projects.b. Note that Projects C and D share the same accounting break-even. If sales are above the break-even point, which project would you prefer? Explain why.c. Calculate the cash break-even for each of the above projects. What do the
Farrington Enterprises runs a number of sporting goods businesses and is currently analyzing a new T-shirt printing business. Specifically, the company is evaluating the feasibility of this business based on its estimates of unit sales, the price per unit, variable cost per unit, and fixed costs.
Niece Equipment Rentals of Del Valle, Texas, has recently been approached about the prospect of purchasing a large construction crane. The crane rents for $500 an hour but operator, fuel, insurance, and miscellaneous expenses run $200 an hour when the crane is in use. The company owner estimates
Drewery Inc. has fixed costs of $50,000 and net operating income of $17,000. If sales increase by 18 percent, by how much will NOI increase? What would happen to NOI if sales decreased by 20 percent?
Brackets, Inc. currently anticipates that if it had a 10 percent increase in sales, net operating profits would increase by 60 percent. If Brackets’ NOI is $14 million, what level of fixed costs does it have?
Hurricane Katrina brought unprecedented destruction to New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 2005. Notably, the burgeoning casino gambling industry along the Mississippi coast was virtually wiped out overnight. CGC Corporation owns one of the oldest casinos in the Biloxi, Missouri, area,
You are considering introducing a new Tex-Mex–Thai fusion restaurant. The initial outlay on this new restaurant is $6 million and the present value of the free cash flows (excluding the initial outlay) is $5 million, such that the project has a negative expected NPV of $1 million. Looking closer,
Go-Power Batteries has developed a high-voltage nickel-metal hydride battery that can be used to power a hybrid automobile and it can sell the technology immediately to Toyota for $10 million. Alternatively, Go-Power Batteries can invest $50 million in a plant and produce the batteries for itself
Templeton Extended Care Facilities, Inc. is considering the acquisition of a chain of cemeteries for $400 million. Because the primary asset of this business is real estate, Templeton’s management has determined that they will be able to borrow the majority of the money needed to buy the
In August of 2009 the capital structure of the Emerson Electric Corporation (EMR) (measured in book and market values) appeared as follows:What weights should Emerson use when computing the firm’s weighted average cost ofcapital?
Compute the cost of capital for the firm for the following:a. A bond that has a $1,000 par value (face value) and a contract or coupon interest rate of 11 percent. Interest payments are $55.00 and are paid semiannually. The bonds have a current market value of $1,125 and will mature in 10 years.
Your firm is considering a new investment proposal and would like to calculate its weighted average cost of capital. To help in this, compute the cost of capital for the firm for the following:a. A bond that has a $1,000 par value (face value) and a contract or coupon interest rate of 12
You have just been hired to compute the cost of capital for debt, preferred stock, and common stock for the Mindflex Corporation.a. Cost of debt: Because Mindflex’s bonds do not trade very frequently, you have decided to use 9 percent as your cost of debt, which is the yield to maturity on a
Compute the cost of capital for the firm for the following:a. Currently bonds with a similar credit rating and maturity as the firm’s outstanding debt are selling to yield 8 percent while the borrowing firm’s corporate tax rate is 34 percent.b. Common stock for a firm that paid a $2.05
Salte Corporation is issuing new common stock at a market price of $27. Dividends last year were $1.45 and are expected to grow at an annual rate of 6 percent, forever. What is Salte’s cost of common equity?
Falon Corporation is issuing new common stock at a market price of $28. Dividends last year were $1.30 and are expected to grow at an annual rate of 7 percent, forever. What is Falon’s cost of common equity capital?
Temple-Midland, Inc. is issuing a $1,000 par value bond that pays 8 percent annual interest and matures in 15 years. Investors are willing to pay $950 for the bond and Temple faces a tax rate of 35 percent. What is Temple’s after-tax cost of debt on the bond where interest is paid semiannually?
Belton Distribution Company is issuing a $1,000 par value bond that pays 7 percent annual interest that is paid semiannually and matures in 15 years. Investors are willing to pay $958 for the bond. The company is in the 18 percent marginal tax bracket. What is the firm’s after-tax cost of debt
The preferred stock of Walter Industries Inc. currently sells for $36 a share and pays $2.50 in dividends annually. What is the firm’s cost of capital for the preferred stock?
The preferred stock of Gator Industries sells for $35 and pays $2.75 per year in dividends. What is the cost of preferred stock financing? If Gator were to issue 500,000 more preferred shares just like the ones it currently has outstanding, it could sell them for $35 a share but would incur
The Walgreen Corporation is contemplating a new investment that it plans to finance using one-third debt. The firm can sell new $1,000 par value bonds with a 15-year maturity at a price of $950 that carry a coupon interest rate of 13 percent that is paid semiannually. If the company is in a 34
Your firm is planning to issue preferred stock. The stock is expected to sell for $98 a share and will have a $100 par value on which the firm will pay a 14 percent dividend. What is the cost of capital to the firm for the preferred stock?
The common stock for Oxford, Inc. is currently selling for $22.50, and the firm paid a dividend last year of $1.80. The dividends and earnings per share are projected to have an annual growth rate of 4 percent into the foreseeable future. What is the cost of common equity for Oxford?
The common stock for the Bestsold Corporation sells for $58 a share. Last year the firm paid a $4 dividend, which is expected to continue to grow 4 percent per year into the indefinite future. If Bestsold’s tax rate is 34 percent, what is the firm’s cost of common equity?
The common stock for the Hetterbrand Corporation sells for $60, and the last dividend paid was $2.25. Five years ago the firm paid $1.90 per share, and dividends are expected to grow at the same annual rate in the future as they did over the past five years.a. What is the estimated cost of common
Gillian Stationery Corporation needs to raise $600,000 to improve its manufacturing plant. It has decided to issue a $1,000 par value bond with an 8 percent annual coupon rate (with interest paid semiannually) and a 10-year maturity. Investors require a 10 percent rate of return.a. Compute the
Sincere Stationery Corporation needs to raise $500,000 to improve its manufacturing plant. It has decided to issue a $1,000 par value bond with a 10 percent annual coupon rate with interest paid semiannually and a 10-year maturity. The investors require a 9 percent rate of return.a. Compute the
Use Figure 14.3 to estimate the yield to maturity on a firm that plans to issue 30-year bonds and whose debt is rated BB+. What is the spread to Treasury for the debt issue in basis points?
Tellington Inc. recently discussed issuing a 10-year-maturity bond issue with the firm’s investment banker. The firm was advised that it would have to pay 8 to 9 percent on the bonds. Using Figure, what does this rate suggest to you about the firm’s default rating?
The target capital structure for QM Industries is 40 percent common stock, 10 percent preferred stock, and 50 percent debt. If the cost of common equity for the firm is 18 percent, the cost of preferred stock is 10 percent, the before-tax cost of debt is 8 percent, and the firm’s tax rate is
In the spring of last year, Tempe Steel learned that the firm would need to reevaluate the company’s weighted average cost of capital following a significant issue of debt. The firm now has financed 45 percent of its assets using debt and 55 percent using equity. Calculate the firm’s weighted
Crypton Electronics has a capital structure consisting of 40 percent common stock and 60 percent debt. A debt issue of $1,000 par value, 6 percent bonds that mature in 15 years and pay annual interest will sell for $975. Common stock of the firm is currently selling for $30 per share and the firm
The target capital structure for Jowers Manufacturing is 50 percent common stock, 15 percent preferred stock, and 35 percent debt. If the cost of common equity for the firm is 20 percent, the cost of preferred stock is 12 percent, and the before-tax cost of debt is 10 percent, what is Jowers’
Bane Industries has a capital structure consisting of 60 percent common stock and 40 percent debt. The firm’s investment banker has advised the firm that debt issued with a $1,000 par value, 8 percent coupon (interest paid semiannually), and maturing in 20 years can be sold today in the bond
As a member of the Finance Department of Ranch Manufacturing, your supervisor has asked you to compute the appropriate discount rate to use when evaluating the purchase of new packaging equipment for the plant. Under the assumption that the firm’s present capital structure reflects the
As a consultant to GBH Skiwear, you have been asked to compute the appropriate discount rate to use in the evaluation of the purchase of a new warehouse facility. You have determined the market value of the firm’s current capital structure (which the firm considers to be its target mix of
The Faraway Moving Company is involved in a major plant expansion that involves the expenditure of $200 million in the coming year. The firm plans on financing the expansion through the retention of $150 million in firm earnings and by borrowing the remaining $50 million. In return for helping sell
The Pandora Internet Radio Company was started in 2000 to provide a personalized radio listening experience over your computer or iPhone and is privately owned. However, its success could easily lead its owners to take the company public with the sale of common stock to the public. When companies
Two-Foot Tools, Inc. sells and distributes work footwear and other clothing for people who work under extreme cold conditions such as in the Arctic or Antarctica. The company recently borrowed $10 million net of issuance costs equal to 1.5 percent of the total amount of funds borrowed from a
Webb Solutions, Inc. has the following financial structure:Accounts payable ..........$ 500,000Short-term debt .......... 250,000Current liabilities .......... $ 750,000Long-term debt .......... 750,000Shareholders’ equity ........ 500,000Total ............... $2,000,000a. Compute Webb’s debt
The common stock of Moe’s Restaurant is currently selling for $80 per share has a book value of $60 per share, and there are 1 million shares of common stock outstanding. In addition, the firm also has 100,000 bonds outstanding with a par value of $1,000 that are selling at 110 percent of
Winchell Investment Advisors is evaluating the capital structure of Ojai Foods. Ojai’s balance sheet indicates that the firm has $50 million in total liabilities. Ojai has only $40 million in short- and long-term debt on its balance sheet. However, because interest rates have fallen
Curley’s Fried Chicken Kitchen operates two southern cooking restaurants in St. Louis, Missouri, and has the following financial structure:Accounts payable ........$ 100,000Short-term debt ........ 400,000Current liabilities ........$ 500,000Long-term debt ........$2,000,000Owner’s equity
Home Depot, Inc. (HD) operates as a home improvement retailer primarily in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The balance sheet for Home Depot, Inc. (HD) for February 3, 2008, included the following liabilities and owner’s equity:In Thossands of Dollars Financial StructureLiabilitiesCurrent
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW) and its subsidiaries operate as a home improvement retailer in the United States and Canada. As of February 1, 2008, it operated 1,534 stores in 50 states and Canada. The company’s balance sheet for February 1, 2008, included the following sources of financing:In
Dharma Supply has earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of $500,000, interest expenses of $300,000, and faces a corporate tax rate of 35 percent.a. What is Dharma Supply’s net income?b. What would Dharma’s net income be if it didn’t have any debt (and consequently no interest expense)?c.
Presently, H. Swank, Inc. does not use any financial leverage and has total financing equal to $1 million. It is considering refinancing and issuing $500,000 of debt that pays 5 percent interest and using that money to buy back half the firm’s common stock. Assume that the debt has a 30-year
The income statements for Home Depot, Inc. (HD) spanning the period 2006–2008 (just before the housing crash, so these are representative years) are as follows:a. Calculate the times interest earned ratio for each of the years for which you have data.b. What is your assessment of how the
Abbreviated income statements for Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW) spanning the period 2006–2008 (just before the housing crash, so these are representative years) are as follows:a. Calculate the times interest earned ratio for each of the years for which you have data.b. What is your
You have developed the following pro forma income statement for your corporation. It represents the most recent year’s operations, which ended yesterday.Sales ..............$45,750,000Variable costs .......... (22,800,000)Revenue before fixed costs ......$22,950,000Fixed costs ...........
Abe Forrester and three of his friends from college have interested a group of venture capitalists in backing their business idea. The proposed operation would consist of a series of retail outlets to distribute and service a full line of vacuum cleaners and accessories. These stores would be
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The Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) operates membership warehouses that offer a wide variety of branded and private-label products in no-frills, self-service warehouse facilities. In 2008 the company paid total cash dividends of $265,029,000 and had net income of $1,282,725,000.a. What was the
Paylin Enterprises has declared a $3 dividend for its common stock. On the day before the ex-dividend date the firm’s shares are trading for $28 a share. What do you expect the price of Paylin’s shares to be on the day following the ex-dividend date? Why do you expect the stock price to change?
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