Case Studies in Finance Managing for Corporate Value Creation 7th edition Robert F. Bruner, Kenneth Eades, Michael Schill - Solutions

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Can Jenny evaluate this business project by assuming just a one-time purchase? Why or why not? What other evaluation methods should Jenny use?
How are the decisions affected when the divisional hurdle rates are used instead?
If Jason starts saving immediately for the down payment on his house, how much additional money will he have to save each month? Assume an investment rate of return of 7% per year.
How much would Jason have to save each month, starting from the end of the next month, in order to accumulate enough money for his wedding expenses, assuming that his investment fund is expected to yield a rate of return of 7% per year?
If Jason starts his retirement savings plan from January of next year by contributing the maximum allowable amount into the firm’s(Retirement Planning) voluntary retirement savings program, how much money will he have accumulated for retirement, assuming he retires at age 65? Assume that the rate
Had Jason taken advantage of the company’s voluntary retirement plan up to the maximum, every year for the past five years, how much money would he currently have accumulated in his retirement account, assuming monthly deposits and a nominal rate of return of 7%? How much more would his
What was Jason’s starting salary? How much could he have contributed to the voluntary savings plan in his first year of employment?
If Michigan Lottery would like to give the annuity option an equal chance of being selected, how would it have to structure its payments?
Why do most winners select the cash option plan when given a choice?
If the only option available was an annuity payment plan, what could the winner do to maximize the value of his or her winnings assuming that the risk-free rate of interest is 5%?
Is the State of Michigan justified in advertising the prize amount as $1.586 billion? Explain.
What discount rate is the Powerball lottery company using when deciding to pay a lump sum of $327.8m to each of the 3 winning ticket holders?
If you decide to select the annuity option, how much money would you receive each year after taxes?
If you were one of the 3 January 2016 Powerball jackpot winners, which option would you select? Why?
If you are Warren, explain how you would attempt to convince the rating agencies that the firm’s(There’s More To Us Than Meets The Eye!) debt rating should be raised.
Is Warren correct in saying “there is more to us than meets the eye”? Explain.
How critical is the financial condition of Healthy Grains, Inc.? Is Dawn justified in being concerned about the need for financial planning? Explain why.
What are some actions that Geoff can take in order to alleviate some of the need for external financing? Analyze the feasibility and implications of each suggested action.
Initially Matt assumes that the firm(Growing Pains) is operating at full capacity. How much additional financing will it need to support revenue growth rates ranging from 25% to 40% per year?
Healthy Grains, Inc. has a flexible credit line with the Uptown Bank. If Geoff decides to keep the debt-equity ratio constant, up to what rate of growth in revenues can the firm(Growing Pains) support? What assumptions are necessary when calculating this rate of growth? Are these assumptions
Since this is the first time Matt and Geoff will be conducting a financial forecast for Healthy Grains, Inc., how do you think they should proceed? Which approaches or models can they use? What are the assumptions necessary for utilizing each model?
How accurate are the analysts in their recommendations of the two firms?
In your opinion, how acute is the problem facing Duralex, Inc.? What strategic moves do you think Marcus could make to alleviate the problems?
After collecting, compiling, and analyzing the data, what conclusions and recommendations would Jeff be justified in making in his report to Marcus?
What are some of the limitations regarding the various analyses that have been suggested above? What additional data would Jim and Jeff need to improve their findings? Are there any other calculations and comparisons that would be helpful?
Jim has also recommended that a DuPont analysis be done. How can such an analysis be performed and what information does it indicate about the relative performance of the two companies.
Jim Clancy, a recently hired intern has suggested to Jeff that he should include an analysis of common size statements in the report. Is Jim right? Of what use is such an analysis? Please prepare such an analysis and explain your answer.
Jeff Smith realizes that the first thing he must do is compare the liquidity, leverage, activity, and profitability ratios of the two companies. Using the income statement and balance sheet data shown in Tables 1 €“ 4, prepare a detailed comparison report indicating the strengths and
What kinds of problems do you think Andy would have to cope with when doing a comprehensive financial statement analysis of Gillian Pool & Spa Supplies? What are the limitations of financial statement analysis in general?
What recommendations should Denny make to Andy for improvement, if any?
If you were the commercial loan officer and were approached by Andy for a short term loan of $50,000, what would your decision be?
While attending his MBA finance class, Denny had learned that doing a common size analysis and DuPont analysis are very useful first steps when analyzing a company’s health. Using the 5-year financial statements help Denny perform such analyses and comment on the findings.
Realizing that comparison with an appropriate benchmark is a key component of comprehensive ratio analysis, how should Denny go about finding a suitable benchmark?
Calculate Gillian Pool and Spa Supplies’ average annual compound growth rate of sales and analyze its earnings performance for the past 5 years.
Compare the Ultra Cable market value with its book value. Is the book value a good representation of the Ultra Cable??s true condition? Explain your answer Ultra Cable Corporation Statement of Cash Flows Current Year $ 100,000 Cash at beginning of current year Operating activity Net income 357,750
Evaluate the Ultra Cable absolute and relative liquidity positions and compare them with its liquidity position last year. Ultra Cable Corporation Statement of Cash Flows Current Year $ 100,000 Cash at beginning of current year Operating activity Net income 357,750 Plus: Depreciation Increase in
Why has Ultra Cable€™s stock price dropped so much recently despite an increase in its revenues and its earnings per share? Ultra Cable Corporation Statement of Cash Flows Current Year $ 100,000 Cash at beginning of current year Operating activity Net income 357,750 Plus: Depreciation
Using a cash flow statement explain why Ultra Cable Corporation€™s cash balance has declined so precipitously this past year. Ultra Cable Corporation Statement of Cash Flows Current Year $ 100,000 Cash at beginning of current year Operating activity Net income 357,750 Plus: Depreciation
1. What does the stock market seem to be saying about the acquisition of PacifiCorp by Berkshire Hathaway?2. Based on your own analysis, what do you think PacifiCorp was worth on its own before its acquisition by Berkshire?3. Well, maybe Buffett is overpaying—does he have a record of overpaying
1. What is going right with this business? What concerns you?2. Where is the cash going?3. Will strong business performance in 2007 improve the cash position?4. Do you agree with Maggie Brown’s accounts-payable policy?5. What are the alternatives for solving the business’s cash
1. Is debt not also subject to commercial and defense risk, and should we therefore not try to back out the commercial risk component?2. Why not simply use the CAPM to estimate the cost of debt?3. Should you calculate a weighted average of all debt or a weighted average of long-term debt with
1. What is the basic nature of the problem in this case?2. What are the cash flows associated with its licensing? What are the cash flows associated with producing and owning the recording?3. What do the results of the foregoing DCF analysis suggest?4. Are you uncertain about any of the
1. How does Victoria Chemicals evaluate its capital-expenditure proposals? Why is it such a complicated scheme?2. What is the Transport Division’s suggestion? Does it have any merit?3. What is the director of sales’ suggestion? Does it have any merit?4. Why did the assistant plant manager offer
1. What are the issues in this case? In what order should Andy Chin and Adeline Koh address them? 2. Should Koh approve the packaging machine investment? How did you analyze this issue?In July 2001, a new chief executive officer (CEO) joins this small manufacturer of CD-ROMs and DVDs to
1. What was the revenue actually received from the original order, and how does it affect the profitability of that order?2. How might exchange-rate risk be managed?3. Assume Baker decides to take the follow-on order, how might the forward-contract and money-market rates be used to hedge the future
1. Why did MoGen agree to issue a convertible with the “wrong” terms?2. Does it appear that Merrill Lynch priced the 2011 and 2013 notes appropriately?3. How can we change MoGen’s financially engineered straight bond into a convertible bond with a 50% conversion premium?4. How much should
1. What is going on at American Greetings?2. What is the market thinking when assigning an Enterprise-value-to-EBITDA ratio of 3.5 times?3. How might a DCF analysis be used to value American Greeting shares?4. Should American Greeting management repurchase the shares?This case examines the 2012
1. What is an IPO and why is it such a big deal? Is this a good idea for JetBlue?2. What do you think JetBlue stock is worth? 3. Does the financial forecast in case Exhibit 13 seem reasonable? What are the key assumptions? Is the length of the forecast period reasonable?4. What discount
1. What is going on at Rosetta Stone?2. Tell me about the economics of the Rosetta Stone business. Is this a business that you expect will generate interest among investors?3. What do you think the current market price is for Rosetta Stone shares?4. The market-multiples approach seems easy. What
1. What is private equity investing?2. What features of private equity investing make it unique? How does it differ from public market investing? Why might a firm like Palamon play in the private equity space?3. Should Palamon invest in TeamSystem? Why or why not?4. How much is a 51% stake of
1. What is the problem facing Purinex, Inc.’s CFO Gilad Harpaz? What is the urgency? 2. What is Purinex’s business, and how would you describe its strategy? What do you think are its founders’ goals and vision for the company?3. What is the source of Purinex’s value today? What are the
1. As Disney’s CEO, would you buy back the Disney shares from Saul Steinberg? If so, why and at what price? If not, why not? 2. What is the meaning of these different valuations? Why not just ask an accountant to tell us what Disney is worth? How, in an efficient stock
1. How much leverage, if any, would you recommend that Tonka assume?2. Is the toy industry competitive? Why?3. What is Tonka’s strategy? How effectively has this strategy mitigated any of the toy‑industry risks? How well has Tonka performed under this strategy?4. How was case Exhibit 12
1. What is Coleco’s financial condition, and how did it come about?2. At this point, who are the significant players in any potential outcome? What are their motivations? 3. What are management’s alternative courses of action? How does each one work?4. What should Meyer do? How should he
1. What is your assessment of Calaveras Vineyards, and what should Anne Clemens do?2. What is the estimated value of Calaveras?3. Would Calaveras be a creditworthy borrower?4. What should Anne Clemens do?In March 1994, a commercial-loan officer at a West Coast financial institution must assess the
1. What is the basic nature of the problem in this case?2. What are the cash flows associated with the semiautomated machines?3. What discount rate did you use? What DCF did you get? 4. Are you uncertain about any of the assumptions? What does a sensitivity analysis of those assumptions

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