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Corporate Finance A Practical Approach 2nd Edition Michelle R Clayman, Martin S Fridson, George H Troughton, Matthew Scanlan - Solutions
The Apex Corp. has a target debt/equity ratio of 40/60. Its capital budget for next year is estimated to be \($40\) million. Estimated net income is \($30\) million. If Apex follows a residual dividend policy, its dividend is expected to be:A. \($6\) million.B. \($12\) million.C. \($18\) million.
Beta Corporation is a manufacturer of inflatable furniture. Which of the following scenarios best reflects a stable dividend policy for Beta?A. Maintaining a constant dividend payout ratio of 40–50%.B. Maintaining the dividend at \($1.00\) a share for several years given no change in Beta’s
Investors may prefer companies that repurchase their shares instead of paying a cash dividend when:A. capital gains are taxed at lower rates than dividends.B. capital gains are taxed at the same rate as dividends.C. the company needs more equity to finance capital expenditures.
In investors’ minds, Wilson’s share buyback could be a signal that the company:A. is decreasing its financial leverage.B. views its shares as undervalued in the marketplace.C. has more investment opportunities than it could fund internally.Janet Wu is treasurer of Wilson Paper Company, a
Assume that Wilson Paper funds its capital spending out of its estimated full year earnings. If Wilson uses a residual dividend policy, determine Wilson’s implied dividend payout ratio:A. 36%.B. 40%.C. 60%.Janet Wu is treasurer of Wilson Paper Company, a manufacturer of paper products for the
The most likely tax environment in which Wilson Paper’s shareholders would prefer that Wilson repurchase its shares (share buybacks) instead of paying dividends is one in which:A. the tax rate on capital gains and dividends is the same.B. capital gains tax rates are higher than dividend income
Suppose a company has a current ratio of 2.5 times and a quick ratio of 1.5 times. If the company’s current liabilities are h100 million, the amount of inventory is closest to:A. h50 million.B. h100 million.C. h150 million.
Given the following financial statement data, calculate the operating cycle for this company.The operating cycle for this company is closest to:A. 42.0 days.B. 47.9 days.C. 78.5 days. In millions Credit sales $25,000 Cost of goods sold $20,000 Accounts receivable $2,500 Inventory - Beginning
Given the following financial statement data, calculate the net operating cycle for this company.The net operating cycle of this company is closest to:A. 3.8 days.B. 24.3 days.C. 51.7 days. In millions Credit sales $40,000 Cost of goods sold $30,000 Accounts receivable $3,000 Inventory Beginning
The bond equivalent yield for a 182-day U.S. Treasury bill that has a price of \($9\),725 per \($10\),000 face value is closest to:A. 5.44%.B. 5.53%.C. 5.67%.
William Jones is evaluating three possible means of borrowing $1 million for one month: 1. Drawing down on a line of credit at 7.2% with a 1/2 percent commitment fee on the full amount with no compensating balances. 2. A banker’s acceptance at 7.1%, an all-inclusive rate. 3. Commercial paper
Which company had the highest number of days of receivables for the year 20X1?A. Company A.B. Company B.C. Company C.Mary Gonzales is evaluating companies in the office supply industry and has compiled the following information: Company Credit Sales ($) 20X1 Average Receivables Balance ($) Credit
Which company has the lowest accounts receivable turnover in the year 20X2?A. Company A.B. Company B.C. Company D.Mary Gonzales is evaluating companies in the office supply industry and has compiled the following information: Company Credit Sales ($) 20X1 Average Receivables Balance ($) Credit
The industry average receivables collection period:A. increased from 20X1 to 20X2.B. decreased from 20X1 to 20X2.C. did not change from 20X1 to 20X2.Mary Gonzales is evaluating companies in the office supply industry and has compiled the following information: Company Credit Sales ($) 20X1 Average
Which company reduced the average time it took to collect on accounts receivable from 20X1 to 20X2?A. Company B.B. Company C.C. Company D.Mary Gonzales is evaluating companies in the office supply industry and has compiled the following information: Company Credit Sales ($) 20X1 Average Receivables
Gonzales determined that Company A had an operating cycle of 100 days in 20X2, whereas Company D had an operating cycle of 145 days for the same fiscal year. This means that:A. Company D’s inventory turnover is less than that of Company A.B. Company D’s inventory turnover is greater than that
What is the difference between a firm’s gross profit and its net income?
Consider the following potential events that might have taken place at Global Conglomerate on December 30, 2022. For each one, indicate which line items in Global’s balance sheet would be affected and by how much. Also indicate the change to Global’s book value of equity. (In all cases, ignore
What was the change in Global Conglomerate’s book value of equity from 2021 to 2022 according to Table 2.1? Does this imply that the market price of Global’s shares increased in 2022? Explain. TABLE 2.1 Global Conglomerate Corporation Balance Sheet GLOBAL CONGLOMERATE CORPORATION Consolidated
Use EDGAR to find Qualcomm’s 10-K filing for 2021. From the balance sheet, answer the following questions:a. How much did Qualcomm have in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities (shortand long-term)?b. What were Qualcomm’s total accounts receivable?c. What were Qualcomm’s total
Find online the annual 10-K report for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) for fiscal year 2021 (filed in October 2021). Answer the following questions from their balance sheet:a. How much cash did Costco have at the end of the fiscal year?b. What were Costco’s total assets?c. What were
In early 2018, Ford Motor ( F ) had a book value of equity of $34.9 billion, 4.0 billion shares outstanding, and a market price of $12.50 per share. Ford also had cash of $38.9 billion, and total debt of $154.3 billion. Four years later, in early 2022, Ford had a book value of equity of $48.5
In early 2018, Adidas (ADS) had a book equity of \($1,397\) million, a price per share of \($24.68,\) and 69.52 million shares outstanding. At the same time, Nike (NKE) had a book equity of \($3,000\) million, a share price of \($41.86,\) and 422.62 million shares outstanding.a. What is the
See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp.a. What is Mydeco’s market capitalization at the end of each year?b. What is Mydeco’s market-to-book ratio at the end of each year?c. What is Mydeco’s enterprise value at the end of each year? TABLE 2.5
Suppose that in 2023, Global launches an aggressive marketing campaign that boosts sales by 15%.However, their operating margin falls from 5.57% to 4.50%. Suppose that they have no other income, interest expenses are unchanged, and taxes are the same percentage of pretax income as in 2022.a. What
Find online the annual 10-K report for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) for fiscal year 2021 (filed in October 2021). Answer the following questions from their income statement:a. What were Costco’s revenues for fiscal year 2021? By what percentage did revenues grow from the prior year?b. What
See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp.a. By what percentage did Mydeco’s revenues grow each year from 2020–2023?b. By what percentage did net income grow each year?c. Why might the growth rates of revenues and net income differ? TABLE 2.5 2019-2023
See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp. Suppose Mydeco repurchases 2 million shares each year from 2020 to 2023. What would its earnings per share be in years 2020–2023? (Assume Mydeco pays for the shares using its available cash and that Mydeco earns
See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp. Suppose Mydeco had purchased additional equipment for \($12\) million at the end of 2020, and this equipment was depreciated by \($4\) million per year in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Given Mydeco’s tax rate of 35%,
See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp. Suppose Mydeco’s costs and expenses had been the same fraction of revenues in 2020–2023 as they were in 2019. What would Mydeco’s EPS have been each year in this case? TABLE 2.5 2019-2023 Financial Statement
Seagate Corporation has 6.78 billion shares outstanding and a share price of \($17.61.\) Seagate is considering developing a new networking product in house at a cost of \($496\) million.Alternatively, Seagate can acquire a firm that already has the technology for \($898\) million worth(at the
Find online the annual 10-K report for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) for fiscal year 2021 (filed in October 2021). Answer the following questions from their cash flow statement:a. How much cash did Costco generate from operating activities in fiscal year 2021?b. What was Costco’s total
See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp.a. From 2019 to 2023, what was the total cash flow from operations that Mydeco generated?b. What fraction of the total in (a) was spent on capital expenditures?c. What fraction of the total in (a) was spent paying
See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp.a. In what year was Mydeco’s net income the lowest?b. In what year did Mydeco need to reduce its cash reserves?c. Why did Mydeco need to reduce its cash reserves in a year when net income was reasonably high?
See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp. Use the data from the balance sheet and cash flow statement in 2019 to determine the following:a. How much cash did Mydeco have at the end of 2018?b. What were Mydeco’s accounts receivable and inventory at the
Suppose your firm receives a \($5.9\) million order on the last day of the year. You fill the order with \($1.9\) million worth of inventory. The customer picks up the entire order the same day and pays \($2.8\) million upfront in cash; you also issue a bill for the customer to pay the remaining
Nokela Industries purchases a \($43.52\) million cyclo-converter. The cyclo-converter will be depreciated by \($10.88\) million per year over four years, starting this year. Suppose Nokela’s tax rate is 35%.a. What impact will the cost of the purchase have on earnings for each of the next four
See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp.a. What were Mydeco’s retained earnings each year?b. Using the data from 2019, what was Mydeco’s total stockholders’ equity in 2018? TABLE 2.5 2019-2023 Financial Statement Data and Stock Price Data for Mydeco
Find online the annual 10-K report for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) for fiscal year 2021 (filed in October 2021). Answer the following questions from the notes to their financial statements:a. How many stores (warehouses) did Costco open outside of the U.S. in 2021?b. What fraction of their
See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp.a. What were Mydeco’s gross margins each year?b. Comparing Mydeco’s gross margin, EBIT margin, and net profit margin in 2019 to 2023, which margins improved? TABLE 2.5 2019-2023 Financial Statement Data and
At the end of 2021, Walmart Inc. (WMT) reported annual revenues of \($572.8\) billion, gross profit of \($143.8\) billion, and net income of \($13.7\) billion. Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) had revenue of \($192.1\) billion, gross profit of \($21.4\) billion, and net income of \($5.0\)
At the end of 2017, Apple had cash and short-term investments of \($41.62\) billion, accounts receivable of \($36.19\) billion, current assets of \($89.66\) billion, and current liabilities of \($80.37\) billion.a. What was Apple’s current ratio?b. What was Apple’s quick ratio?c. What was
See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp.a. How did Mydeco’s accounts receivable days change over this period?b. How did Mydeco’s inventory days change over this period?c. Based on your analysis, has Mydeco improved its management of its working
See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp.a. Compare Mydeco’s accounts payable days in 2019 and 2023.b. Did this change in accounts payable days improve or worsen Mydeco’s cash position in 2023? TABLE 2.5 2019-2023 Financial Statement Data and Stock
See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp.a. By how much did Mydeco increase its debt from 2019 to 2023?b. What was Mydeco’s EBITDA/Interest coverage ratio in 2019 and 2023? Did its coverage ratio ever fall below 2?c. Overall, did Mydeco’s ability to
See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp.a. How did Mydeco’s book debt-equity ratio change from 2019 to 2023?b. How did Mydeco’s market debt-equity ratio change from 2019 to 2023?c. Compute Mydeco’s debt-to-enterprise value ratio to assess how the
See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp.a. Compute Mydeco’s PE ratio each year from 2019 to 2023. In which year was it the highest?b. What was Mydeco’s Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio each year? In which year was it the highest?c. What might explain
In early 2018, United Airlines (UAL) had a market capitalization of \($25.14\) billion, debt of \($12.73\) billion, and cash of \($5.59\) billion. United also had annual revenues of \($38.72\) billion.Southwest Airlines (LUV) had a market capitalization of \($28.53\) billion, debt of \($2.24\)
See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp.a. Compute Mydeco’s ROE each year from 2019 to 2023.b. Compute Mydeco’s ROA each year from 2019 to 2023.c. Which return is more volatile? Why? TABLE 2.5 2019-2023 Financial Statement Data and Stock Price Data
See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp. Was Mydeco able to improve its ROIC in 2023 relative to what it was in 2019? TABLE 2.5 2019-2023 Financial Statement Data and Stock Price Data for Mydeco Corp.* (All data as of fiscal year end; in $ million) Mydeco
For fiscal year 2017, Aeon Group had a net profit margin of 2.05%, asset turnover of 3.48, and a book equity multiplier of 3.15.a. Use this data to compute Aeon’s ROE using the DuPont Identity.b. If Aeon’s managers wanted to increase its ROE by one percentage point, how much higher would their
For fiscal year 2018, Tesco had total revenues of \($485.65\) billion, net income of \($16.36\) billion, total assets of \($203.49\) billion, and total shareholder’s equity of \($81.39\) billion.a. Calculate Tesco’s ROE directly, and using the DuPont Identity.b. Comparing with the data for Aeon
Find online the annual 10-K report for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) for fiscal year 2021 (filed in October 2021).a. Which auditing firm certified these financial statements?b. Which officers of Costco certified the financial statements?
Motor Company is considering offering a \($1,600\) rebate on its minivan, lowering the vehicle’s price from \($29,000\) to \($27,400.\) The marketing group estimates that this rebate will increase sales over the next year from 42,000 to 60,000 vehicles. Suppose Honda’s profit margin with the
You are an international shrimp trader. A food producer in the Czech Republic offers to pay you 2.9 million Czech koruna today in exchange for a year’s supply of frozen shrimp. Your Thai supplier will provide you with the same supply for 2.2 million Thai baht today. If the current competitive
You have an investment opportunity in Japan. It requires an investment of \($0.98\) million today and will produce a cash flow of ¥107 million in one year with no risk. Suppose the risk-free interest rate in the United States is 3.9%, the risk-free interest rate in Japan is 2.3%, and the current
Your firm has a risk-free investment opportunity where it can invest $163,000 today and receive$179,000 in one year. For what level of interest rates is this project attractive? (Round the interest rate to three digits after decimal.)
You run a construction firm. You have just won a contract to construct a government office building. It will take one year to construct it, requiring an investment of \($9.77\) million today and\($5\) million in one year. The government will pay you \($21.50\) million upon the building’s
Suppose a security with a risk-free cash flow of \($147\) in one year trades for \($135\) today. If there are no arbitrage opportunities, what is the current risk-free interest rate?
You have just taken out a five-year loan from a bank to buy an engagement ring. The ring costs\($7000.\) You plan to put down \($1000\) and borrow \($6000.\) You will need to make annual payments of \($1250\) at the end of each year. Show the timeline of the loan from your perspective. How would
What is the present value of $13,000 receiveda. Fourteen years from today when the interest rate is 10% per year?b. Twenty-eight years from today when the interest rate is 20% per year?c. Seven years from today when the interest rate is 5% per year?
Your brother has offered to give you either \($75,000\) today or \($150,000\) in 9 years. If the interest rate is 8% per year, which option is preferable?
Consider the following alternatives:i. \($150\) received in one year ii. \($220\) received in five years iii. \($330\) received in ten yearsa. Rank the alternatives from most valuable to least valuable if the interest rate is 11% per year.b. What is your ranking if the interest rate is only 4% per
Suppose you invest $1000 in an account paying 6% interest per year.a. What is the balance in the account after 3 years? How much of this balance corresponds to“interest on interest”?b. What is the balance in the account after 35 years? How much of this balance corresponds to interest on
Your daughter is currently 11 years old. You anticipate that she will be going to college in seven years. You would like to have $108,000 in a savings account to fund her education at that time.If the account promises to pay a fixed interest rate of 6% per year, how much money do you need to put
You have a loan outstanding. It requires making six annual payments at the end of the next six years of $9000 each. Your bank has offered to restructure the loan so that instead of making the six payments as originally agreed, you will make only one final payment at the end of the loan in six
You have been offered a unique investment opportunity. If you invest \($15,000\) today, you will receive \($750\) one year from now, \($2250\) two years from now, and \($15,000\) ten years from now.a. What is the NPV of the opportunity if the interest rate is 12% per year? Should you take the
Marian Plunket owns her own business and is considering an investment. If she undertakes the investment, it will pay \($8000\) at the end of each of the next three years. The opportunity requires an Time Value of Money initial investment of \($2000\) plus an additional investment at the end of the
What is the present value of $9000 paid at the end of each of the next 88 years if the interest rate is 10% per year?
You are head of the Schwartz Family Endowment for the Arts. You have decided to fund an arts school in the San Francisco Bay area in perpetuity. Every four years, you will give the school$600,000. The first payment will occur four years from today. If the interest rate is 4.1% per year, what is the
Suppose you earn 9% per year on your retirement savings.a. How much will you have saved for retirement?b. How much will you have saved if you wait until age 32 to start saving (again, with your first deposit at the end of the year)?
Your grandmother has been putting $3000 into a savings account on every birthday since your first (that is, when you turned 1). The account pays an interest rate of 3%. How much money will be in the account on your 18th birthday immediately after your grandmother makes the deposit on that birthday?
You are thinking of building a new machine that will save you $2000 in the first year. The machine will then begin to wear out so that the savings decline at a rate of 4% per year forever. What is the present value of the savings if the interest rate is 3% per year?
You are thinking about buying a piece of art that costs $20,000. The art dealer is proposing the following deal: He will lend you the money, and you will repay the loan by making the same payment every two years for the next 30 years (i.e., a total of 15 payments). If the interest rate is 6%per
During retirement, you plan to withdraw funds from the account at the end of each year (so your first withdrawal is at age 66). What constant amount will you be able to withdraw each year if you want the funds to last until you are 85?
You estimate that to live comfortably in retirement, you will need $100,000 per year starting at the end of the first year of retirement and ending on your 100th birthday. You will contribute the same amount to the plan at the end of every year that you work. How much do you need to contribute each
What important changes have occurred in the structure of stock markets in the last two decades?
What is the limit order book?
Why are people who post limit orders termed “providers” of liquidity?
In what ways has the finance industry been on the cutting edge of technology in the past?
What is blockchain technology, and how might it be useful in finance?
The following quote on Tesla stock appeared on June 29, 2022, on Barchart.com:If you wanted to buy Tesla, what price would you pay? How much would you receive if you wanted to sell Tesla? Tesla Inc (TSLA) 674.85 -23.14 (-3.32%) 11:58 ET [NASDAQ] 674.62 x 8 674.99 x 299 REALTIME by (Cboe BZX) QUOTE
Why has finance historically been an early adopter of new technology?
Choose 3 of the following companies and describe how they are utilizing new technology in the provision of financial services.a. Wealthfrontb. LendingTreec. Metromiled. Acornse. Robinhoodf. Stripe g. Klarna h. SoFi i. Lemonade
Identify a new fintech startup and describe its business model. What new services or features does it provide to its customers? How does it earn its revenue? How does it differ from traditional providers
Which of the following statements is correct?A. The appropriate tax rate to use in the adjustment of the before-tax cost of debt to determine the after-tax cost of debt is the average tax rate because interest is deductible against the company’s entire taxable income.B. For a given company, the
Using the dividend discount model, what is the cost of equity capital for Zeller Mining if the company will pay a dividend of C$2.30 next year, has a payout ratio of 30%, a return on equity (ROE) of 15%, and a stock price of C$45?A. 9.61%.B. 10.50%.C. 15.61%.
The cost of debt can be determined using the yield-to-maturity and the bond rating approaches. If the bond rating approach is used, the:A. coupon is the yield.B. yield is based on the interest coverage ratio.C. company is rated and the rating can be used to assess the credit default spread of the
A financial analyst at Buckco Ltd. wants to compute the company’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC) using the dividend discount model. The analyst has gathered the following data:Buckco’s WACC is closest to:A. 8%.B. 9%.C. 12%. Before-tax cost of new debt 8% Tax rate Target debt-to-equity
Fran McClure of Alba Advisers is estimating the cost of capital of Frontier Corporation as part of her valuation analysis of Frontier.McClure will be using this estimate, along with projected cash flows from Frontier’s new projects, to estimate the effect of these new projects on the value of
Wang Securities had a long-term stable debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. Recent bank borrowing for expansion into South America raised the ratio to 0.75. The increased leverage has what effect on the asset beta and equity beta of the company?A. The asset beta and the equity beta will both rise.B. The
Brandon Wiene is a financial analyst covering the beverage industry. He is evaluating the impact of DEF Beverage’s new product line of flavored waters. DEF currently has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.6. The new product line would be financed with \($50\) million of debt and \($100\) million of
Trumpit Resorts Company currently has 1.2 million common shares of stock outstanding and the stock has a beta of 2.2. It also has \($10\) million face value of bonds that have five years remaining to maturity and 8% coupon with semiannual payments, and are priced to yield 13.65%. If Trumpit issues
Using the capital asset pricing model, Kruspa’s cost of equity capital for its typical project is closest to:A. 7.62%.B. 10.52%.C. 12.40%.Jurgen Knudsen has been hired to provide industry expertise to Henrik Sandell, CFA, an analyst for a pension plan managing a global large-cap fund internally.
Sandell is interested in the weighted average cost of capital of Kruspa AB prior to its investing in the China project. This weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is closest to:A. 7.65%.B. 9.23%.C. 10.17%.Jurgen Knudsen has been hired to provide industry expertise to Henrik Sandell, CFA, an
In his estimation of the project’s cost of capital, Sandell would like to use the asset beta of Kruspa as a base in his calculations. The estimated asset beta of Kruspa prior to the China project is closest to:A. 1.053.B. 1.110.C. 1.327.Jurgen Knudsen has been hired to provide industry expertise
Sandell is performing a sensitivity analysis of the effect of the new project on the company’s cost of capital. If the China project has the same asset risk as Kruspa, the estimated project beta for the China project, if it is financed 80% with debt, is closest to:A. 1.300.B. 2.635.C.
As part of the sensitivity analysis of the effect of the new project on the company’s cost of capital, Sandell is estimating the cost of equity of the China project considering that the China project requires a country equity premium to capture the risk of the project. The cost of equity for the
In his report, Sandell would like to discuss the sensitivity of the project’s net present value to the estimation of the cost of equity. The China project’s net present value calculated using the equity beta without and with the country risk premium are, respectively:A. h26 million and h24
The asset betas for Relevant, ABJ, and Opus, respectively, are:A. 1.70, 2.52, and 2.73.B. 1.70, 2.79, and 3.37.C. 1.70, 2.81, and 3.44.Boris Duarte, CFA, covers initial public offerings for Zellweger Analytics, an independent research firm specializing in global small-cap equities. He has been
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