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Determine which alternative is more attractive to Eggers and by what amount. What non-financial factors might bear upon the ultimate decision?
What is the company's cost of common equity if all of its equity comes from retained earnings? Round your answer to two decimal places.
Your company is considering the replacement of an old delivery van with a new one that is more efficient. The old van cost $30,000 when it was purchased 5 years ago. The old van is being depreciated
Calculate the cost of capital for debt, preferred stock, common equity in the form of retained earnings, and the weighted average cost of capital, prior to the new plan being implemented.
Percy Motors has a target capital structure of 45% debt and 55% common equity, with no preferred stock. The yield to maturity on the company's outstanding bonds is 10%, and its tax rate is 40%.
As an analyst of a bond rating agency, you have been asked to interpret the implications of the recent shift in the yield curve. Six months ago, the yield curve exhibited a slight downward slope.
If someone is 19 years old, deposits $3,000 each year into a traditional IRA (individual retirement account) for 51 years at 4% interest compounded annually, and retires at the age of 70, how much m
Your Company is considering a new project that will require $250,000 of new equipment at the start of the project. The equipment will have a depreciable life of 8 years and will be depreciated to a
You are scheduled to receive a $500 cash flow in one year, a $800 cash flow in two years, and pay a $400 payment in three years. If interest rates are 10 percent per year, what is the combined prese
Compare the attractiveness of tax-free investments to taxable investments by describing the trade-offs in rate of return when investing tax free and how would you evaluate the attractiveness of a t
Two years ago your corporate treasurer purchased for the firm a 20-year bond at its par value of $1,000. The coupon rate on this security is 8 percent.
Idol also requested a line of credit for $300,000 from the bank. The bank agreed to grant the necessary line of credit at a rate of 3 percent over prime and required a 15 percent compensating balanc
A campus service organization annually raises money through the sales of T-shirts. Using what you have learned about marketing and scanning the marketing environment, what two actions should the cam
Suppose you suddenly remembered that the coefficient of variation (CV) is generally regarded as being a better measure of stand-alone risk than the standard deviation when the alternatives being con
Neighborhood Savings Bank is considering leasing $100,000 worth of computer equipment. A 4 year lease would require payments in advance of $22,000 per year.
A firm uses only debt and equity in its capital structure. The firm's weight of equity is 75%. The firm's cost of equity is 16% and it has a tax rate of 30%. If the firm's WACC is 13%, what is the
If Dexter could reduce the time between customers' mailing their payments and the funds becoming collected balances by 2.5 days, what would be the increase in the firm's average cash balance?
Exman Company performed a study of its billing and collection procedures and found that an average of 8 days elapses between the time when a customer's payment is received and when the funds become
The current owners have no debt financing but Templeton plans to borrow $320 million and invest only $90 million in equity in the acquisition. What weights should Templeton use in computing WACC for
Identify two countries and the exchange rates, indicating which country's exchange rate would be the most favorable for business operations. Provide support for your rationale.
Graphic Designs has 120,000 shares of cumulative preferred stock outstanding. Preferred shareholders are supposed to be paid $1.50 per quarter per share in dividends.
You are considering a 25-year, $1,000 par value bond. Its coupon rate is 9%, and interest is paid semiannually. If you require an "effective" annual interest rate (not a nominal rate) of 12%, how mu
Keyser Mining is considering a project that will require the purchase of $980,000 in new equipment. The equipment will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the 7-year life of the p
Hartford Enterprises just paid an annual dividend of $1.56 per share. This dividend is expected to increase by 3% annually. Currently, the firm has a beta of 1.13 and a stock price of $28 a share.
Grace Company has paid increasing dividends of $0.54, $0.58, $0.62, $0.67, and $0.72 a share over the past five years, respectively. The firm estimates that future increases in their dividends will