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Please discuss the role of pro forma financial statements in the financial planning process. What components are key in such a process?
Meanwhile, arch-rival PepsiCo, Inc. reported sales of $35.14 billion in 2006 and $32.56 billion in 2005. PepsiCo's operating profit was $6.44 billion in 2006 and $5.92 billion in 2005. Based on thes
Find the present value of a 4-year ordinary annuity with annual payments of $160 evaluated at a 10 percent interest rate.
Define the essential elements of long term debt and describe important characteristics of publicly issued long term bonds. Compare public forms of long term financing with private placement debt/bon
When two mutually exclusive projects are being compared, explain why the short-term project might be higher ranked under the NPV criterion if the cost of capital is high whereas the long-term projec
Nungesser Corporation's outstanding bonds have a $1,000 par value, a 9 percent semiannual coupon, 8 years to maturity, and an 8.5 percent YTM. What is the bond's price?
Respond to the following case facts: Beryl's Iced Tea currently rents a bottling machine for $50,000 per year, including all maintenance expenses. It is considering purchasing a machine instead, an
Hunter Manufacturing Inc.'s December 31, 2009 balance sheet showed total common equity of $2,050,000 and 100,000 shares of stock outstanding. During 2010, Hunter had $250,000 of net income, and it p
Which one of the following firms would be described as having below-average sensitivity to the state of the economy?
If Newell Corp. has a ROE of 18.6 percent and a dividend payout ratio of 60%, what is its sustainable growth rate?
The market risk premium is 11.5 percent, T-bills are yielding 7.5 percent, and the firm's tax rate is 32 percent. What discount rate should the firm apply to a new project's cash flows if the projec
Describe and critique Target's capital-budgeting system. Give specific consideration to the role of the real-estate managers and the makeup of the CEC.
In theory, to fund an increased dividend payout or stock buyback program, a firm might invest less, borrow more, or issue more stock. Which of these three elements is Gainsboro's management willing
Prepare a report in EXCEL that answers the following. What is the payback period of the project? What is the profitability index of the project? What is the IRR of the project? What is the NPV of the
It made no other acquisitions during the year, and there were no disposals of any lines. How would you determine whether purchase accounting or pooling-of-interests accounting had been used. Give th
What is the market value? Now assume the firm issues 50000 of debt paying interest of 6% per year and uses the proceeds to retire equity. the debt is expected to be permanent. what will happen to th
Empress Corp. has no debt but can borrow at 8.2 percent. the firm's WACC is currently 11 percent, and the tax rate is 35 percent.
What will the cash flows for this project be? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Omit the "tiny_mce_markerquot; sign in your response)
Summarize in two or three paragraphs how you will diversify your $270,000 investment to minimize risk and maximize profit. Be sure to describe the advantages and disadvantages of investing in stocks
What is the net present value of a project that requires a net investment of $76,000 at the end of year one, and produces net cash flows of $22,000 per year for the next 7 years? Assume the cost of
Waller, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 15 years to maturity that is quoted at 107 percent of face value.
The company just paid a $1.80 dividend and plans to pay $1.86 next year. The dividend growth rate is expected to remain constant at the current level. What is the required rate of return on this sto
The company pays out all of its earnings as dividends (EPS = DPS), and hence its growth rate is zero. Thus, its stock price is simply EPS/ks; where ks is the cost of common equity. It follows that
Compare and expalain the performance of market indices such as Dow Jones, Dax, FTSE 100, S&P 500, the Nikkei post and prior the 2008 recession from an international investor's point of view.
If the firm borrowed $6,000,000 immediately after the agreement was signed and repaid the loan at the end of one year, what was the total dollar annual cost of the revolver?