• Q : Npv versus irr....
    Finance Basics :

    Consider the following cash flows on two mutually exclusive projects for the Bahamas Recreation Corporation (BRC). Both projects require an annual return of 14 percent.

  • Q : Evaluate profitability index....
    Finance Basics :

    Suppose the following two independent investment opportunities are available to Greenplain, Inc. The appropriate discount rate is 10 percent.

  • Q : Calculating irr....
    Finance Basics :

    Teddy Bear Planet, Inc., has a project with the following cash flows:

  • Q : Preferred method of raising new capital....
    Finance Basics :

    The expected EBIT after the new capitalization is $6 billion, with a standard deviation of $3 billion. What is the preferred method of raising new capital? What is the probability that you are right

  • Q : Intermediate steps of the problem....
    Finance Basics :

    Try to keep computed rates in the calculator when making calculations used in subsequent steps of the problem. Alternatively, if you round rates used in intermediate steps of the problem, make sure

  • Q : Firm sustainable rate of growth....
    Finance Basics :

    The Potato Patch has a retention ratio of .80 dividends of $52,000, and total equity of $3.3 million. What is the firm's sustainable rate of growth?

  • Q : Evaluate debt-to-assets ratio....
    Finance Basics :

    Bartley Barstools has an equity multiplier of 1.7, and its assets are financed with some combination of long-term debt and common equity. What is its debt-to-assets ratio? Round your answer to two d

  • Q : Yield the same amount of savings....
    Finance Basics :

    The first deposit will be made today. What would today's deposit amount have to be if the firm opted for one lump sum deposit today that would yield the same amount of savings as the monthly deposit

  • Q : Municipal bonds....
    Finance Basics :

    Why is it that municipal bonds are not taxed at the federal level, but are taxable across state lines? Why is it that U.S. Treasury bonds are not taxable at the state level? (You may need to dust of

  • Q : Coupon rate and the required return on a bond....
    Finance Basics :

    How does a bond issuer decide on the appropriate coupon rate to set on its bonds? Explain the difference between the coupon rate and the required return on a bond.

  • Q : Forecasting-planning and business strategy....
    Finance Basics :

    Illustrate how management focus on forecasting, planning, and business strategy can create wealth for a company in your industry.  

  • Q : Determining the growing annuity....
    Finance Basics :

    Southern California Publishing Company is trying to decide whether or not to revise its popular textbook, Financial Psychoanalysis Made Simple. It has estimated that the revision will cost $50,000.

  • Q : Estimate relationship between bond prices and interest rates....
    Finance Basics :

    Also, create a graph where you plot your Caterpillar's bond values against their APR required returns in order to show the relationship between bond prices and interest rates

  • Q : Value of net working capital to total assets ratio....
    Finance Basics :

    Uptown Men's Wear has accounts payable of $2,214, inventory of $7,950, cash of $1,263, fixed assets of $8,400, accounts receivable of $3,907, and long-term debt of $4,200. What is the value of the n

  • Q : Cost of debt-cost of new common stock....
    Finance Basics :

    Calculate cost of debt, cost of new common stock, cost of preferred stock and cost of retained earnings

  • Q : Amount of the cash flow to creditors....
    Finance Basics :

    At the beginning of the year, long-term debt of a firm is $280 and total debt is $340. At the end of the year, long-term debt is $250 and total debt is $350. The interest paid is $30. What is the am

  • Q : Amount of the net capital spending....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the amount of the net capital spending for 2008?

  • Q : Amount of the non-cash expenses....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the amount of the non-cash expenses for 2008?

  • Q : Entrepreneur expected payoff from taking out loan....
    Finance Basics :

    The project will produce revenue of $750 with probabilitiy 0.9 and revenue of $0 otherwise. The bank has a required loan repayment of $575, and if revenue is zero, the bank collects collateral of $1

  • Q : Simple interest method at an annual rate....
    Finance Basics :

    Robert Martino plans to borrow $8,000 for three years. The loan will be repaid with a single payment after 3 years, and the interest on the loan will be computed using the simple interest method at

  • Q : Debt to purchase new equipment for a surgical unit....
    Finance Basics :

    A competitive hospital maintains current equipment and purchases new in order to stay current with the latest technology. If you were evaluating the capital budget performance of a hospital what fac

  • Q : Estimating value of common stock....
    Finance Basics :

    Over the past 10 years the dividends of Allegro have grown from $0.45 to $1.82 per share. Determine the value of Allegro's common stock to an investor who requires a 20% rate of return

  • Q : Cost of equity to discount project cash flows....
    Finance Basics :

    Why is using the cost of equity to discount project cash flows inappropriate when a firm uses both debt and equity in its capital structure?

  • Q : What is the internal rate of return....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the internal rate of return (IRR) of a project that costs $45,000 if it is expected to generate $15047 per year for five years?

  • Q : Evidence of economy strength or weakness....
    Finance Basics :

    Describe at least three economic factors that you would want to research as evidence of the economy's strength or weakness, and explain how each factor would affect your decision to move there.

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