Assignment:
In Problem 1, assume the term structure of interest rates becomes inverted, with short-term rates going to 12 percent and long-term rates 4 percentage points lower than short-term rates. If all other factors in the problem remain unchanged, what will earnings after taxes be?
Problem 1:Winfrey Diet Food Corp. has $4,500,000 in assets.
Temporary current assets 1,000,000
Permanent current assets 1,500,000
Feted assets 2,000,000
Total 4,500,000
Short-term rates are 8 percent. Long-term rates are 13 percent. Earnings before interest and taxes are $960,000. The tax rate is 40 percent. If long-term financing is perfectly matched (synchronized) with long-term asset needs, and the same is true of short-term financing, what will earnings after taxes be? For an example of perfectly matched plans