FINC 330 6385 Business Finance (2168) Final Examination

Garden Tools Inc. has bonds, preferred stock, and common stocks outstanding. The number of securities outstanding, the current market price, and the required rate of return for these securities are stated in the table below. The firm’s tax rate is 35%.

Calculate the firm's WACC adjusted for taxes using the market information in the table.

Round the answers to two decimal places in percentage form.  (Write the percentage sign in the "units" box)

Tall Trees, Inc. is using the net present value (NPV) when evaluating projects. You have to find the NPV for the company’s project, assuming the company’s cost of capital is 8.42 percent. The initial outlay for the project is $307,089. The project will produce the following after-tax cash inflows of

Year 1: 126,050

Year 2: 91,170

Year 3: 28,946

Year 4: 194,652

Round the answer to two decimal places.

What is the yield to call of a 30-year to maturity bond that pays a coupon rate of 10.65 percent per year, has a $1,000 par value, and is currently priced at $945? The bond can be called back in 4 years at a call price $1,086. Assume annual coupon payments.

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Find the modified internal rate of return (MIRR) for the following series of future cash flows if the company is able to reinvest cash flows received from the project at an annual rate of 11.87 percent.The initial outlay is $390,200.

Year 1: $158,700

Year 2: $164,600

Year 3: $167,700

Year 4: $133,700

Year 5: $184,100

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Calculate the cost of new common equity financing of stock R using Gordon Model

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What is the yield to maturity of a 29-year bond that pays a coupon rate of 12.61 percent per year, has a $1,000 par value, and is currently priced at $1,417? Assume annual coupon payments.

Round the answers to two decimal places in percentage form. (Write the percentage sign in the "units" box).

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Giant Co. has just issued preferred stock with a par value of $100 and an annual dividend rate of 9.08 percent. If your required rate of return is 8.34 percent, how much will you be willing to pay for one share of this preferred stock?

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Find the Discounted Payback period for the following project. The discount rate is 10%

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Fresh Water, Inc. sold an issue of 18-year $1,000 par value bonds to the public. The bonds have a 9.22 percent coupon rate and pay interest annually. The current market rate of interest on the Fresh Water, Inc. bonds is 8.25 percent. What is the current market price of the bonds?

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A few years ago, Spider Web, Inc. issued bonds with a 11.42 percent annual coupon rate, paid semiannually. The bonds have a par value of $1,000, a current price of $742, and will mature in 22 years. What would the annual yield to maturity be on the bond if you purchased the bond today?

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Find the internal rate of return (IRR) for the following series of future cash flows. The initial outlay is $744,700.

Year 1: 180,700

Year 2: 179,900

Year 3: 143,100

Year 4: 188,800

Year 5: 145,700

Round the answer to two decimal places in percentage form. (Write the percentage sign in the "units" box)

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Cheesburger and Taco Company purchases 17,596 boxes of cheese each year. It costs $28 to place and ship each order and $6.80 per year for each box held as inventory. The company is using Economic Order Quantity model in placing the orders.

 How many orders will be placed each year? Round the answer to the whole number

Black Water Corp. just issued zero-coupon bonds with a par value of $1,000. The bond has a maturity of 22 years and a yield to maturity of 14.62 percent, compounded annually. What is the current price of the bond?

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Black Hill Inc. sells $100 million worth of 13-year to maturity 11.39% annual coupon bonds. The net proceeds (proceeds after flotation costs) are $973 for each $1,000 bond. What is the before-tax cost of capital for this debt financing?

Round the answer to two decimal places in percentage form. (Write the percentage sign in the "units" box)

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John invested the following amounts in three stocks:

Calculate the beta portfolio.

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Find the profitability index (PI) for the following series of future cash flows, assuming the company’s cost of capital is 8.33 percent. The initial outlay is $483,373.

Year 1: $185,753

Year 2: $189,885

Year 3: $123,634

Year 4: $132,577

Year 5: $133,678

Round the answer to two decimal places.

14 years ago, Delicious Mills, Inc. issued 30-year to maturity bonds that had a 9.32 percent annual coupon rate, paid semiannually. The bonds had a $1,000 face value. Since then, interest rates in general have changed and the yield to maturity on the Delicious Mills bonds is now 9.39 percent. Given this information, what is the price today for a Delicious Mills bond?

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Jack holds a portfolio with the following securities:

Calculate the expected return of portfolio. Round the answers to two decimal places in percentage form. (Write the percentage sign in the "units" box)

El Dorado Storage has the following projections for Year 1 of a capital budgeting project.

Sales $299,666

Variable costs $122,928

Fixed costs adn selling, general and administrative expenses $12,822

Depreciation Expense $26,980

Tax Rate 35%

Calculate the operating cash flow for Year 1. Round the answer to two decimals

For a bond selling for $809, with a par value of $1,000 and a coupon rate of 12.49 percent, the current yield is _____.

Round the answer to two decimal places in percentage form. (Write the percentage sign in the "units" box)

Sarah purchased 100 shares of General Electric stock at a price of $58.65 three months ago. She sold all stocks today for $65.18. During the year the stock paid dividends of $2.31 per share. What is Sarah’s holding period return

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The Yo-Yo Corporation tries to determine the appropriate cost for retained earnings to be used in capital budgeting analysis. The firm’s beta is 1.25. The rate on six-month T-bills is 3.41%, and the return on the S&P 500 index is 9.57%. What is the appropriate cost for retained earnings in determining the firm’s cost of capital?

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La Cucaracha Pest Control, Inc. is reviewing its financial condition. The firm's operating leverage is 2.78. The firm’s financial leverage was of 2.99. What is the firm’s degree of combined (total) leverage of La Cucaracha Pest Control, Inc. ?

Calculate the expected return on stock of Alfa Inc. :

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The last dividend of Delta, Inc. was $3.06, the growth rate of dividends is expected to be 5.64 percent, and the required rate of return on this stock is 8.39 percent. What is the stock price according to the constant growth dividend model?

Round the answer to two decimal places.