11. If D0 = $1.75, g (which is constant) = 3.6%, and P0 = $32.00, what is the stock’s expected total return for the coming year? Expected Return= D0 X (1+g)/P0 + g = 1.75 X (1+3.6%)/32 + 3.6% = 9.27% 12. Molen Inc. has an outstanding issue of perpetual preferred stock with an annual dividend of $7.50 per share. If the required return on this preferred stock is 6.5%, at what price should the preferred stock sell?
Boehm Incorporated is expected to pay a $1.50 per share dividend at the end of this year (i.e., D1 = $1.50). The dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 7% a year. The required rate of return on the stock, rs, is 15%. What is the value per share of Boehm’s stock? Nick’s Enchiladas Incorporated has preferred stock outstanding that pays a dividend of $5 at the end of each year.
Fixed expenses are $424,000 per month. The marketing manager believes that a $7,000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would result in a 100 unit increase in monthly sales. What should be the overall effect on the company's monthly net operating income of this change? A. Increase of $8,000 B.
b. The future value of $800 saved each year for 10 years at 8 percent. c. The amount that a person would have to deposit today (present value) at a 6 percent interest rate in order to have $1,000 five years from now. d. The amount that a person would have to deposit today in order to be able to take out $500 a year for 10 years from an account earning 8 percent. Solution: a.
c. Internal common equity where the current market price of the common stock is $43.50. The expected dividend this coming year should be $3.25, increasing thereafter at a 7% annual growth rate. The corporation’s tax rate is 34%. d. A preferred stock paying a 10% dividend on a $125 par value. If a new issue is offered, flotation costs will be 12% of the current price of $150.
12,897 b. 12,720 c. 42,400 d. Other 2. A local bank offers an account that pays 8%, compounded quarterly, for any deposits of $10,000 or more that are left in the account for a period of 5 years. The effective annual rate of interest on this account is: a. 4.65% b.
2. A company increased the selling price for its product from $5 to $6 per unit when total fixed expenses increased from $100,000 to $200,000 and variable expense per unit remained unchanged. How would these changes affect the break-even point? A. The break-even point in units would increase.
5. (TCO D) In a period of increasing prices, which inventory cost flow assumption will result in the highest amount of net income? (Points : 5) LIFO The average cost method FIFO Income tax expense for the period will be the same under all assumptions. 6. (TCOs A, E) Equipment with a cost of $212,000 has an estimated salvage value of $12,000 and an estimated life
Everything being equal, the WACC of a firm increases as the beta and rate of return on equity increases, as an increase in WACC means a decrease in valuation and a higher risk. A firms WACC is a very important both to the stock market for stock valuation purposes and to the company's management for capital budgeting purposes. In an analysis of a potential investment by the company, investment projects that have an expected return that is greater than the company's WACC will generate additional free cash flow and create positive NPV for stockholders. Since the WACC is the minimum rate of return required, the managers in the company should invest in the projects that generate returns in excess of the WACC. WACC is set by the investors (or markets), not by managers.
With the calculated WACC, the initial rate must be at least 7.96% to determine whether to purchase the stocks. Since the revenue has increased, the profit margin will have changes as well. The profit margin equals to Net Income divided by Sales. The Net Income increases as the revenues increasing. In that case, whether the efficiency improves or not is determined by the sales.