New Line Cinema is considering producing a new movie. To evaluate the proposal, the company needs to calculate its cost of capital. The firm has collected the following information:

a. The company wants to maintain is current capital structure, which is 20% equity, 20% preferred stock and 60% debt.
b. The firm has marginal tax rate of 34%.
c. The firm's preferred stock pays an annual dividend of $4.3 forever, and each share is currently worth $135.26.
d. The firm has one bond outstanding with a coupon rate of 6%, paid semiannually, 10 years to maturity, a face value of $1,000, and a current price of $1,163.51.
e. The company's beta is 0.8, the yield on Treasury bonds is is 0.6% and the expected return on the market portfolio is 6%.
f. The current stock price is $39.17. The firm has just paid an annual dividend of $1.13, which is expected to grow by 4% per year.
g. The firm uses a risk premium of 3% for the bond-yield-plus-risk-premium approach.
h. New preferred stock and bonds would be issued by private placement, largely eliminating flotation costs. New equity would come from retained earnings, thus eliminating flotation costs.

Required:
a. What is the cost of equity using the bond yield plus risk premium?
b. What is the midpoint of the range for the cost of equity?
c. What is the company's weighted average cost of capital?

Answer:

a.

7.00%

b.

5.96%

c.

1.20%

Explanation:

a.

First and foremost, we need to determine the yield to maturity on the bond, using a financial calculator as shown thus:

The financial calculator should be set to its default end mode before making the following inputs:

N=20(number of semiannual coupons  in 10 years=10*2=20)

PMT=30(semiannual coupon=face value*coupon rate*/2=$1000*6%/2=$30)

PV=-1163.51(current price=$1,163.51)

FV=1000(face value of the bond=$1000)

CPT

I/Y=2.00%(semiannual yield=2%, annnual yield=2.00%*2=4.00%)

bond yield plus risk premium=bond yield(4.00%)+ risk premium(3%)

bond yield plus risk premium=7.00%

b.

In determining the midpoint range is the maximum plus minimum cost of equity divided by 2

Let us determine cost of equity using the Capital Asset Pricing Model and Constant Dividend Growth Model

cost of equity=risk-free rate+beta*(expected return on the market portfolio-risk-free rate)

risk-free rate=yield on Treasury bonds= 0.6%

beta=0.8

expected return on the market portfolio= 6%

cost of equity=0.6%+0.8*(6%-0.6%)

cost of equity=4.92%

cost of equity=expected dividend/share price+growth rate

expected dividend=last dividend*(1+growth rate)

expected dividend=$1.13*(1+4%)=$1.1752

share price= $39.17

growth rate=4%

cost of equity=($1.1752/$39.17)+4%

cost of equity=7.00%

midpoint range=(maximum cost of equity+minimum cost of equity)/2

midpoint rate=(7.00%+4.92%)/2

midpoint range=5.96%

c.

WACC=(weight of equity*cost of equity)+(weight of preferred stock*cost of preferred stock)+(weight of debt*after-tax cost of debt)

weight of equity= 20%

cost of equity=5.96%

weight of preferred stock=20%

cost of preferred stock=annual dividend/price

cost of preferred stock=$4.3/$135.26=3.18%

weight of debt=60%

aftertax cost of debt=4.00%*(1-34%)=2.64%

WACC=(20%*5.96%)+(20%*3.18%)*(60%*2.64%)

WACC=1.20%

Examine this supply and demand graph for a product. What does the red dot
on the graph represent?
Demand
$5
Supply
$4
Price
$3
$2
$1
0
2
4
5
Quantity
O A. The product's equilibrium price
O B. The product's quantity demanded
O C. The product's quantity supplied
O D. The product's supply schedule

Ian is a clerical worker. He sorts files, as do the other ten employees in the department. All the employees know that they are supposed to place the files in the exact place when they are finished so that others can find them when they need them. As a rule, the employees should have only one file out at a time. Ian's supervisor notices that Ian has five files on his desk of which one is a file that another employee urgently needs.

Required:
What steps of the coaching model should Ian's supervisor take immediately after describing to Ian his current behavior?

A local partnership is liquidating and is currently reporting the following capital balances: Barley, capital (50% share of all profits and losses) $ 44,000 Carter, capital (30%) 32,000 Desai, capital (20%) (24,000 ) Desai has indicated that a forthcoming contribution will cover the $24,000 deficit. However, the two remaining partners have asked to receive the $52,000 in cash that is currently available. How much of this money should each of the partners receive

Tech Solutions is a consulting firm that uses a job-order costing system. Its direct materials consist of hardware and software that it purchases and installs on behalf of its clients. The firm’s direct labor includes salaries of consultants that work at the client’s job site, and its overhead consists of costs such as depreciation, utilities, and insurance related to the office headquarters as well as the office supplies that are consumed serving clients.
Tech Solutions computes its predetermined overhead rate annually on the basis of direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, it estimated that 72,500 direct labor-hours would be required for the period’s estimated level of client service. The company also estimated $652,500 of fixed overhead cost for the coming period and variable overhead of $0.50 per direct labor-hour. The firm’s actual overhead cost for the year was $671,800 and its actual total direct labor was 77,550 hours.
Required:
1. Compute the predetermined overhead rate.
2. During the year, Tech Solutions started and completed the Xavier Company engagement. The following information was available with respect to this job:
Direct materials $ 43,500
Direct labor cost $ 23,400
Direct labor hours worked 300
Compute the total job cost for the Xavier Company engagement.
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Required 1 Required 2
Compute the predetermined overhead rate. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Predetermined overhead rate per DLH
Compute the total job cost for the Xavier Company engagement. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)
Direct materials
Direct labor
Overhead applied
Total manufacturing cost

Which of these is an example of self employment

Suppose that you are considering purchasing an investment property for $30 million. The property is expected to have a year 1 net operating income of $1.8 million. You expect to finance the purchase of the property with a 30-year loan for 60% of the purchase price. If the annual interest rate on the loan is 5% with monthly payments and monthly compounding, what will the year 1 before-tax cash flow be for the property

Kiley Corporation had these transactions during 2022. Classify transactions by type of activity.
a. Purchased a machine for $30,000, giving a long-term note in exchange.
b. Issued $50,000 par value common stock for cash.
c. Issued $200,000 par value common stock upon conversion of bonds having a face value of $200,000.
d. Declared and paid a cash dividend of $13,000.
e. Sold a long-term investment with a cost of $15,000 for $15,000 cash.
f. Collected $16,000 from sale of goods.
g. Paid $18,000 to suppliers.

A property that produces a first year NOI of $80,000 is purchased for $750,000. The NOI is expected stay constant through year 5, and to increase by 15% in the sixth year when some of the leases turn over. The NOI would then stay constant in years 6-10. The resale price in year 10 is expected to be $830,000. What is the net present value of investing in this property based on the 10-year holding period and a required return of 9.5%

Tanner-UNF Corporation acquired as an investment $260 million of 5% bonds, dated July 1, on July 1, 2021. Company management is holding the bonds in its trading portfolio. The market interest rate (yield) was 7% for bonds of similar risk and maturity. Tanner-UNF paid $200 million for the bonds. The company will receive interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31. As a result of changing market conditions, the fair value of the bonds at December 31, 2021, was $215 million.

Required:
a. Prepare the journal entry to record Tanner-UNF’s investment in the bonds on July 1, 2021 and interest on December 31, 2021, at the effective (market) rate.
b. Prepare any additional journal entry necessary for Tanner-UNF to report its investment in the December 31, 2021, balance sheet.

Crane Co. leased equipment to Union Co. on July 1, 2021, and properly recorded the sales-type lease at $144000, the present value of the lease payments discounted at 8%. The first of eight annual lease payments of $21500 due at the beginning of each year of the lease term was received and recorded on July 3, 2021. Crane had purchased the equipment for $113000. What amount of interest revenue from the lease should Crane report in its 2021 income statement

Diamond Company has three product lines, A, B, and C. The following financial information is available:
Item Product Line A Product Line B Product Line C
Sales $30,000 $45,000 $12,000
Variable costs $18,000 $24,000 $7,500
Contribution margin $12,000 $21,000 $4,500
Fixed costs:
Avoidable $4,500 $9,000 $3,000
Unavoidable $3,000 $4,500 $2,000
Operating income $4,500 $7,500 ($500)
Assuming that Product Line C is discontinued and the manufacturing space formerly devoted to this line is rented for $6,000 per year, operating income for the company will likely:____________.
a. Increase by $7,200.
b. Increase by $3,300.
c. Increase by some other amount.
d. Be unchanged—the two effects cancel each other out.
e. Increase by $4,500.

what are the principles of Csr

Direct Labor Variances
The following data relate to labor cost for production of 22,000 cellular telephones:
Actual: 4,220 hrs. at $44.50
Standard: 4,160 hrs. at $46.00
a. Determine the direct labor rate variance, direct labor time variance, and total direct labor cost variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number.
Rate variance $
Time variance $
Total direct labor cost variance $
b. The employees may have been less-experienced workers who were paid less than more-experienced workers or poorly trained, thereby resulting in a labor rate than planned. The lower level of experience or training may have resulted in efficient performance. Thus, the actual time required was than standard.

Coolidge Cola is forecasting the following income statement: Sales $30,000,000 Operating costs excluding depr and amort 20,000,000 EBITDA $10,000,000 Depreciation and amortization 5,000,000 Operating income (EBIT) $ 5,000,000 Interest expense 2,000,000 Taxable income (EBT) $ 3,000,000 Taxes (40%) 1,200,000 Net income $ 1,800,000 Assume that depreciation is Coolidge's only non-cash revenue or expense. Congress is considering a proposal allowing companies to depreciate their equipment at a faster rate. If approved, Coolidge's new depreciation expense would be $8,000,000, although there would be no effect on the economic value of the company's equipment, nor would it affect the company's tax rate, which would remain at 40%. If this proposal were implemented, what would be the company's net cash flow

Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
a. An example of an agency cost is when an outside investor is only willing to pay less for stock because she thinks the original owner will consume too many perquisites.
b. The commission required by the Federal Housing Agency for a small business loan is an example of an agency cost.
c. An example of an agency cost is when an attorney hires an expert witness for a trial.
d. An example of an agency cost is when the board of directors pays a dividend to shareholders.
e. An example of an agency cost is the salary of the agent hired to work for the principal.

Identifying and Analyzing Financial Statement Effects of Cash Dividends Freid Corp. has outstanding 6,000 shares of $50 par value, 6% preferred stock, and 40,000 shares of $1 par value common stock. The company has $328,000 of retained earnings. At year-end, the company declares and pays the regular $3 per share cash dividend on preferred stock and a $2.20 per share cash dividend on common stock. a. Using the financial statement effects template, illustrate the effects of these two dividend payments.

After the issuance of its year 1 financial statements, Serenity Inc. discovered a computational error of $150,000 in the calculation of December 31, year 1 inventory. The error resulted in a $150,000 overstated in the cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31, year 1. In October, year 2, Serenity paid $500,000 to settle litigation initiated it during year 1. In the financial statements for year 2, the year 1 retained earnings balance, as previously reported, should be adjusted by (ignore income taxes):_________-
a. $350,000 debit
b. $500,000 debit
c. $150,000 credit
d. $650,000 credit

The following information should be used to according to the provisions of GAAP (Statement of Cash Flows) and using the following data. Net income $50,000 Provision for bad debts $2,000 Decrease in inventory $1,000 Decrease in accounts payable $2,000 Purchase of new equipment $35,000 Sale of equipment for $10,000 loss $20,000 Depreciation expense $6,000 Repurchase of common stock $13,000 Payment of dividend $4,000 Interest payment $3,000 What is net cash flow from operations

You are being asked to consider selling one of your regional divisions to a private equity company. The private equity company has just offered you $1.2 million for the regional division. The division is expected to provide your company net annual cash flows of $175,000 for each of the next 10 years without you having to make any additional investments in the division. Your team has calculated information to help you make your decision, as follows.
A) Your company's WACC is 7.9%
B) Your hurdle rate for this potential sale is 11.2%
C) The Net Present Value of this opportunity to your company using WACC as your discount rate is (-$20,420.78)
D) The likely Net Present Value of the division to the private equity company following the sale is $13,776.23
Which of the following answers is correct given the information provided above?
1) The IRR of the project to your company is between 7.9% and 11.2%
2) The hurdle rate for the private equity company is higher than the hurdle rate for your company
3) The IRR of the project to your company is below 7.9%
4) None of the Above

The Walking Dead Co. provides services on-account and in exchange for cash. All general ledger accounts are adjusted monthly. For September, the following information is available: Accounts Receivable on September 1st is $22,400 (debit) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts on September 1st is $4,400 (credit) Services provided during September for cash $20,000 Services provided during September on-account $45,000 During the month collections on account were $34,400 and accounts written off as uncollectible were $2,000. The Walking Dead estimates bad debts at 8% of accounts receivable. After adjusting journal entries are recorded, what is the September 30th balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

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Direct materials $54
Direct labor 24
Factory overhead (62% variable) 24
Selling and administrative expenses (44% variable) 25
Total $127.00

Brightstone pays a selling commission equal to 4% of the selling price on North American orders, which is included in the variable portion of the selling and administrative expenses. However, this special order would not have a sales commission. If the order was accepted, the tires would be shipped overseas for an additional shipping cost of $7.65 per tire. In addition, Euro has made the order conditional on receiving European safety certification. Brightstone estimates that this certification would cost $165,424.

Required:
a. Prepare a differential analysis dated January 21 on whether to reject (Alternative 1) or accept (Alternative 2) the special order from Euro Motors.
b. Determine whether the company should reject (Alternative 1) or accept (Alternative 2) the special order from Euro Motors
c. What is the minimum price per unit that would be financially acceptable to Brightstone?

What is the purpose of database normalization in tables?

Indirect: Computing cash flows from operation
Case X Case Y Case Z
Net income $7,200 $180,000 $129,600
Depreciation expense 54,000 14,400 43,200
Accounts receivable increase (decrease) 72,000 36,000 (7,200)
Inventory increase (decrease) (36,000) (18,000) 18,000
Accounts payable increase (decrease) 43,200 (39,600 ) 25,200
Accrued liabilities increase (decrease) (79,200 ) 21,600 (14,400)
For each of the above separate cases X, Y, and Z, compute cash flows from operations using the indirect method.

Consider the following information for Watson Power Co.: Debt: 3,500 7 percent coupon bonds outstanding, $1,000 par value, 20 years to maturity, selling for 102 percent of par; the bonds make semiannual payments. Common stock: 84,000 shares outstanding, selling for $59 per share; the beta is 1.06. Preferred stock: 10,000 shares of 6 percent preferred stock outstanding, currently selling for $104 per share. Market: 8.5 percent market risk premium and 5.5 percent risk-free rate. Assume the company's tax rate is 35 percent. Find the WACC.

Use the following information regarding the Newcastle Corporation to prepare a statement of cash flows using the indirect method:
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Accounts receivable increase 12,740
Wages payable decrease 5,460
Amortization expense 29,120
Cash balance, January 1 54,600
Cash balance, December 31 12,740
Cash paid as dividends 10,920
Cash paid to purchase land 182,000
Cash paid to retire bonds payable at par 136,500
Cash received from issuance of common stock 81,900
Cash received from sale of equipment 21,840
Depreciation expense 70,980
Gain on sale of equipment 25,480
Inventory increase 23,660
Net income 174,720
Prepaid expenses increase 14,560

You would like to combine a risky stock with a beta of 1.68 with a treasury bill in a way that the risk level of the portfolio is equivalent to the risk level of the market. What weight of the portfolio should be invested in the Treasury Bill?

Balance Sheet
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a. What is the company's total debt?
b. What is the amount of total liabilities and equity that appears on the firm's balance sheet?
c. What is the balance of current assets on the firm's balance sheet?
d. What is the balance of current liabilities on the firm's balance sheet?
e. What is the amount of accounts payable and accruals on its balance sheet?
f. What is the firm's net operating working capital?
g. What is the firm's net working capital?
h. What is the monetary difference between your answers to part fand g?
What does this difference indicate?

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a. What is Logan's recognized gain?
b. Assume instead that Johnathan's land is worth $90,000 and he gives Logan $10,000 cash. Now what is Logan's recognized gain?

A PROSPECTIVE BUYER SIGNS AN OFFER TO PURCHASE A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. ALL THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD AUTTOMATICALLY TERMINATE THE OFFER EXCEPT

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