Decker’s is an all-equity financed chain of retail furniture stores. Furniture Fashions produces furniture and is the primary supplier to Decker’s. Decker’s has a beta of 1.62 as compared to Furniture Fashions’ beta of 1.43. The risk-free rate of return is 3.1 percent and the market risk premium is 7.6 percent. What discount rate should Decker’s use if it considers a project that involves the manufacturing of furniture?

Bretz Baskets would like to offer a special product to its best customers. However, the firm wants to limit its maximum potential loss on this product to the firm’s initial investment. The fixed costs are estimated at $3,600, the depreciation expense is $870, and the contribution margin per unit is $6.89. What is the minimum number of units the firm should pre-sell to ensure its potential loss does not exceed the desired level?

You are considering two independent projects. Project A has an initial cost of $125,000 and cash inflows of $46,000, $79,000, and $51,000 for Years 1 to 3, respectively. Project B costs $135,000 with expected cash inflows for Years 1 to 3 of $50,000, $30,000, and $100,000, respectively. The required return for both projects is 16 percent. Based on IRR, you should:

A company has a collection period of 36 days and factors all receivables immediately at a discount of 2.6 percent. What is the effective annual cost of borrowing? Assume 365 days per year.

Over a 25-year period an asset had an arithmetic return of 13.1 percent and a geometric return of 12.6 percent. Using Blume’s formula, what is your best estimate of the future annual returns over the next 10 years?

You have a $15,000 portfolio which is invested in Stocks A and B, and a risk-free asset. $6,000 is invested in Stock A. Stock A has a beta of 1.63 and Stock B has a beta of .95. How much needs to be invested in Stock B if you want a portfolio beta of 1.10?

If the economy is normal, the stock of Flores Corporation is expected to return 12 percent. If the economy falls into a recession, the stock’s return is projected at a negative 3.5 percent. The probability of a normal economy is 76 percent. What is the standard deviation of the returns on this stock?

Gibaut & Watson Architecture is considering a project that will produce incremental annual sales of $361,000 and increase cash expenses by $198,000. If the project is implemented, taxes will increase from $31,000 to $47,000. The company is debt-free. What is the amount of the operating cash flow using the top-down approach?

One year ago, you purchased a stock at a price of $58.03 per share. Today, you sold your stock at a loss of 18.23 percent. Your capital loss was $12.59 per share. What was the dividend yield on this stock?

You own a house that you rent for $1,275 per month. The maintenance expenses on the house average $235 per month. The house cost $226,000 when you purchased it 4 years ago. A recent appraisal on the house valued it at $248,000. If you sell the house you will incur $19,840 in real estate fees. The annual property taxes are $2,850. You are deciding whether to sell the house or convert it for your own use as a professional office. What value should you place on this house when analyzing the option of using it as a professional office?