Fahad has prepared a report to estimate his company’s cash inflows and outflows for next quarter. The report is called a:

A stock experienced returns of 5 percent, −17 percent, and 15 percent during the last three years. What is the standard deviation of the stock’s returns for the three-year period?

You are considering a new product launch. The project will have an initial cost for fixed assets of $1,150,000, a three-year life, and no salvage value; depreciation is straight-line to zero. Sales are projected at 230 units per year, price per unit will be $7,500, variable cost per unit will be $3,900, and fixed costs will be $122,000 per year. The required return is 14.5 percent and the relevant tax rate is 24 percent. Based on your experience, you think the unit sales and price are accurate within a ±2percent range while costs may vary by ±3 percent. What is the worst-case NPV?

Mohan Promotions has three divisions. The CFO requested that each division submit its capital budgeting proposals for next year. These proposals represent positive net present value projects that fall within the long-range plans of the firm. The requests from the divisions are $3.3 million, $4.7 million, and $5.1 million. For the firm as a whole, management has limited spending to $10 million for new projects next year even though the firm could afford additional investments. This is an example of:

The common stock of Metal Molds has a negative growth rate of 1.63 percent and a required return of 18.21 percent. The current stock price is $9.82. What was the amount of the last dividend paid?

Townsend Banners currently sells a product with a variable cost per unit of $23 and a unit selling price of $49. At the present time, the firm only sells on a cash basis with monthly sales of 733 units. The monthly interest rate is .48 percent. What is the value of Q’ at the switch break-even point if the firm adopted a net 30 credit policy? Assume the selling price per unit and the variable costs per unit remain constant.

The procedure of allocating a fixed amount of funds for capital spending to each business unit is called:

Salazar’s Salads is considering two projects. Project X consists of creating an outdoor eating area on the unused portion of the restaurant’s property. Project Z would instead use that outdoor space for creating a drive-thru service window. When trying to decide which project to accept, the firm should rely most heavily on which one of the following analytical methods?

Which one of the following combinations is most apt to cause a company that is generally financially sound to have a negative net cash inflow for a particular quarter?

The flotation cost for a company is computed as: