Baskar Production is currently operating at 84 percent of capacity. Annual sales are $28,400 and net income is $2,250. The firm has current liabilities of $2,700, long-term debt of $9,800, net fixed assets of $16,900, net working capital of $5,000, and owners’ equity of $12,100. All costs and net working capital vary directly with sales. The tax rate and net profit margin will remain constant. The dividend payout ratio is constant at 40 percent. How much additional debt is required if no new equity is raised and sales are projected to increase by 12 percent?

Currently, a firm has a benchmark PE of 11.7 and an EPS of $3.20. Earnings are expected to grow 3.2 percent annually. What is the implicit rate of return?

Soran Freight Forwarding has total assets of $694,800 at year’s end. The beginning owners’ equity was $362,400. During the year, the company had sales of $711,000, a net profit margin of 5.2 percent, a tax rate of 21 percent, and paid $12,500 in dividends. What is the equity multiplier at year end?

Which one of the following financial statements summarizes a firm’s revenue and expenses during a period of time?

Ranch Services just paid its annual dividend of $2.50 per share. The dividends are expected to grow at 24 percent annually for the next 4 years and then level off to an annual growth rate of 7 percent indefinitely. What is the price of this stock today given a required return of 10.25 percent?

Raul wants to join the directors of World Trade but currently owns no shares in the company. He knows that no one else will help elect him. Assume there are 46,000 shares outstanding at a market price of $12.80 per share. What is the minimum amount Raul must spend to acquire a seat on the board of directors if there are three open seats and straight voting applies?

Kerch Company had beginning net fixed assets of $216,558, ending net fixed assets of $211,722, and depreciation of $40,471. During the year, the company sold fixed assets with a book value of $8,038. How much did the company purchase in new fixed assets?

Stoneheart Group is expected to pay a dividend of $3.15 next year. The company’s dividend growth rate is expected to be 4 percent indefinitely and investors require a return of 11.6 percent on the company’s stock. What is the stock price?

Which one of the following determines the standards and procedures with which audited financial statements are prepared?

A prominent alumnus of your university has just donated $2,300,000 to fund a scholarship that will distribute $89,000 per year forever beginning in one year. For this to be true, what rate of return is expected on the donation?