Over the past four years a stock had prices of $12.78, $13.34, $16.30, and $15.40, respectively. The stock pays an annual dividend of $.50 per share. What is the geometric average return on this stock?

Gateway Communications is considering a project with an initial fixed asset cost of $2.168 million which will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the 10-year life of the project. Ignore bonus depreciation. At the end of the project the equipment will be sold for an estimated $495,000. The project will not directly produce any sales but will reduce operating costs by $634,000 per year. The tax rate is 21 percent. The project will require $128,000 of net working capital which will be recouped when the project ends. What is the net present value at the required rate of return of 14.3 percent?

Lichtenfeld has a bond issue outstanding that matures in 19 years. The bonds pay interest semiannually. The bonds have a face value of $1,000 and are currently priced at $995.28. The bonds carry a coupon rate of 3.5 percent. What is the aftertax cost of debt if the total tax rate is 22 percent?

What is the standard deviation of the returns on a $30,000 portfolio that consists of Stocks S and T? Stock S is valued at $18,000. State of Economy Probability of State of Economy Rate of Return if State Occurs Stock S Stock T Boom .05 .11 .09 Normal .85 .08 .07 Bust .10 −.05 .04

One year ago, you purchased a stock at a price of $43.20 per share. The stock pays quarterly dividends of $.18 per share. Today, the stock is selling for $45.36 per share. What is your capital gain on this investment?

A project will require $512,000 for fixed assets and $47,000 for net working capital. The fixed assets will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the six-year life of the project. No bonus depreciation will be taken. At the end of the project, the fixed assets will be worthless. The net working capital returns to its original level at the end of the project. The project is expected to generate annual sales of $965,000 and costs of $508,000. The tax rate is 21 percent and the required rate of return is 14.7 percent. What is the amount of the annual operating cash flow?

Black Guard Security has annual sales of $355,000 and a collection period of 19.93 days. What is the company’s average balance in accounts receivable? Assume 365 days per year.

The Delta Fish Hatchery factors its accounts receivables immediately at a discount rate of 1.2 percent. The average collection period is 36 days. Assume all accounts are collected in full. What is the effective annual interest rate on this arrangement?

Your firm owns some equipment that it purchased four years ago at a cost of $287,000. The equipment is five-year property for MACRS. The MACRS rates are .2, .32, .192, .1152, .1152, .0576, for Years 1 to 6, respectively. The firm is considering selling the equipment today for $105,000. Which one of the following statements is correct if the tax rate is 24 percent and the firm claims no bonus depreciation?

A project requires the purchase of $587,000 of equipment that will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the four-year life of the project. The equipment can be scraped at the end of the project for 33 percent of its original cost. Annual sales from this project are estimated at $625,000 with cash expenses of $487,000. Net working capital equal to 12 percent of sales will be required to support the project. The required return is 13 percent and the tax rate is 21 percent. What is the cash flow in Year 2 of the project? Ignore bonus depreciation.