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.

A proposed expansion project is expected to increase sales by $74,300 and increase cash expenses by $46,900. The project will require $52,800 of fixed assets that will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the five-year life of the project. The store has a marginal tax rate of 23 percent. What is the operating cash flow of the project using the tax shield approach? Ignore bonus depreciation.

AZ Products has 140,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a market price of $27 per share. Next year’s annual dividend is expected to be $1.43 per share and the dividend growth rate is 2 percent. The company also has 2,500 bonds outstanding with a face value of $1,000 per bond. The bonds have a pretax yield of 7.35 percent and sell at 98.2 percent of face value. The company’s tax rate is 21 percent. What is the weighted average cost of capital?

Craft Shack has a beginning cash balance for the quarter of $1,213. The store has a policy of maintaining a minimum cash balance of $1,000 and is willing to borrow funds as needed to maintain that balance. Currently, the firm has a loan balance of $410. How much will the store borrow or repay if the net cash flow for the quarter is −$260?

The common stock of Hall & Byrd is expected to lose 5 percent in a recession, earn 7 percent in a normal economy, and earn 9 percent in a booming economy. The probability of a boom is 15 percent while the probability of a recession is 22 percent. What is the expected rate of return on this stock?

The Metal Shop produces 1.7 million metal fasteners per year for industrial use. At this level of production, its total fixed costs are $486,000 and its total costs are $791,000. The firm can increase its production by 5 percent, without increasing either its total fixed costs or its variable costs per unit. A customer has made a one-time offer for an additional 50,000 units at a price per unit of $.165. Should the firm sell the additional units at the offered price? Why or why not?

You own a portfolio that has $1,720 invested in Stock A and $3,470 invested in Stock B. The expected returns on these stocks are 13.7 percent and 8.0 percent, respectively. What is the expected return on the portfolio?

Isaac has analyzed two mutually exclusive projects that have 3-year lives. Project A has an NPV of $81,406, a payback period of 2.48 years, and an AAR of 9.31 percent. Project B has an NPV of $82,909, a payback period of 2.57 years, and an AAR of 9.22 percent. The required return for Project A is 11.5 percent while it is 12 percent for Project B. Both projects have a required AAR of 9.25 percent. Isaac must make a recommendation and justify it in 15 words or less. What should his recommendation be?

Currently, Rangel Accessories sells 42,600 handbags annually at an average price of $149 each. It is considering adding a lower-priced line of handbags that sell for $79 each. The firm estimates it can sell 21,000 of the lower-priced handbags but expects to sell 7,200 fewer of the higher-priced handbags by doing so. What is the amount of annual sales that should be used when evaluating the addition of the lower-priced handbags?

Nidia Trophies has projected sales of $38,000, $47,500, $52,700, and $85,000 for Quarters 1 through 4 of next year, respectively. Inventory is purchased at 58 percent of the sales price and is purchased one quarter prior to the quarter of sale. The accounts payable period is 45 days. The accounts payable balance at the beginning of the year is $72,000. What is the amount of the expected disbursements for the third quarter?