A five-year project has an initial fixed asset investment of $613,600, an initial net working capital investment of $22,200, and an annual operating cash flow of −$76,540. The fixed asset is fully depreciated over the life of the project and has no salvage value. The net working capital will be recovered when the project ends. The required return is 11.7 percent. What is the project’s equivalent annual cost, or EAC?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?