Project A has cash flows of –$74,900, $18,400, $26,300, and $57,100 for Years 0 to 3, respectively. Project B has cash flows of –$79,000, $18,400, $22,700, and $51,500 for Years 0 to 3, respectively. Both projects are independent, have multiple noncash expenses, and use straight-line depreciation to a zero balance over the project’s life. Neither project has any salvage value. Both projects have a required accounting return of 11.5 percent. Should you accept or reject these projects based on the average accounting return?

The Green Fiddle is considering a project with sales of $86,800 a year for the next four years. The profit margin is 6 percent, the project cost is $97,500, and depreciation is straight-line to a zero book value over the life of the project. The required accounting return is 10.8 percent. This project should be _____ because the AAR is _____ percent.

A stock has annual returns of 5 percent, 21 percent, −12 percent, 7 percent, and 6 percent for the past five years. The arithmetic average of these returns is _____ percent while the geometric average return for the period is _____ percent.

Your portfolio is comprised of 22 percent of Stock X, 32 percent of Stock Y, and 46 percent of Stock Z. Stock X has a beta of 1.04, Stock Y has a beta of .96, and Stock Z has a beta of 1.24. What is the beta of your portfolio?

Webster’s has sales of $798,000 and a profit margin of 6.8 percent. The annual depreciation expense is $82,600. What is the amount of the operating cash flow if the company has no long-term debt?

Florida Groves has a $380,000 bond issue outstanding that is selling at 97.4 percent of face value. The firm also has 2,600 shares of preferred stock valued at $61 per share and 37,500 shares of common stock valued at $19 per share. What weight should be assigned to the common stock when computing the weighted average cost of capital?

Mikulec Toys has an inventory turnover of 9.1 and an accounts payable turnover of 10.6. The accounts receivable period is 32.8 days. What is the length of the cash cycle?

A firm’s total investment in accounts receivables depends primarily on the firm’s:

Carina’s Boutique has an inventory turnover rate of 7.6, a payables turnover rate of 11.4, and a receivables turnover rate of 12.6. How long is the operating cycle?

A project has average net income of $4,720 per year over its 4-year life. The initial cost of the project is $63,000 which will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation to a book value of zero over the life of the project. The firm set a minimum average accounting return of 11.65 percent. The firm should _____ the project because the AAR is _____ percent.