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A firm has cash flow from operations of $500 million, interest expense of $40 million, net capital expenditures of $150 million, net new borrowing of $60 million, and a net increase in working capital of $20 million. The marginal tax rate is 30%. What is the free cash flow to the firm
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Dylan wants to invest his money in a way that involves less risk and good returns. What should he do?Dylan should blank his investments to ensure a stable rate of return. He should also choose to invest in blank to ensure less risk and good returns.Blank 1:increasedecreasederisifyBlank 2:real estatespeculative stockTIPS
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Supposed your organization used a qualitative risk assessment matrix with three levels each of probability and consequences (high, medium and low). In evaluating a project's risks, you determine that commercial risks pose a low probability of occurrence but high consequences. On the other hand, legal risks are evaluated as having a high probability of occurrence and medium consequence. If you are interested in prioritizing your risks, What should be considered first?
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Consider a market where the demand and supply for the good are described by the following equations: begin mathsize 14px style straight Q subscript straight D space equals space 225 space minus space 3 straight P end style and begin mathsize 14px style straight Q subscript straight S space equals space minus space 22.5 space plus space 1.5 straight P end style.If the government implements a price ceiling of $45, this will result in aA. surplus of 22.5 units.B. a surplus of 45 units.C. a shortage of 45 units.D. a shortage of 22.5 units.
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If the marginal propensity to consume decreases, then the marginal propensity to save will decrease by the same percentage. the spending multiplier will decrease. the money multiplier will decrease. the rate of savings will decrease. the spending multiplier will increase.
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Selected information from Jacklyn Hyde Corporation's accounting records and financial statements for 2021 is as follows ($ in millions): Cash paid to retire notes $ 128 Common shares acquired for treasury 188 Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock 286 Proceeds from issuance of subordinated bonds 308 Cash dividends paid on preferred stock 94 Cash interest paid to bondholders 124 In its statement of cash flows, Jacklyn Hyde should report net cash inflows from financing activities of:
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Crane Corporation had the following 2020 income statement. Sales revenue $197,000 Cost of goods sold 124,000 Gross profit 73,000 Operating expenses (includes depreciation of $19,000) 48,000 Net income $25,000 The following accounts increased during 2020: Accounts Receivable $10,000, Inventory $10,000, and Accounts Payable $11,000. Prepare the cash flows from operating activities section of Cranes 2020 statement of cash flows using the direct method.
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Wexpro, Inc., produces several products from processing 1 ton of clypton, a rare mineral. Material and processing costs total $80,000 per ton, one-fourth of which is allocated to product X15. Seven thousand seven hundred units of product X15 are produced from each ton of clypton. The units can either be sold at the split-off point for $13 each, or processed further at a total cost of $8,300 and then sold for $19 each. Required: 1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of further processing product X15
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Pharmaceutical Company (PC) has made record profits in the last 10 years. For each of the first 9 years, PC has declared dividends. In the 10th year, however, PC decides not to decare dividends and to reinvest that money into new drugs. Harry, a shareholder who relies on the dividends for income, sues the Board of Directors and the Officers for failing to issue a divident in the 10th year. Who wins and why?
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You can repair your furnace for $500 and it will last 5 more years, but your heating bills will cost you about $1500 per year. Alternatively, a new furnace can be installed for $3000 that will reduce your annual heating bill to $1200. Suppose you sell the house in 5 years and receive an additional $1000 in the sales price of your home (salvage value) because of having a fairly new furnace. Should you replace it? Use a 5-year analysis period and a MARR of 5%
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71. When making decisions that are ethical under either profit maximization or corporate citizenship theories, a business should include all of the following steps except a. recognize that there is an ethical issue in the decision. b. apply ethical theories to reasonable alternatives. c. publicize the options you rejected with your reasons. d. reflect on the outcome of the decision once it is made
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January 1, 2021, Woody Forrest Corporation granted executive stock options to purchase 41,000 of its common shares at $9 each. The market price of common stock was $24 per share on December 31, 2021, and averaged $12 per share during the year then ended. There was no change in the 164,000 shares of outstanding common stock during the year. Net income for the year was $39,000. The number of shares to be used in computing diluted earnings per share for the quarter is:
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At the end of the prior year, Atoka Industries reported the following account balances: Common Stock ($0.01 par value) $ 2,000 Additional Paid-in Capital 1,000,000 Retained Earnings 1,400,000 Treasury Stock 780,000 The treasury stock arose from a purchase of 10,000 shares of common stock for $78 per share. If the 10,000 treasury shares are issued for $50 per share in the current year, what journal entry must be prepared to record the transaction
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Lamar Printing Company determines that a printing press used in its operations has suffered a permanent impairment in value because of technological changes. An entry to record the impairment should A. recognize additional depreciation expense for the period. B. include a credit to the equipment account. C. include a credit to the equipment accumulated depreciation account. D. not be made if the equipment is still being used.
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The CFOs objective is to make certain that the capital consumed in farming is renewed and that the farm remains efficient, utilizing the best technology and equipment appropriate for its competitive situation. How would you expect the CFO to calculate depreciation expense?
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A local partnership is liquidating and is currently reporting the following capital balances: LO 15-1 LO 15-1 LO 15-3 LO 15-3 Barley, capital (50% share of all profits and losses) . . . . $ 44,000 Carter, capital (30%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,000 Desai, capital (20%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (24,000) Desai has indicated that a forthcoming contribution will cover the $24,000 deficit. However, the two remaining partners have asked to receive the $52,000 in cash that is currently available. How much of this money should each of the partners receive?
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Pronghorn Appliances provides a 3-year warranty with one of its products which was first sold in 2017. Pronghorn sold $1,840,000 of products subject to the warranty. Pronghorn expects $202,000 of warranty costs over the next 3 years. In 2017, Pronghorn spent $106,000 servicing warranty claims. Prepare Pronghorns journal entries to record the sales (ignore cost of goods sold) and the December 31 adjusting entry, assuming the expenditures are inventory costs; Pronghorn now expects future warranty costs of $115,000
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Forty-three percent of Americans use social media and other websites to voice their opinions abouttelevision programs (the Huffington Post, November 23, 2011). Below are the results of a survey of1364 individuals who were asked if they use social media and other websites to voice their opinionsabout Television programsUses Social Media and Other Websites toVoice Opinions About Television ProgramsDoesnt Use Social Media andOther Websites to VoiceOpinions About TelevisionProgramsFemale 395 291Male 323 355a. Show a joint probability table. (2 marks)b. What is the probability a respondent is female? (2 marks)c. What is the conditional probability a respondent uses social media and other websites to voiceopinions about television programs given the respondent is female? (3 marks)d. Let F denote the event that the respondent is female and A denote the event that therespondent uses social media and other websites to voice opinions about television programs.Are events F and A independent?
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Mauro Products distributes a single product, a woven basket whose selling price is $16 per unit and whose variable expense is $12 per unit. The companys monthly fixed expense is $9,200. Required: 1. Calculate the companys break-even point in unit sales. 2. Calculate the companys break-even point in dollar sales. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) 3. If the company's fixed expenses increase by $600, what would become the new break-even point in unit sales? In dollar sales?
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The Kaufusi Company has the following budgeted sales: April May June July Credit sales..................................... $ 320,000 $ 300,000 $ 350,000 $ 400,000 Cash sales....................................... $ 70,000 $ 80,000 $ 90,000 $ 70,000 The regular pattern of collection of credit sales is 30% in the month of sale, 60% in the month following the month of sale, and the remainder in the second month following the month of sale. There are no bad debts. The budgeted accounts receivable balance on May 31 would be:
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What is a real account?
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Prepare journal entries to record each of the following four separate issuances of stock. A corporation issued 4,000 shares of $20 par value common stock for $96,000 cash. A corporation issued 2,000 shares of no-par common stock to its promoters in exchange for their efforts, estimated to be worth $28,500. The stock has a $1 per share stated value. A corporation issued 2,000 shares of no-par common stock to its promoters in exchange for their efforts, estimated to be worth $28,500. The stock has no stated value. A corporation issued 1,000 shares of $100 par value preferred stock for $128,500 cash.
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. Spot rates and forward rates:Assume that the current yield curve for zero-coupon bonds (spot rates) is as follows:y1 = 0.5%, y2 = 0.75%, y3 = 1.0%, y4 = 1.25%, y5 = 1.5%a. Plot the spot rates against maturity (yield curve). Is the yield curve upward or downward sloping? Do market participants expect interest rates to increase or decrease in the future? b. What are the implied 1-year forward rates f2, f3, f4, and f5? Are interest rates expected to increase or decrease?Assume that there is no uncertainty about future short rates. This means that future 1 year interest rates will be equal to current forward rates (which you calculated in b.).c. In that situation what will be the spot curve (that is, the yields to maturity on 1, 2, 3, and 4-year zero coupon bonds) in 1 year? d. What is the price of a 5-year coupon bond making annual coupon payments of 2% and a par value of 1000 today? Is the bond trading above or below par? Why?e. What is the price of this bond next year (remember, it is then a 4-year coupon bond)? What is the rate of return on this bond over the next year?
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g On July 1, 2019, Sheffield Corp. issued 9% bonds in the face amount of $12400000, which mature on July 1, 2025. The bonds were issued for $11859948 to yield 10%, resulting in a bond discount of $540052. Sheffield uses the effective-interest method of amortizing bond discount. Interest is payable annually on June 30. At June 30, 2021, Sheffield's unamortized bond discount should be
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