You want to have $30,000 saved 5 years from now to buy a house. How much less do you have to deposit today to reach this goal if you can earn 3.5 percent rather than 2.5 percent on your savings? Today’s deposit is the only deposit you will make to this savings account. (Assume annual compounding.)

Alarcon Techware is growing quickly. Dividends are expected to increase by 8 percent annually for the next three years, with the growth rate falling off to a constant 3 percent thereafter. The required return is 14 percent and the company just paid its annual dividend of $3.64 per share. What is the current share price?

Which one of the following is excluded from a firm’s accounting value, but included in its market value?

Kenny’s Boots has current assets of $687,600, total assets of $1,711,000, net working capital of $223,700, and long-term debt of $450,000. What is the debt-equity ratio?

The plowback ratio is:

Whitmarsh Hotels pays no dividend at the present time. Starting in Year 3, the firm will pay a dividend of $.25 per share for two years. After that, the company plans on paying a constant $.75 per share annual dividend indefinitely. How much should you pay per share to purchase this stock today at a required return of 13.8 percent?

Randall’s Bakery has sales of $42,000 and a net profit margin of 5.8 percent. The firm estimates that sales will increase by 4.5 percent next year and that all costs will vary in direct relationship to sales. What is the pro forma net income?

BL Industries has ending inventory of $302,800, annual sales of $2.33 million, and annual cost of goods sold of $1.41 million. On average, how long did a unit of inventory sit on the shelf before it was sold?

Javier and Alex plan on retiring 27 years from today. At that time, they plan to have saved the same amount. Javier is depositing $15,000 today at an annual interest rate of 5.2 percent. How will Alex’s deposit amount vary from Javier’s if Alex also makes a deposit today, but earns an annual interest rate of 6.2 percent? Alex’s deposit will need to be ______ than Javier’s. (Assume annual compounding on both accounts.)

George Jefferson established a trust fund that will provide $176,500 per year in scholarships. The trust fund earns an annual return of 2.3 percent. How much money did Mr. Jefferson contribute to the fund assuming that only income is distributed?