Which one of the following methods of analysis provides the best information on the benefits to be received from a project per dollar invested?

Corrinne purchased a stock for $63.80 per share, received a dividend of $2.68 per share, and sold the shares for $59.74 each. During the time he owned the stock, inflation averaged 2.8 percent. What was the approximate real rate of return on this investment?

A proposed three-year project will require $589,000 for fixed assets, $79,000 for inventory, and $43,000 for accounts receivable. Accounts payable are expected to increase by $47,000. The fixed assets will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over five years. No bonus depreciation will be taken. At the end of the project, the fixed assets can be sold for $225,000. The net working capital returns to its original level at the end of the project. The operating cash flow per year is $67,900. The tax rate is 21 percent and the discount rate is 12 percent. What is the total cash flow in the final year of the project?

Toups Paddleboards has a 30-day collection period. Sales for the next calendar year are estimated at $1,950, $2,100, $2,650 and $3,200, respectively, by quarter, starting with the first quarter of the year. Given this information, which one of the following statements is correct? Assume a year has 360 days.

A project will produce cash inflows of $5,400 per year for 3 years with a final cash inflow of $2,400 in Year 4. The project’s initial cost is $13,400. What is the net present value if the required rate of return is 14.2 percent?

Lou Construction is looking at a new system with an installed cost of $411,500. This cost will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the project’s seven-year life, at the end of which the system is expected to be sold for $35,000 cash. No bonus depreciation will be taken. The system will save the firm $129,400 per year in pretax operating costs, and the system requires an initial investment in net working capital of $22,500. All of the net working capital will be recovered at the end of the project. The tax rate is 23 percent and the discount rate is 13.2 percent. What is the net present value of this project?

Tidewater Fishing has a current beta of 1.16. The market risk premium is 6.8 percent and the risk-free rate of return is 2.9 percent. By how much will the cost of equity increase if the company expands its operations such that the company beta rises to 1.18?

What is the standard deviation of the returns on a stock given the following information? State of Economy Probability of State of Economy Rate of Return if State Occurs Boom .08 .171 Normal .70 .076 Recession .22 .017

Harper Motors sells 39 cars per month at an average price of $24,920. The carrying cost per car is $158 and the fixed order cost is $694. How many orders should the company place per year?

Overland purchased $387,950 of fixed assets that are classified as three-year property for MACRS. The MACRS rates are .3333, .4445, .1481, and .0741 for Years 1 to 4, respectively. What is the amount of the depreciation expense in Year 3 assuming no bonus depreciation is taken?