The Bakery is considering a new project it considers to be a little riskier than its current operations. Thus, management has decided to add an additional 1.2 percent to the company’s overall cost of capital when evaluating this project. The project has an initial cash outlay of $63,000 and projected cash inflows of $19,000 in Year 1, $34,000 in Year 2, and $28,000 in Year 3. The firm uses 33 percent debt and 67 percent common stock as its capital structure. The company’s cost of equity is 13.8 percent while the aftertax cost of debt for the firm is 5.7 percent. What is the projected net present value of the new project?

An investment earned annual returns of 7 percent, −32 percent, 11.5 percent, and 21.4 percent during the past four years. If you wish to know the compound annual rate of growth that the investment experienced, you should determine the ________, which equals ________ percent.

Xu Salon has a line of credit of $150,000 with an interest rate of 1.625 percent per quarter. The credit line requires that 2.25 percent of the unused portion of the credit line be deposited in a non-interest-bearing account as a compensating balance. Xu Salon’s short-term investments are earning .35 percent per quarter. If the line of credit goes unused all year, what is the effective annual interest rate on this arrangement? Assume any funds borrowed or invested use compound interest.

You own a house that you rent for $1,275 per month. The maintenance expenses on the house average $235 per month. The house cost $226,000 when you purchased it 4 years ago. A recent appraisal on the house valued it at $248,000. If you sell the house you will incur $19,840 in real estate fees. The annual property taxes are $2,850. You are deciding whether to sell the house or convert it for your own use as a professional office. What value should you place on this house when analyzing the option of using it as a professional office?

What is the variance of the returns on a portfolio comprised of $4,200 of Stock G and $5,300 of Stock H? State of Economy Probability of State of Economy Rate of Return if State Occurs Stock G Stock H Boom .18 .18 .08 Normal .82 .14 .11

The Whey Station is considering a project with an initial cost of $146,500 and cash inflows for Years 1 to 3 of $56,700, $68,500, and $71,200, respectively. What is the IRR?

A stock had returns of 11.18 percent, −15.37 percent,21.53 percent, 26.67 percent, and 9.93 percent over the past five years. What was the geometric average return for this stock?

A project has cash flows of –$343,200, $56,700, $138,500, and $245,100 for Years 0 to 3, respectively. The required rate of return is 10.5 percent. Based on the internal rate of return of _____ percent for this project, you should _____ the project.

The Sports Store has a $230,000 line of credit that requires 1.5 percent of the unused portion of the credit line be deposited in a non-interest-bearing account as a compensating balance. The interest rate on the borrowed funds is 2.05 percent per quarter. The Sports Store’s short-term investments are paying 1.5 percent per quarter. What is the effective annual interest rate on the line of credit if the entire credit line is borrowed for one year? Assume any funds borrowed or invested use compound interest.

The Oil Derrick has an overall cost of equity of 12.7 percent and a beta of 1.13. The firm is financed solely with common stock. The risk-free rate of return is 4.8 percent. What is an appropriate cost of capital for a division within the firm that has an estimated beta of 1.16?