Use the following information to determine the net profit margin.  Total assets  $   200,000.00 Total liabilities          85,000.00 Total equity        115,000.00 Sales        580,000.00 Cost of goods sold        360,000.00 Net income          31,320.00 Enter your answer rounded to 3 decimal places.  In other words, if your answer is 6.0589%, enter 0.0606.  If your answer is 8.1418%, enter 0.0814.

If two firms have identical net profit margins and identical total asset turnover ratios, the firm with the lower equity multiplier will have a higher return on equity.

Use the following information to determine the net profit margin.  Total assets  $   250,000.00 Total liabilities        110,000.00 Total equity        140,000.00 Sales        640,000.00 Cost of goods sold        450,000.00 Net income          43,520.00 Enter your answer rounded to 3 decimal places.  In other words, if your answer is 6.0589%, enter 0.0606.  If your answer is 8.1418%, enter 0.0814.

According to the trade-off theory of capital structure, the optimal capital structure is found by balancing the additional gains from leverage against the added costs from financial distress.

Which of the following is NOT an important characteristic of Hill Country Snack Foods (HCSF)?

Which of the following does NOT affect a company’s Free Cash Flow (FCF)?

Use the cash flows for years 0-7 to calculate the Internal Rate of Return (or IRR) for Project Beryl.  WACC 8% CF 0          (208,000) CF 1              46,000 CF 2              43,000 CF 3              42,000 CF 4              41,000 CF 5              39,000 CF 6              37,000 CF 7              33,000

If the estimated cost of equity is 7.34%, the estimated cost of debt is 6.20%, the tax rate is 12.10% and the market value of debt and equity is 58 million and 42 million, respectively, what is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for the firm?

If the estimated cost of equity is 4.46%, the estimated cost of debt is 3.00%, the tax rate is 11.70% and the market value of debt and equity is 28 million and 72 million, respectively, what is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for the firm?

If two firms have identical net profit margins and identical total asset turnover ratios, the firm with the higher equity multiplier will have a higher return on equity.