Utah Technologies, a mobile technology provider,  just paid a dividend of 1.35 per share. The company plans to increase its dividends by 3% each year for the next 5 years, then reduce the annual increase to 1.5% in perpetuity. If the required rate of return of a Utah Technologies investor is 12%, what will a share of stock sell for today? Please choose the answer from the options below that best matches your answer.   This Problem Counts 3 Points

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Finance Problem Counts 3 Points IBM’s dividend payments from 2018 – 2020: Year Dividend Amount 2018 $4.00 2019 $4.20 2020 $4.41 It’s 2021, and IBM has just paid its 2020 dividend.  Using the table above, you want to estimate IBM’s current stock price. Assuming historical dividend growth is a reasonable proxy for the future, you estimate that IBM will continue to grow its dividends, forever, at the same rate it has demonstrated over the past 3 years.  If the required rate of return on this stock is 10 percent, what is the current stock price?  (Round to 2 decimal places)

All Exotic Rental Problems Count 4 Points Each Exotic Rentals has four independent projects under consideration each with a required rate of return of 14%.  The total projects budget is $800,000. A table showing the investments and projected free cash flows follows: NOTE: If using Excel Investments should be entered as negative numbers.   Project/Year Maserati Lamborghini Ferrari BMW i8 Coupe 0 (investment) $150,380 $221,320 $286,550 $175,500 1 $40,000 $85,000 $100,000 $52,000 2 $80,000 $110,000 $125,000 $90,000 3 $60,000 $110,000 $125,000 $90,000 4 $60,000 $92,000 $125,000 $70,000 5 $95,000 $125,000 $150,000 $135,000 No additional cash flows are expected from any of the five projects after year 5. Year 5 cash flow includes rentals and auction of the exotic vehicles into the secondary car market.  Which of the 4 projects has the highest IRR?  The correct answer was determined using an Excel spreadsheet. Take answer to at least two decimal positions.

Compared to Junk Bonds (CCC), Investment Grade Bonds (AAA) typically offer __________  yields because they are __________  risky.

Continuing with Charley & Waldo, what was the total NPV calculated in the problem above for the Catch Air project? NOTE: This should be the NPV you you should have used to make your decision between Zip and Catch Air. Enter your answer in exactly this format: xxx,xxx (example: 174,059)

Possible consequences of climate change include ___________________________.

Problem Counts 5 Points Authentic Products is a maker of authentic metal toys sold in elite Toy Stores and by catalog in the US and Western Europe. Authentic Products  was started in January 2017 and an Equity Capital firm  has expressed an interest acquiring the company. Authentic’s CFO has developed a set of financial projections which are summarized in the table below (all amounts are in $000).   2022     2023     2024     2025     2026 2027 EBIT $500 $400 $400 $1,700 $2,800 $4,200 Capital Expenditures $400 $600 $1000 $1000 $800 $800 Changes in Working Capital $400 $400 $200 $100 $100 ($100) Depreciation $80 $160 $205 $210 $220 $230   Beginning after year 2027 the annual growth in EBIT is expected to be 2.20%, a rate that is projected to be constant over Authentic’s remaining life as an enterprise. Beginning after 2027 Authentic’s capital expenditures and depreciation are expected to offset each other (capex – depreciation = 0) and year to year changes in working capital are expected to be zero (working capital levels remain constant year over year). For discounting purposes consider 2022 as year 1. Assume a tax rate of 21% and a cost of capital of 7.25% Determine the company valuation of Authenic Products using the NPV method and the cash flow information provided above. The answer to this question was determined in Excel. Your answer may deviate slightly (if you are using a calculator) depending upon differences in truncation and rounding.  Answers below are in $000.

Lane Robertson, CFO of Carter Electric, was asked by the CEO to do an estimate of the firm’s Free Cash Flow for FY2022. After some analysis Lane developed the following data: the tax loss carry forward into FY2022 will be -$1,280,000; the EBIT is projected to be $2,750,000 (profit); the tax rate will be 21%; and the estimated depreciation and amortization expense for FY2022 will be $622,000. For FY2022 working capital is expected to decrease by $150,000; and the expected capital expenditures for FY2022 will be $566,000. The firm will not be raising any capital nor distributing any earning in FY2022. Using the method explained to him 10 years earlier by his college professor, Dr. Jayaraman, and the data he developed, his projection of Free Cash Flow should be ____________. Round your answer to the nearest $1000.

This Problem Counts 4 Points Charley & Waldo’s World of Wonder is a science-oriented children’s museum. The museum has a “free” section where children have unlimited use science oriented exhibits and a premium section where children (or their parents) pay on a per exhibit basis. For example one of the premium exhibits is a narrated demonstration of “Tesla Balls”. Revenue earned on premium exhibits is tracked separately for each exhibit. Charley and Waldo are considering expanding their premium area and are looking at adding a new exhibit. They plan to only add one new exhibit. After viewing a number of ideas suggested by high school science teachers and children psychologists, they have narrowed the list down to two alternatives. The investment required and the anticipated free cash flow for each alternative is shown in the table below. Zip is a demonstration of friction and air resistance; and Catch Air is an inverted wind tunnel that allows children to float in air as if they are flying. If Charley and Waldo believe that the NPV technique is the best in terms of selecting capital projects, which project should they pick. In answering this question assume that the cost of capital is 6.5%. The Zip attraction will have a useful life of 6 years with zero salvage value, Catch Air would have a useful life of 3 years with zero salvage value.   Year Zip Catch Air Investment -600,000 -650,000 1 250,000 300000 2 225,000 300000 3 175,000 250000 4 100,000 ——- 5 100,000 ——- 6 75000 ——-