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Selected financial data for Irvington Company appear below: Account Balances Beg

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Selected financial data for Irvington Company appear below:

Account Balances
Beginning
of year End of
year
Preferred stock $125,000 $125,000
Common stock 300,000 400,000
Retained earnings 75,000 185,000

During the year, the company paid dividends of $10,000 on its preferred stock. The company's net income for the year was $120,000. The company's return on common stockholders' equity for the year is closest to:



a. 17%.

b. 19%.

c. 23%.

d. 25%.


Selected financial data for Barnstable Company appear below:

19x9 19x8
(in thousands)
Sales $1,500 $1,200
Operating Expenses 450 400
Interest Expense 75 30
Cost of Goods Sold 900 720
Dividends Declared and Paid 30 0

For 19x9, the gross margin as a percentage of sales was:



a. 5%.

b. 60%.

c. 10%.

d. 40%.


For 19x9, the net income before taxes as a percentage of sales was:



a. 10%.

b. 3%.

c. 8%.

d. 5%.

For 19x9, the net operating income as a percentage of sales was:



a. 70%.

b. 8%.

c. 10%.

d. 40%.

Boston Company is contemplating the purchase of a new machine on which the following information has been gathered:

Cost of the machine $38,900
Annual cash inflows expected $10,000
Salvage value $ 5,000
Life of the machine 6 years

The company's discount rate is 16%, and the machine will be depreciated using the straight-line method. Given these data, the machine has a net present value of:



a. -$26,100.

b. -$23,900.

c. $0.

d. +$26,100.


Information concerning the common stock of Morris Company as of the end of the company's fiscal year is presented below.

Number of shares outstanding 460,000
Par value per share $ 5.00
Dividends paid per share $ 6.00
Market price per share $ 54.00
Earnings per share $ 18.00

The dividend yield ratio is closest to:



a. 50.0%.

b. 33.3%.

c. 120.0%.

d. 11.1%.

Explanation / Answer

1.Option d.25% is the correct answer. 1.Return on common stockholders equity = Net Income/Average Common Stockholders' Equity                                                                 =$120,000/($375,000+585,000/2)                                                                  =$120,000/480,000                                                                  =0.25                                                                  =25% 2.Option d.40% is the correct answer. For 19x9 Sales                                                       $1,500 Less: Cost of goods sold                              900                                                                 _______ Gross Profit                                                 600                                                                ________ Gross Profit margin = Gross Profit/Net Sales                                = $600/$1,500                                =  0.4                                =  40% 3.Option a. 10% is the correct answer. Sales                                         $1,500 Less: Cost of goods sold                900                                              _________ Gross Profit                                   600 Less:Operating expense                 450                                              __________ Income before tax and interest        150 Net income before taxes as a percentage of sales was = 150/1,500 *100                                                                                   =10% 4.Net operating income as a percentage of sales Option c . 10% is the correct answer. 150/1,500 * 100 = 10% 5.Option c $0 is the correct answer. Year                Cash flows                PV Factor at 16%                         NPV 0                          ($38,900)                        1                                  ($38,900) 1                      $10,000                        0.8621                                    8,621 2                      $10,000                         0.7432                                   7,432 3                      $10,000                         0.6407                                   6,407 4                       $10,000                         0.5523                                  5.523 5                       $10,000                        0.4761                                    4,761 6                       $10,000 +5,000            0.4104                                    6,156                                                                                                          _________                                                                                                            Net Present Value                                                                               $ 0                                                                                                         __________      6.Option b . 33.3% is the correct answer. Dividend Yield Ratio = Annual Dividend/Current Stock Price Dividends expressed as a rate of return on the market price of the stock. Dividend Yield Ratio = $18/$54                                  =1/3                                   =33.3%                                  
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