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1. A piece of newly purchased industrial equipment costs $969,000 and is classif

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1. A piece of newly purchased industrial equipment costs $969,000 and is classified as seven-year property under MACRS. The MACRS depreciation schedule is shown in Table 10.7. Calculate the annual depreciation allowances and end-of-the-year book values for this equipment. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Suppose In a Found Ltd. just issued a dividend of $2.57 per share on its common stock. The company paid dividends of $2.10, $2.31, $2.38, and $2.49 per share in the last four years.

2. If the stock currently sells for $60, what is your best estimate of the company?s cost of equity capital using the arithmetic average growth rate in dividends? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

What if you use the geometric average growth rate? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

3. Mudvayne, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 10 years to maturity that is quoted at 110 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual payments and has an embedded cost of 8 percent annually.

What is the company?s pretax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculation and round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

If the tax rate is 35 percent, what is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

1. A piece of newly purchased industrial equipment costs $969,000 and is classified as seven-year property under MACRS. The MACRS depreciation schedule is shown in Table 10.7. Calculate the annual depreciation allowances and end-of-the-year book values for this equipment. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

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2. If the stock currently sells for $60, what is your best estimate of the company

Year Beginning Book Value Depreciation Ending book Value 1 969000               138,470.10                         830,529.90 2                               830,529.90               237,308.10                         593,221.80 3                               593,221.80               169,478.10                         423,743.70 4                               423,743.70               121,028.10                         302,715.60 5                               302,715.60                  86,531.70                         216,183.90 6                               216,183.90                  86,434.80                         129,749.10 7                               129,749.10                  86,531.70                           43,217.40 8                                  43,217.40                  43,217.40                                      0.00