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1. A company has preferred stock with a current market price of $18 per share. T

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1. A company has preferred stock with a current market price of $18 per share. The preferred stock pays an annual dividend of 4% based on a par value of $100. Flotation costs associated with the sale of preferred stock equal $1.50 per share. The company's marginal tax rate is 40%. Therefore, the cost of preferred stock is
A) 28.80%.
B) 24.24%.
C) 22.22%.
D) 14.55%.

2. The capital budgeting manager for XYZ Corporation, a very profitable high technology company, completed her analysis of Project A assuming 5-year depreciation. Her accountant reviews the analysis and changes the depreciation method to 3-year depreciation. This change will
A) increase the present value of the NCFs.
B) decrease the present value of the NCFs.
C) have no effect on the NCFs because depreciation is a non-cash expense.
D) only change the NCFs if the useful life of the depreciable asset is greater than 5 years.

3. Project C requires a net investment of $1,000,000 and has a payback period of 5.6 years. You analyze Project C and decide that Year 1 free cash flow is $100,000 too low, and Year 3 free cash flow is $100,000 too high. After making the necessary adjustments
A) the payback period for Project C will be longer than 5.6 years.
B) the payback period for Project C will be shorter than 5.6 years.
C) the IRR of Project C will increase.
D) the NPV of Project C will decrease.

4. Rent-to-Own Equipment Co. is considering a new inventory system that will cost $750,000. The system is expected to generate positive cash flows over the next four years in the amounts of $350,000 in year one, $325,000 in year two, $150,000 in year three, and $180,000 in year four. Rent-to-Own's required rate of return is 8%. What is the payback period of this project?
A) 4.00 years
B) 3.09 years
C) 2.91 years
D) 2.50 years
5. Zellars, Inc. is considering two mutually exclusive projects, A and B. Project A costs $95,000 and is expected to generate $65,000 in year one and $75,000 in year two. Project B costs $120,000 and is expected to generate $64,000 in year one, $67,000 in year two, $56,000 in year three, and $45,000 in year four. Zellars, Inc.'s required rate of return for these projects is 10%. The net present value for Project A is
A) $12,358.
B) $16,947.
C) $19,458.
D) $26,074.

Explanation / Answer

1. 24.24%