2024 – 1 Anderson Systems is considering a project that has the following cash flow and WACC

 

1.  Anderson Systems is considering a project that has the following cash flow and WACC data. What is the project’s NPV? Note that if a project’s expected NPV is negative, it should be rejected.

WACC:  9.00%

Year                     0                  1            2          3       

Cash flows       -$1,000            $500    $500    $500 (Points : 2) 

       $265.65

        $278.93

        $292.88

        $307.52

 

2.  Teall Development Company hired you as a consultant to help them estimate its cost of capital. You have been provided with the following data: D1 = $1.45; P0 = $22.50; and g = 6.50% (constant). Based on the DCF approach, what is the cost of common from retained earnings? (Points : 2) 

       11.10%

        11.68%

        12.30%

        12.94%

 

3.  Bosio Inc.’s perpetual preferred stock sells for $97.50 per share and it pays an $8.50 annual dividend. If the company were to sell a new preferred issue, it would incur a flotation cost of 4.00% of the price paid by investors. What is the company’s cost of preferred stock for use in calculating the WACC? (Points : 2) 

       8.72%

        9.08%

        9.44%

        9.82%

 

4.  A company’s perpetual preferred stock currently sells for $92.50 per share, and it pays an $8.00 annual dividend. If the company were to sell a new preferred issue, it would incur a flotation cost of 5.00% of the issue price. What is the firm’s cost of preferred stock? (Points : 2) 

       7.81%

        8.22%

        8.65%

        9.10%

 

5.  O’Brien Inc. has the following data:  rRF = 5.00%; RPM = 6.00%; and b = 1.05. What is the firm’s cost of common from retained earnings based on the CAPM? (Points : 2) 

       11.30%

        11.64%

        11.99%

        12.35%

 

6.  No conflict will exist between the NPV and IRR methods, when used to evaluate two equally risky but mutually exclusive projects, if the projects’ cost of capital exceeds the rate at which the projects’ NPV profiles cross. (Points : 2) 

       True

        False

 

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