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This question is worth 30 points. Please use the Excel file…

This question is worth 30 points. Please use the Excel file to finish this question: Template_Final exam essay question Makeup 24.xlsx Here are the details of the question:  BMBA 9460 group is carrying out a set of analysis to decide whether to start a new company called MBA Starters Inc (MS). If we start MS in 2024, MS will have no sales in 2024. MS is expected to have sales of $150 million in 2025 and the sales will grow at the rate of 25% in 2026; 30% in 2027; 10% in 2028; and 2% from 2029 on forever. We expect that net income will be 48% of sales (based on the estimation that EBIT to be 60% of sales and we have to pay a corporate tax rate of 20%). We expect that increases in net working capital requirements to be 9% of any increase in sales, capital expenditures to be 7% of sales, and depreciation expenses to be 6% of sales. The weighted average cost of capital is estimated to be 13%. To start the company, we need to invest $600 million at the end of 2024. As a potential CEO, would you recommend us to start the new company based on the NPV? What’s the potential value of this decision? (hint: The potential value can be measured using the NPV of the project.) If we are planning for an IPO at the beginning of 2025 to sell all the equity for 20 million shares, what is the fair price for each share of our company stock? What’s the internal rate of return (IRR) of the project assuming that we invest and sell the firm at the beginning of 2030? Would you recommend us to start the new company based on the IRR? More specifically, (2 points) the sales in 2030 is calculated as __________× _________ = __________; (2 points) the net income in 2029 is calculated as __________× _________ = __________; (2 points) the depreciation in 2028 is calculated as __________× _________ = __________; (2 points) the capital expenditure in 2027 is calculated as __________× _________ = __________; (3 points) the increase in the net working capital in 2026 is calculated as __________________________________________ = __________; (3 points) the free cash flow in 2025 is calculated as ___________________________________________________________ = __________; (3 points) the terminal firm value at the beginning of 2030 is calculated as     ___________________________________________________________ = __________;   (3 points) the total firm value at the beginning of 2025 is calculated as     ___________________________________________________________ = __________;   (2 points) the fair stock price at the IPO is calculated as   ________________________________________________________ = __________per share; (3 points) the NPV of this project before we make any investment is calculated as (You can either write the formula for the NPV calculation or the financial keys that you use to calculate the NPV here.)     ___________________________________________________________ = __________;     (1 point) based on this NPV, we ___________________(should or shouldn’t) start the new company.   (3 points) The internal rate of return (IRR) of the project assuming that we invest and sell the firm at the beginning of 2030 is ___________________________%. (1 point) based on this IRR, we ___________________(should or shouldn’t) start the new company. If you have used the Excel Template file, please upload your finished Excel file at the end of the exam for this question.  If you haven’t used the Excel file, you can also type your answer for this question in the text field.  

B. Instead of watering with plain water, you add salt to the…

B. Instead of watering with plain water, you add salt to the water until it is saturated (holds no more salt), and water your plant with that. 1) What happens to the water potential in the soil, roots, leaves, and atmosphere? (“goes up” or “goes down” is fine).  2) Does water continue to move from the soil through the plant to the atmosphere? If not, what happens to prevent this from occurring?