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Yesteryear Productions is considering a project with an initial costs of $318,000. The firm maintains a debt-equity ratio of .60 and has a flotation cost of debt of 5.2 percent and a flotation cost of equity of 11.1 percent. The firm has sufficient internally generated equity to cover the equity cost of this project. What is the initial cost of the project including the flotation costs?

Travis & Sons has a capital structure that is based on 45 percent debt, 5 percent preferred stock, and 50 percent common stock. The pretax cost of debt is 8.3 percent, the cost of preferred is 9.2 percent, and the cost of common stock is 15.4 percent. The tax rate is 21 percent. A project is being considered that is equally as risky as the overall company. This project has initial costs of $287,000 and annual cash inflows of $91,000, $248,000, and $145,000 over the next three years, respectively. What is the projected net present value of this project?

You are considering two independent projects. Project A has an initial cost of $125,000 and cash inflows of $46,000, $79,000, and $51,000 for Years 1 to 3, respectively. Project B costs $135,000 with expected cash inflows for Years 1 to 3 of $50,000, $30,000, and $100,000, respectively. The required return for both projects is 16 percent. Based on IRR, you should:

The relevant discount rate is 14 percent for a project with cash flows of −$9,200, $4,600, $3,300, and $3,800 for Years 0 to 3, respectively. What is the profitability index?

You are considering two mutually exclusive projects. Project A has cash flows of −$125,000, $51,400, $52,900, and $63,300 for Years 0 to 3, respectively. Project B has cash flows of −$85,000, $23,100, $28,200, and $69,800 for Years 0 to 3, respectively. Project A has a required return of 9 percent while Project B’s required return is 11 percent. Should you accept or reject these mutually exclusive projects based on IRR analysis?

Scott is considering a project that will produce cash inflows of $2,900 per year for 3 years. The required rate of return is 15.4 percent and the initial cost is $6,800. What is the discounted payback period?

A stock had returns of 12.4 percent, 16.6 percent, 10.2 percent, 19.0 percent, −15.7 percent, and 6.3 percent over the last six years. What is the geometric average return on the stock for this period?

Home & More is considering a project with cash flows of −$368,000, $133,500, −$35,600, $244,700, and $258,000 for Years 0 to 4, respectively. Should this project be accepted based on the combination approach to the modified internal rate of return if both the discount rate and the reinvestment rate are 14.6 percent? Why or why not?

What is the expected return on this portfolio? Stock Expected Return Number of Shares Price per Share A −.02 1,400 $15.57 B .11 2,800 $57.08 C .05 3,600 $27.75

A stock has a beta of 1.08 and an expected return of 13.2 percent. A risk-free asset currently earns 1.2 percent. The beta of a portfolio comprised of these two assets is .94. What percentage of the portfolio is invested in the stock?