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Kroencke Freight is saving money to build a new loading platform. Three years ago, they set aside $23,000 for this purpose. Today, that account is worth $31,406. What annually compounded rate of interest is the firm earning on this investment?

Stoneheart Group is expected to pay a dividend of $3.15 next year. The company’s dividend growth rate is expected to be 4 percent indefinitely and investors require a return of 11.6 percent on the company’s stock. What is the stock price?

Naples Corporation has an unfunded pension liability of $327 million that must be paid in 16 years. What is the present value of this liability at a discount rate of 6.24 percent, compounded annually?

Castaneda Accounting has sales of $332,700, cost of goods sold of $221,800, inventory $13,700, accounts receivable of $22,400, and accounts payable of $11,900. How many days of sales are in receivables?

Twelve years ago, your parents set aside $8,000 to help fund your college education. Today, that fund is valued at $23,902. What annually compounded rate of interest is being earned on this account?

Assume a firm with sales of $28,400 is currently operating at 98 percent of capacity. The firm currently has fixed assets of $16,900 and total assets of $24,600. Next year, sales are projected to increase to $35,000. What is the projected addition to fixed assets?

A company has $1,329 in inventory, $4,764 in net fixed assets, $622 in accounts receivable, $270 in cash, $570 in accounts payable, and $5,359 in equity. What is the company’s long-term debt?

Gehle Corporation pays a constant annual dividend of $.63 per share. The stock is priced at $5.38 per share. If your required rate of return is 11 percent per year, should you buy the stock? Why or why not?

Kerch Company had beginning net fixed assets of $216,558, ending net fixed assets of $211,722, and depreciation of $40,471. During the year, the company sold fixed assets with a book value of $8,038. How much did the company purchase in new fixed assets?

Zeng Systems is currently operating at full capacity. The firm, has sales of $47,000, current assets of $5,100, current liabilities of $6,200, net fixed assets of $51,500, and a net profit margin of 5 percent. The firm has no long-term debt and does not plan on acquiring any. The firm does not pay any dividends. Sales are expected to increase by 3 percent next year. If all assets, short-term liabilities, and costs vary directly with sales, how much additional equity financing is required for next year?