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If a firm’s beta is 1.3, the risk-free rate is 4.5%, and the expected return on the market is 12.5%, what will be the firm’s cost of equity using the CAPM approach?

A firm with a 13.5 percent cost of capital is evaluating two projects for this year’s capital budget.  The projects’ expected after-tax cash flows are as follows: Year: 0 1 2 3 Project X: -$4,000 $2,000 $1,300 $2,100 Project Y: -$4,000 $1,500 $1,400 $2,100 If Projects X and Y are mutually exclusive, which one(s) should the firm adopt?

A firm with a 10 percent cost of capital is considering a project for this year’s capital budget.  The project’s expected after-tax cash flows are as follows: Year: 0 1 2 3 4 Cash flow: -$15,000 $5,300 $5,100 $6,300 $6,300 Calculate the project’s discounted payback period.

A firm with a 10 percent cost of capital is considering a project for this year’s capital budget.  The project’s expected after-tax cash flows are as follows: Year: 0 1 2 3 4 Cash flow: -$5,000 $2,100 $2,300 $2,500 $2,400 Calculate the project’s profitability index (PI).

A firm with a 10.5 percent cost of capital is considering a project for this year’s capital budget.  The project’s expected after-tax cash flows are as follows: Year: 0 1 2 3 4 Cash flow: -$5,000 $1,800 $2,400 $2,300 $2,300 Calculate the project’s internal rate of return (IRR).

A firm with a 13 percent cost of capital is considering a project for this year’s capital budget.  The project’s expected after-tax cash flows are as follows: Year: 0 1 2 3 4 Cash flow: -$13,000 $5,600 $5,300 $6,400 $4,200 Calculate the project’s discounted payback period.

Kuhn Microcomputers is considering the following independent projects for the coming year: Project RequiredInvestment ExpectedRate of Return Risk X $8 million 12.5% High Y   6 million   9.0% Average Z   3 million   7.5% Low Kuhn’s WACC is 10 percent, but it adjusts for risk by adding 2 percent to the WACC for high-risk projects and subtracting 2 percent for low-risk projects.  Which project(s) should Kuhn accept assuming it faces no capital constraints?

The problem of multiple IRRs generally occurs when:

Liberty Services is now at the end of the final year of a project. The equipment originally cost $22,500, of which 75% has been depreciated. The firm can sell the used equipment today for $6,000, and its tax rate is 40%. What is the equipment’s after-tax salvage value for use in a capital budgeting analysis? Note that if the equipment’s final market value is less than its book value, the firm will receive a tax credit as a result of the sale.

A firm with a 12.5 percent cost of capital is considering a project for this year’s capital budget.  The project’s expected after-tax cash flows are as follows: Year: 0 1 2 3 4 Cash flow: -$8,000 $3,700 $3,800 $3,900 $2,500 Calculate the project’s payback period.