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Moxie, Incorporated, has annual sales of $564,000, current assets of $276,000, and net working capital of $192,000. Assume the firm is operating at full capacity and that all costs, net working capital, and fixed assets vary directly with sales. The debt-equity ratio and the dividend payout ratio will be held constant. If sales are projected to increase by 6 percent next year, what is next year’s pro forma value for current liabilities?

Your anticipated wedding is three years from today. You don’t know who your spouse will be but you do know that you are saving $10,000 today and $17,000 one year from today for this purpose. You also plan to pay the final $12,000 of anticipated costs on your wedding day. At a discount rate of 5.5 percent, what is the current cost of your upcoming wedding?

You want a seat on the board of directors of Zeph, Incorporated. The company has 205,000 shares of stock outstanding and the stock sells for $78 per share. There are currently 5 seats up for election. If the company uses cumulative voting, how much will it cost you to guarantee that you will be elected to the board?

Powell’s has net income for the most recent year of $24,650 and a combined federal and state tax rate of 24 percent. The firm paid $1,800 in total interest expense and deducted $2,900 in depreciation expense. What was the cash coverage ratio for the year?

One of your customers has just made a purchase in the amount of $20,800. You have agreed to payments of $375 per month and will charge a monthly interest rate of 1.17 percent. How many months will it take for the account to be paid off?

An insurance annuity offers to pay you $1,000 per quarter for 20 years. If you want to earn a rate of return of 6.5 percent compounded quarterly, what is the most you are willing to pay as a lump sum today to obtain this annuity?

You recently purchased a restaurant that had equal market and book values. The purchase included the building, fixtures, and inventory. Which one of the following would be most likely to cause the market value of the restaurant to fall below its book value?

This morning you purchased a stock that just paid an annual dividend of $2.40 per share. You require a return of 9.9 percent and the dividend will increase at an annual growth rate of 3.3 percent. If you sell this stock in three years, what will your capital gain be?

The entire repayment of a(n) _____ loan is calculated by computing one single future value.

A newly issued bond has a coupon rate of 5 percent and semiannual interest payments. The bonds are currently priced at par. The effective annual rate provided by these bonds must be: