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Brutus Buckeye Co. is expected to generate the below free cash flows over the next four years, after which they are expected to grow at a rate of 6% per year. If the weighted average cost of capital is 12% and the company has cash of $80 million, debt of $60 million, and 30 million shares outstanding, what is the company’s total market capitalization? (reminder: market capitalization = price per share * number of shares outstanding) Year 1 2 3 4 Free Cash Flow $8 million $10 million $22 million $24 million

Repetition typically strengthens what type of memory?

Brutus Buckeye Co announces the existence of substantial new oil reserves. The exploitation of these reserves is expected to increase the company’s free cash flow by $100 million per year for eight years. If investors had not been expecting this news, what is the most likely effect on the company’s stock price upon the announcement, given that the company has 80 million shares outstanding, no debt, and an equity cost of capital of 11%?

Supreme Industries issues the following announcement to holders of an issue of callable, convertible notes: “Prior to the close of business on May 17, 2008, holders may convert their Notes into shares of Supreme Industries common stock at 33.25 shares of Supreme Industries common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes. Cash will be paid in lieu of fractional shares. On April 16, 2008, the last reported sale price of Supreme Industries common stock on the NYSE was $21.60 per share.”   If on May 17, Supreme Industries is trading as $24.60, what is the value of common stock a holder of a $1,000 note would receive?

Given the following information: Risk-free rate = 4% Expected market return = 9% Beta of Stock A = 1.5 Beta of Stock B = 0.7   Calculate the expected return for both stocks and identify which stock is expected to perform better.

Global aphasia is associated with less damage to the left hemisphere than is Broca’s aphasia.

The cash flow effect from a change in Net Working Capital is always equal in size and opposite in sign to the changes in Net Working Capital.

 Investment A: Year:                    0                  1                2                3                4            5 Cash flow:          -$14,000     $6000        $6000        $6000        $6000    $6000   Investment B: Year:                    0                  1                2                3                4            5 Cash flow:          -$15,000     $7000        $7000        $7000        $7000    $7000   Investment C: Year:                    0                  1                2                3                4            5 Cash flow:          -$18,000     $12,000     $2000        $2000        $2000    $2000   The cash flows for three projects are shown above. The cost of capital is 9.5%. Even though we know the payback period is an unreliable investment decision rule, suppose an investor decides to take projects with a payback period two years or less. Which of these projects would he take? 

Which valuation method would be best to use if you are looking to invest in a start-up company that took on debt to spend a significant amount on upfront CapEx and has high growth potential?

Individuals with which condition experience personality changes and disinhibition much earlier than persons with Alzheimer’s disease?