he important objectives to a public limited company in order to maximize s

Q: What do entrepreneurs do that distinguishes them from any other person involved in the business?

A: A business is an enterprise entity or an organisation which is present to carry out a variety of act...

Q: Just in preparation for his retirement, a man intended to invest today into a bank with an interest ...

A: Nominal interest rate is interest without considering the impact of the compounding and is less annu...

Q: Bulldogs Inc. expects earnings before interest and taxes of P2,500,000 for the coming year.  The fir...

A: Tax rate is 25% To Find: Dividend payout ratio

Q: A new automotive "dry paint" separation process is environmentally friendly and is expected to save ...

A: Payback period refers to the amount of time taken or required by an investment to recover its initia...

Q: You want to be able to withdraw $35,000 from your account each year for 20 years after you retire. Y...

A: Solution:- When an equal amount is withdrawn or deposited each period for a number of periods, it is...

Q: (Related to Checkpoint 4.2) (Capital structure analysis) The liabilities and owners' equity for Camp...

A: Borrowings are the loan which is taken by the individual to meet its financial requirements. The mor...

Q: When calculating interest on loans with terms of days, there are two methods. Ordinary interest use...

A: Ordinary interest is a simple interest that uses 360  days as the equivalent number of days in a yea...

Q: Analyze and interpret the financial statements of MERALCO for 2018 and 2019. Use at least two ratios...

A: Financial ratios are indispensable part of financial word. There are various types of financial rati...

Q: 12. Tony's Towing borrows $17,250, at 7.5% interest, for 320 days. If the bank uses the exact intere...

A: Solution:- When an amount is borrowed from bank, bank charges interest on it. In exact interest meth...

Q: The current zero-coupon yield curve for risk-free bonds is as follows What is the price per $100 fac...

A: Zero coupon bond A zero coupon bond is a bond that makes no periodic coupon payments. At the end of ...

Q: Darren Mack owns the Gas n’ Go convenience store and gas station. After hearing a marketing lecture,...

A: Given, The cost of each pump is $95,000 Customers increased to 12000 per year Number of pumps instal...

Q: (DuPont analysis) Garwryk, Inc., which is financed with debt and equity, presently has a debt ratio ...

A: Solution : Given, Debt ratio = 76 percent   Now, Calculating the firm's equity multiplier , Formula,...

Q: Assume that you have just won the lottery. Lotto officials offered you the choice of two alternative...

A: Solution:- Every rational individual will select that option, the present value of which is higher. ...

Q: Suppose that General Motors Acceptance Corporation issued a bond with 10 years until maturity, a fac...

A: Par value of bond (FV) = $1000 Coupon rate = 7.9% Coupon amount (C) = 1000*0.079 = $79 Years to matu...

Q: tains a cash buffer for unexpected cash outlays for the year amounting to 3,000. Bank of WildPUS cha...

A: Company needs to maintain the cash amount so that company do not have any problem in smooth flow ope...

Q: Arnold Inc. is considering a proposal to manufacture​ high-end protein bars used as food supplements...

A: Net present value (NPV) is the value of all the cash flow of the investment (positive and negative) ...

Q: ne company's total sales are million. (Round to one decimal

A: Dupont analysis refers to the framework established by the Dupont corporation for analyzing the perf...

Q: If the discount rate is 8 percent, then the projects NPV is $. (Round to the nearest dollar.)

A: Net present value (NPV) of an investment refers to the variance between the initial investment or pr...

Q: The current zero-coupon yield curve for risk-free bonds is as follows: . What is the price per $100 ...

A: YTM for maturity 2 years (r) = 5.47% n = 2 years Face value (F) = $100

Q: National Co. is a firm that is experiencing rapid growth. Lately, the firm paid a dividend of P5.90....

A: D0 = P 5.90 D1 = 5.90(1.19) = P 7.021 D2 = 5.90(1.19)^2 = P 8.35499 D3 = 5.90(1.19)^3 = P 9.94244 Af...

Q: You want to be able to withdraw $35,000 from your account each year for 20 years after you retire. Y...

A: Amount to withdraw (W) = $35000 for m = 20 years Let the annual deposit = D Number of deposits (n) =...

Q: Baby Benefits Baby Benefits (BB) has a new baby powder ready to take to market.   If the firm goes...

A: We will calculate the amount of profit taking the factor of research has been taken and when the res...

Q: hay spent 22 years working in a car manufacturer before going to school to pursue a career as a aram...

A: Money grow with deposit and also with the compounding interest that is being accumulated over the pe...

Q: A fund manager is considering three mutual funds. The first is a stock fund, the second is a long-te...

A: Given: Risk free rate 8%   Particulars Return Standard deviation Stock fund 20.00% 30.00% B...

Q: A B C D E F 1 A В C D 1 Market Capitalization, in millions YUM ZTS AAPL Market (OEX) 4 3 31/01/18 28...

A: Stock prices fluctuate over time due to various factors. Variance means changes in a particular vari...

Q: TOPIC: ENGINEERING ECONOMICS SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION: Solve each problem NEATLY and SYSTEMATICALLY. Sho...

A: Solution:- When money is invested somewhere, it earns interest and the maturity value at end includi...

Q: What is the (annualized) mean return for each stock and the market i. Arithmetic ii. geometric

A: Given: Date YUM ZTS AAPL Market 31/01/18 84.59 76.73 87.3 1251.42 28/02/18 81.38 80.86 75.74 ...

Q: Bulldogs Inc. expects earnings before interest and taxes of P2,500,000 for the coming year. The firm...

A: Residual Dividend Policy is the policy in which the earnings of the company are first used for the i...

Q: company is operating at full capacity, fixed assets are excluded in the computation of the amount of...

A: Step 1 Note: (AFN) Additional funds needed. Extra funds needed, or AFN is a term that refers to the ...

Q: Altoona Company is considering replacing a machine with a book value of P200,000, a remaining useful...

A: Given: Cost of machine = P320,000 Life = 4 Savings operating cost = P100,000 Tax = 40%

Q: he following is true? a. High assets turnover is being reflected by inefficiencies present in the m...

A: Company provides cash discounts to the customers to increase the sales and due to this amount blocke...

Q: Bulldogs Inc. deals with various clients throughout the city and is attempting to collect its accoun...

A: Let's find the interest amount first Interest rate (r) = 8%

Q: You plan to buy a common stock and hold if tor one year. You expect to receive both ₱150 and ₱260 fo...

A: Expected amount to be received after 1 year = P 150 and P 260 with equal probability r = Required re...

Q: You invest in bonds yielding an interest rate of 1.5 percent, utility stock yielding an interest rat...

A: Bonds yield rate is 1.5% Utility stock yield rate is 3.8% Bank certificate yield rate is 7.5% Total ...

Q: With interest at 4% compounded quarterly, how much will be required 8 years hence to repay a Php 350...

A: Payment required to be made after 8 years is calculated as future value of loan amount

Q: Lush Gardens Co. bought a new truck for $50,000. It paid $5,000 of this amount as a down payment and...

A: Cost of truck = $50,000 Down payment = $5000 Loan amount (PV) = 50,000-5000 = $45,000 Interest rate ...

Q: (Related to Checkpoint 4.3) (Profitability analysis) Last year the P. M. Postem Corporation had sale...

A: Solution:- Income statement is a part of financial statements which shows the profitability of the f...

Q: o encourage the managers to act in a way which is consistent with the objective of maximization of s...

A: In corporation shareholders are the owners and managers are who run the organization but due to agen...

Q: January 1, 200A, ABC Company sells to XYZ, a used transportation equipment, which was acquired at P8...

A: Initial amount of the note receivable = Down payment (If any)+Present value of face amount + Present...

Q: A research and development project at your company has a 40% chance of producing a breakthrough wort...

A: Expected Value is determined when various values can be created or provided by a project to have a s...

Q: Red Company financing has a total assets of P500,000 and total liabilities of P300,000 at the end of...

A: The company has limited liability which means the shareholders are liable to the extent of contribut...

Q: National Co. is considering the following independent, average-risk investment projects: Project Pro...

A: Given: Net income 5 Million   Project Size of project IRR V 1 Million 12.00% W 1.2 Million ...

Q: Which of the following is NOT a purpose of valuing financial securities? a. Valuation is used to pro...

A: The term securities range from stocks and bonds to derivative contracts of various types such as opt...

Q: Based on the given information, how much is the weighted average cost of capital?

A: Market value of ordinary shares = P 5 million Market value of long term debt = P 6.25 million Total ...

Q: ecently reported net income of P5,000,0000.  The firm has P40,000,000 total assets. Next year, Inc. ...

A: Out of the net income some part is paid as dividend and some part is retained with firm for future g...

Q: Here is Eric's credit card statement for the month of August. Transaction Date Transaction amount Au...

A: Here, Beginning Balance is $1,500.25 Purchase on Aug 10 is $68.09 Purchase on Aug 14 is $570.70 Purc...

Q: Dorpac Corporation has a dividend yield of 2.3%. ​Dorpac's equity cost of capital is 8.2%​, and its ...

A: The Gordon growth model states that the stock price can be calculated by discounting all the future ...

Q: Inc. uses Additional Funds Needed as a plug item. If the company had forecast its additional financi...

A: Retention ratio is calculated as ratio of retained earnings and net income. The retained earning can...

Q: The betas are identical when the projected rate of return of a security and the market are both equa...

A: Beta is sensitivity of stock return with overall market rate of return.

Q: In early​ 2018, Coca-Cola Company​ (KO) had a share price of $43.36​, and had paid a dividend of $1....

A: Solution:- Companies pay a part of their earnings to shareholders, which is known as dividend. Now, ...