Chapter P3, Problem 4Q

A risky $ 1,000 investment is expected to generate the following cash flows: Year                               1                     2                       3                $600              $600             $600 a. If the firm's cost capital is 10 percent, should the investment be made? b. An alternative use for the $1,000 is a three-year U.S. Treasury note that pays $50 annually and repays the $1,000 at maturity for an annual risk-free return of 5 percent. Management believes that the cash inflows from the risky investment are only equivalent to 70 percent of the certain investment. Does this information alter the decision in (a)?

Kingston, Inc. management is considering purchasing a new machine at a cost of $4,255,072. They expect this equipment to produce cash flows of $805,039, $846,614, $968,835, $1,060,543, $1,166,140, and $1,171,713 over the next six years. If the appropriate discount rate is 15 percent, what is the NPV of this investment? (Enter negative amounts using negative sign e.g. -45.25. Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.) The NPV is $

The management of Kawneer North America is considering investing in a new facility and the following cash flows are expected to result from the investment: Year Cash Outflow Cash Inflow 1 $1,900,000 $100,000 2      550,000   200,000 3     360,000 4      480,000 5      510,000 6      600,000 7      590,000 8      300,000 9      250,000 10      250,000 a. what is the payback period of this uneven cash flow? b. does your answer change if year 10's cash inflow changes to $500,000?

Suppose that the treasurer of IBM has an extra cash reserve of $100, 000, 000 to invest for six months. The interest rate is 9 percent per annum in the United States and 8 percent per annum in Germany. Currently, the spot exchange rate is €1.12 per dollar and the six-month forward exchange rate is €1.10 per dollar. The treasurer of IBM does not wish to bear any exchange risk. Where should he or she invest to maximize the return?

A firm needs a total P30 million in new cash for transaction purposes. The annual interest rate on marketable securities is 12% and the brokerage fee cost per transaction of selling securities to replenish cash is P1,000. Which of the following is closest to the firm’s optimal average cash balance?

The management of Kawneer North America is considering investing in a new facility and the following cash flows are expected to result from the investment: Year Cash Outflow Cash Inflow 1 $1,900,000   $105,000   2 555,000   205,000   3   355,000   4   475,000   5   505,000   6   595,000   7   590,000   8   295,000   9   255,000   10   255,000   A. What is the payback period of this uneven cash flow? Round your answer to 2 decimal places. fill in the blank 1 years B. Does your answer change if year 10's cash inflow changes to $500,000? The answer for part A     if the cash inflow in year 10 changes to $500,000.

You are evaluating a proposed expansion of an existing subsidiary located in Switzerland. The cost of the expansion would be SF 16 million. The cash flows from the project would be SF 4.5 million per year for the next five years. The dollar required return is 13 percent per year, and the current exchange rate is SF 1.10. The going rate on Eurodollars is 4 percent per year. It is 2 percent per year on Swiss francs.    a. Convert the projected franc flows into dollar flows and calculate the NPV. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions, rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 1,234,567.89.) b-1. What is the required return on franc flows? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b-2. What is the NPV of the project in Swiss francs? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions, rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g.,…

A project starts with an initial capital outflow of RM450,000 in exchange for the following likely cash flows: State of Economy Probability End of Year 1 (RM) End of Year 2 (RM) Recession 18% 150,000 250,000 Normal 60% 350,000 450,000 Boom 22% 550,000 100,000 Assume that the economy will be in the same condition in the second year as it was in the first. The discounted rate of return is 15 percent. There is no taxation or inflation.i) Calculate the expected Net Present Value (NPV). ii) Calculate the standard deviation of Net Present Value (NPV).

Drysdale Co. (a U.S. firm) is considering a new project that would result in cash flows of 5 million Argentine pesos in 1 year under the most likely economic and political conditions. The spot rate of the Argentina peso in 1 year is expected to be $.40 based on these conditions. However, it wants to also account for the 10 percent probability of a political crisis in Argentina, which would change the expected cash flows to 4 million Argentine pesos in 1 year. In addition, it wants to account for the 20 percent probability that the exchange rate may only be $.36 at the end of 1 year. These two forms of country risk are independent. Drysdale’s required rate of return is 25 percent and its initial outlay for this project is $1.4 million. Show the distribution of possible outcomes for the project’s net present value (NPV).