Aaron's Rentals has 58,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a market price of $36 a share. The common stock just paid a $1.64 annual dividend and has a dividend growth rate of 2.8 %. There are 12,000 shares of 6 % preferred stock outstanding at a market price of $51 a share. Preferred stock pays a dividend of $6 a year The outstanding bonds mature in 17 years, have a total face value of $750,000, a face value per bond of $1,000, and a market price of $1,011 each. The bonds pay 8 % interest, semiannually. The tax rate is 34 %. What is the firm's weighted average cost of capital

Answer:

The firm's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 7.76%.

Explanation:

Note: Par value of the preferred stock is $100 but it is omitted in the question.

Market price share = (Dividend just paid (1 + Dividend growth rate)) / (Cost of equity – Dividend growth rate) ………………………………….. (1)

Substituting the relevant values into equation and solve for cost of equity, we have:

36 = (1.64 * (1 + 0.028)) / (Cost of equity – 0.028)

36 = 1.68592/ (Cost of equity – 0.028)

36(Cost of equity – 0.028) = 1.68592

36Cost of equity - 1.008 = 1.68592

36Cost of equity = 11.68592 + 1.008

Cost of equity = (1.68592 + 1.008) / 36

Cost of equity = 0.0748, or 7.48%

Cost of preferred stock = (Par value * Dividend rate) / Current price = (100 * 6%) / 51 = 0.1176, or 11.76%

Cost of debt = Coupon rate * (100% - tax rate) = 8% * (100% - 34%) = 0.0528, or 5.28%

Common stock market value = 58,000 * $36 = $2,088,000

Preferred market value = 12,000 * $51 = $612,000

Bond market value = $750,000 * ($1,011 / $1,000) = $758,250

Total market value of the company = Common stock market value + Preferred market value + Bond market value = $2,088,000 + $612,000 + $758,250 = $3,458,250

WACC = (7.48% * ($2,088,000 / $3,458,250)) + (11.76% * (612,000 / $3,458,250)) + (5.28% * ($758,250/ $3,458,250)) = 0.0776, or 7.76%

Transactions for Buyer and Seller Ellis Co. sold merchandise to Chang Co. on account, $147,800, terms FOB shipping point, 2/10, n/30. The cost of the merchandise sold is $88,680. Ellis Co. paid freight of $2,500. Assume that all discounts are taken. Journalize Ellis Co.'s entries for the (a) sale, (b) purchase, and (c) payment of amount due. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

Parker Company pays each member of its sales staff a salary as well as a commission on
each unit sold. For the coming year, Parker plans to increase all salaries by 5% and to keep
unchanged the commission paid on each unit sold. Because of increased demand, Parker
expects the volume of sales to increase by 10%. How will the total cost of sales salaries and
commissions change for the coming year?
A. Increase by 5% or less.
B. Increase by more than 5% but less than 10%.

Jefferson Inc. (JI) is a relatively new company that wants to improve its employee rewards, compensation, and benefits. The company understands that there are effective reward systems that will motivate employees. However, JI management is not sure which would be the best for the company. Compensation, another important area, must also be improved so that it will satisfy all employees effectively. In addition, the company wants to create benefits to keep the employees not just satisfied, but also motivated. Yet another pressing issue is deciding on the training methods that are to be used to successfully teach the new employees.

JI believes that it will be on the right path if all of these changes can be successfully accomplished. The company plans to incorporate performance appraisals so it can be sure that the rewards, compensation, and benefits are effectively distributed. Refer to Jefferson, Inc. JI management must consider implementing the many different types of benefits. These include all of the following except :__________

a. insurance packages.
b. pension and retirement programs.
c. worker's compensation insurance.
d. Social Security.
e. profit sharing.

Martha is looking into investing a portion of her recent bonus into the stock market. While researching different companies, she discovers the following standard deviations of one year of daily stock closing prices. Handy Prosthetics: Standard deviation of stock prices =$1.05 El Lobo Malo Incorporated: Standard deviation of stock prices =$9.82 Based on the data and assuming these trends continue, which company would give Martha a stable long-term investment?

Meiji Isetan Corp. of Japan has two regional divisions with headquarters in Osaka and Yokohama. Selected data on the two divisions follow: Division Osaka Yokohama Sales $ 3,000,000 $ 9,000,000 Net operating income $ 210,000 $ 720,000 Average operating assets $ 1,000,000 $ 4,000,000 Required: 1. For each division, compute the return on investment (ROI) in terms of margin and turnover. 2. Assume that the company evaluates performance using residual income and that the minimum required rate of return for any division is 15%. Compute the residual income for each division. 3. Is Yokohama’s greater amount of residual income an indication that it is better managed?

using a scale: Three boys Isaac ,Alex and Ken are standing in different parts of a field .Isaac is 100 metres north of Alex and Ken is 120 metres east of Alex .Find the compass bearing of Ken from Isaac​

Viola has to relocate for her job. She finds a townhome with an option to rent or buy. The conditions of each are shown below. Rent: Move-in costs of $2,380 and.monthly payment of $845. Buy: Move-in costs of $5,260 and monthly payment of $785. Viola moves frequently due to her job, but she thinks that she will stay in the area for 4 years. Therefore, she decided to buy. Cho0se the best evaluation of Viola's deci a. Since the costs would be the same over the 4 year period, she will have made a good decision if the property value does not decrease. b. She made a fairly good decision. Buying the townhome will be cheaper over the 4 year period as long as she doesn't have major repairs to make. C. She made a poor decision if the property value does not increase. Renting the townhome would be cheaper over the 4 year period. d. There is not enough information given to determine which option is best.​

ABC Corporation has total assets of 120 million, total liabilities of 80 million, Goodwill of 12 million, and 4 millions of shares outstanding. If you believe the reasonable price to tangible book value should be 1.6 for this company, what is the implied share price of ABC

Warrants exercisable at $15 each to obtain 81000 shares of common stock were outstanding during a period when the average market price of the common stock was $20. Application of the treasury stock method for the assumed exercise of these warrants in computing diluted earnings per share will increase the weighted average number of outstanding shares by:_________

a. 20250.
b. 81000.
c. 27000.
d. 60750.

Hardware is adding a new product line that will require an investment of . Managers estimate that this investment will have a​ 10-year life and generate net cash inflows of the first​ year, the second​ year, and each year thereafter for eight years. The investment has no residual value. Compute the payback period.

The economy is in long-run equilibrium. Technological change shifts the long-run aggregate supply curve $120 billion to the right. At the same time, government purchases increase by $30 billion. If the MPC equals 0.8 and the crowding-out effects are $30 billion, we would expect that in the long run. (C)

a. real GDP would be higher but the price level would be lower
b. both real GDP and the price level would be lower
c. real GDP would be higher but the price level would be the same
d. both real GDP and the price level would be higher

C.S. Sandhill Company had the following transactions involving notes payable. July 1, 2022 Borrows $62,000 from First National Bank by signing a 9-month, 8% note. Nov. 1, 2022 Borrows $65,000 from Lyon County State Bank by signing a 3-month, 6% note. Dec. 31, 2022 Prepares adjusting entries. Feb. 1, 2023 Pays principal and interest to Lyon County State Bank. Apr. 1, 2023 Pays principal and interest to First National Bank. Prepare journal entries for each of the transactions. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem.)

Assume the following information for Windsor Corp.

Accounts receivable (beginning balance) $139,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts (beginning balance) 11,450
Net credit sales 940,000
Collections 917,000
Write-offs of accounts receivable 5,600
Collections of accounts previously written off 1,600

Uncollectible accounts are expected to be 9% of the ending balance in accounts receivable.

Required:
Prepare the entries to record sales and collections during the period.

Suppose that Expresso and Beantown are the only two firms that sell coffee. The following payoff matrix shows the profit (in millions of dollars) each company will earn depending on whether or not it advertises:

Beantown
Advertise Doesn't Advertise
Expresso Advertise 8, 8 15, 2
Doesn't Advertise 2, 15 9, 9

For example, the upper right cell shows that if Expresso advertises and Beantown doesn't advertise, Expresso will make a profit of $15 million, and Beantown will make a profit of $2 million. Assume this is a simultaneous game and that Expresso and Beantown are both profit-maximizing firms.

If Expresso decides to advertise, it will earn a profit of $ ____________ million if Beantown advertises and a profit of $ _________ million if Beantown does not advertise. If Expresso decides not to advertise, it will earn a profit of $ ____________ million if Beantown advertises and a profit of $_________ million if Beantown does not advertise.

Tucan Company manufactures a product requiring 0.5 ounces of platinum per unit. The cost of platinum is approximately $300 per ounce; the company maintains an ending platinum inventory equal to 10% of the following month's production usage. The following data were taken from the most recent quarterly production budget:

July August September
Planned production in units 1,000 11,00 980

The cost of platinum to be purchased to support August production is:_______

Geralt of Rivia is an independent contractor who specializes in monster-killing. His unique skills have earned him the bargaining power to sell his services at a high price to those willing to pay for the removal of infestations of fire elementals, rock trolls, royal wyverns, or the like. Geralt specializes only in hard-to-kill monsters, however, leaving the likes of basiliks and harpies, monsters lower on the totem pole, to less sophisticated monster slayers.
Given these facts, based on the Generic Business Strategies framework, we might say that Geralt occupies the_______ (1) quadrant of the framework.
When Geralt takes a contract from a rich village seeking his aid, they represent a/n _______(2)
Geralt often buys potions and elixirs from various alchemists to help his fighting ability. However, he can make these potions and elixirs himself if he has the time. If he were to do this instead of buying from the alchemists, this would constitute a form of________ (3)
When Geralt takes a contract, it usually requires about a week of planning and preparation, which includes trips to the armorer, time spent making alchemical concoctions that protect him during the confrontation with the monster(s), and the staking out of ideal fighting ground when the battle occurs. As such, Geralt ofter has to choose between contracts, sometimes accepting one contract while forgoing the opportunity to pursue another contract. As we have discussed, this decision constitutes a_________ (4).
Now, let's say that Geralt is governed by a neutral "Council of Witchers" that ensure that those who purchase Geralt's services (e.g., rich villages or principalities plagued by monster infestations) are well-served, and that Geralt spends their gold in ways that work toward the removal of the targeted monsters which these clients have paid to have removed.
We might say that this "Council" serves as Geralt's role in this arrangement. Geralt, in turn, serves as the ______(5) and that the purchasers of Geralt's services, such as rich villages, represent the________ (6) in this arrangement. х (1) differentiation (2) buyer х (3) forward integration (4) tradeoff (5) management х (6) party __________(7) agent

Variance analysis reports can be prepared to examine the difference between budgeted and actual figures for:

Production in terms of cost, quantity and quality
Sales
Profit
Income per sales dollar
Growth rate

Required:
Complete the following variance analysis report.

Variance Analysis Report Actual Budget Variances
REVENUE 320,000 318,750
Direct Expense (variable) 101,000 100,000
Allocated general expenses (fixed) 78,000 80,000
Allocated service expenses:
Department 1 20,500 20,000
Department 2 65,000 62,500
Department 3 101,500 100,000
TOTAL EXPENSES
NET INCOME

Factory Overhead Volume Variance Dvorak Company produced 5,100 units of product that required 3.5 standard hours per unit. The standard fixed overhead cost per unit is $2.50 per hour at 18,750 hours, which is 100% of normal capacity. Determine the fixed factory overhead volume variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number.

Machinery purchased for $73,800 by Blossom Co. in 2016 was originally estimated to have a life of 8 years with a salvage value of $4,920 at the end of that time. Depreciation has been entered for 5 years on this basis. In 2021, it is determined that the total estimated life should be 10 years with a salvage value of $5,535 at the end of that time. Assume straight-line depreciation.

Required:
Prepare the entry to correct the prior years' depreciation, if necessary.

On January 1, 2021, Rapid Airlines issued $240 million of its 8% bonds for $221 million. The bonds were priced to yield 10%. Interest is payable semiannually on June 30 and December 31. Rapid Airlines records interest at the effective rate and elected the option to report these bonds at their fair value. On December 31, 2021, the fair value of the bonds was $229 million as determined by their market value in the over-the-counter market. Rapid determined that $1,000,000 of the increase in fair value was due to a decline in general interest rates.

Required:
Prepare the journal entries to record interest on June 30, 2021 (the first interest payment), on December 31, 2021 (the second interest payment) and to adjust the bonds to their fair value for presentation in the December 31, 2021, balance sheet.

Cullumber Company incurred the following costs while manufacturing its product.

Materials used in product $121,000 Advertising expense $46,000
Depreciation on plant 61,000 Property taxes on plant 15,000
Property taxes on store 7,600 Delivery expense 22,000
Labor costs of assembly-line workers 111,000 Sales commissions 36,000
Factory supplies used 24,000 Salaries paid to sales clerks 51,000

Work in process inventory was $13,000 at January 1 and $16,600 at December 31. Finished goods inventory was $61,000 at January 1 and $45,700 at December 31.

Required:
Compute cost of goods manufactured.

The Chilton Corporation specializes in manufacturing one type of desk lamp. Chilton allocates variable manufacturing overhead costs on the basis of machine hours. Chilton budgeted 0.3 machine hours per lamp and allocates overhead at a rate of $1.90 per machine hour. Last year Chilton manufactured 19,000 lamps, used 7,600 machine hours and incurred actual overhead costs of $12,920. What was​ Chilton's variable manufacturing overhead efficiency variance last​ year?
A. ​$9,660 favorable
B. ​$4,140 unfavorable
C. ​$4,140 favorable
D. ​$9,660 unfavorable

The broker has noticed that a great number of people who are buying in the neighborhood where his listing is located speak Russian. He also noticed a Russian grocery store right by the neighborhood that was attractive. He decides to stop the advertising the property and started advertising the property on two different Russian internet sites. This is:________
a) acceptable because it is not print media
b) unnacceptable due to its discrimnatory nature
c) acceptable if the advertisement includes no preferential language
d) the only appropriate way to market property in this neighborhood

Illustrate the effects of each of the transactions on the accounts and financial statements of Snipes Company.

June 8. Snipes Company sold merchandise on account to Beejoy Company, $18,250, terms FOB destination, 2/15, n/eom. The cost of the merchandise sold was $10,000. Snipes Company paid transportation costs of $400 for delivery of the merchandise.

Lens Junction sells lenses for $44 each and is estimating sales of 16,000 units in January and 17,000 in February. Each lens consists of 2 pounds of silicon costing $2.50 per pound, 3 oz of solution costing $3 per ounce, and 15 minutes of direct labor at a labor rate of $18 per hour. Desired inventory levels are: Jan. 31 Feb. 28 Mar. 31 Beginning inventory Finished goods 4,300 4,800 4,900 Direct materials: silicon 8,300 9,200 9,000 Direct materials: solution 11,000 12,200 12,900

When a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company faced bankruptcy, the company decided to encourage its employees to contribute their ideas toward organizational development and growth. The organization also asked its human resource team to assess the employees' levels of commitment toward organizational effectiveness. To improve the FMCG company's organizational performance, it is evident that the company most likely used _____. Group of answer choices

Selected sales and operating data for three divisions of different structural engineering firms are given as follows: Division A Division B Division C Sales $ 5,100,000 $ 9,100,000 $ 8,200,000 Average operating assets $ 1,020,000 $ 2,275,000 $ 1,640,000 Net operating income $ 214,200 $ 746,200 $ 118,900 Minimum required rate of return 17.00 % 32.80 % 14.00 % Required: 1. Compute the return on investment (ROI) for each division using the formula stated in terms of margin and turnover. 2. Compute the residual income (loss) for each division. 3. Assume that each division is presented with an investment opportunity that would yield a 19% rate of return. a. If performance is being measured by ROI, which division or divisions will probably accept or reject the opportunity? b. If performance is being measured by residual income, which division or divisions will probably accept or reject the opportunity

A change in supply is illustrated by a movement along an existing supply curve


true or false

A Quality Analyst wants to construct a sample mean chart for controlling a packaging process. He knows from past experience that whenever this process is under control, package weight is normally distributed with a mean of twenty ounces and a standard deviation of two ounces. Each day last week, he randomly selected four packages and weighed each:

Day Weight (ounces)
Monday 23 22 23 24
Tuesday 23 21 19 21
Wednesday 20 19 20 21
Thursday 18 19 20 19
Friday 18 20 22 20

What are the upper and lower control limits for these data?

a. UCL = 22.644 LCL = 18.556
b. UCL = 22.700 LCL = 18.500
c. UCL = 22.755 LCL = 18.642
d. UCL = 21.814 LCL = 19.300

The following data are available relating to the performance of Seminole Fund and the market portfolio: Seminole Market Portfolio Average return 18 % 14 % Standard deviations of returns 30 % 22 % Beta 1.4 1.0 Residual standard deviation 4.0 % 0.0 % The risk-free return during the sample period was 6%. If you wanted to evaluate the Seminole Fund using the M2 measure, what percent of the adjusted portfolio would need to be invested in T-Bills