J.B. Enterprises purchased a new molding machine for

J.B. Enterprises purchased a new molding machine for

J.B. Enterprises purchased a new molding machine for

Subject: Business    / Finance   
Question
J.B. Enterprises purchased a new molding machine for $85,000. The company paid $8,000 for shipping and another $7,000 to get the machine integrated with the company's existing assets. J.B. must maintain a supply of special lubricating oil just in case the machine breaks down. The company purchased a supply of oil for $4,000. The machine is to be depreciated on a straight-line basis over its expected useful life of 8 years. J.B. is replacing an old machine that was purchased 6 years ago for $50,000. The old machine was being depreciated on a straight-line basis over a ten year expected useful life. The machine was sold for $15,000. J.B.'s marginal tax rate is 40%. What is the amount of the initial outlay? (Points : 1)
$89,000
$87,000
$91,000
$85,000

2. Rent-to-Own Equipment Co. is considering a new inventory system that will cost $750,000. The system is expected to generate positive cash flows over the next four years in the amounts of $350,000 in year one, $325,000 in year two, $150,000 in year three, and $180,000 in year four. Rent-to-Own's required rate of return is 8%. What is the net present value of this project? (Points : 1)
$104,089
$100,328
$96,320
$87,417

3. Nickel Industries is considering the purchase of a new machine that will cost $178,000, plus an additional $12,000 to ship and install. The new machine will have a 5-year useful life and will be depreciated using the straight-line method. The machine is expected to generate new sales of $85,000 per year and is expected to increase operating costs by $10,000 annually. Nickel's income tax rate is 40%. What is the projected incremental cash flow of the machine for year 1? (Points : 1)
$54,800
$60,200
$66,350
$68,200

4. Zellars, Inc. is considering two mutually exclusive projects, A and B. Project A costs $95,000 and is expected to generate $65,000 in year one and $75,000 in year two. Project B costs $120,000 and is expected to generate $64,000 in year one, $67,000 in year two, $56,000 in year three, and $45,000 in year four. Zellars, Inc.'s required rate of return for these projects is 10%. The internal rate of return for Project A is (Points : 1)
31.43%.
29.42%.
25.88%.
19.45%.

5. The risk free rate of return is 2.5% and the market risk premium is 8%. Penn Trucking has a beta of 2.2 and a standard deviation of returns of 28%. Penn Trucking's marginal tax rate is 35%. Analysts expect Penn Trucking's dividends to grow by 6% per year for the foreseeable future. Using the capital asset pricing model, what is Penn Trucking's cost of retained earnings? (Points : 1)
16.4%
17.7%
19.6%
20.1%

6. PDF Corp. needs to replace an old lathe with a new, more efficient model. The old lathe was purchased for $50,000 nine years ago and has a current book value of $5,000. (The old machine is being depreciated on a straight-line basis over a ten-year useful life.) The new lathe costs $100,000. It will cost the company $10,000 to get the new lathe to the factory and get it installed. The old machine will be sold as scrap metal for $2,000. The new machine is also being depreciated on a straight-line basis over ten years. Sales are expected to increase by $8,000 per year while operating expenses are expected to decrease by $12,000 per year. PDF's marginal tax rate is 40%. Additional working capital of $3,000 is required to maintain the new machine and higher sales level. The new lathe is expected to be sold for $5,000 at the end of the project's ten-year life. What is the project's terminal cash flow? (Points : 1)
$3,000
$5,000
$6,000
$8,000

7. Zellars, Inc. is considering two mutually exclusive projects, A and B. Project A costs $95,000 and is expected to generate $65,000 in year one and $75,000 in year two. Project B costs $120,000 and is expected to generate $64,000 in year one, $67,000 in year two, $56,000 in year three, and $45,000 in year four. Zellars, Inc.'s required rate of return for these projects is 10%. The profitability index for Project A is (Points : 1)
1.27.
1.22.
1.17.
1.12.

8. A company has preferred stock that can be sold for $21 per share. The preferred stock pays an annual dividend of 3.5% based on a par value of $100. Flotation costs associated with the sale of preferred stock equal $1.25 per share. The company's marginal tax rate is 35%. Therefore, the cost of preferred stock is: (Points : 1)
18.87%.
17.72%.
14.26%.
12.94%.

9. The simulation approach provides us with (Points : 1)
a single value for the risk-adjusted net present value.
an approximation of the systematic risk level.
a probability distribution of the project's net present value or internal rate of return.
a graphic exposition of the year-by-year sequence of possible outcomes.

10. Jones Distributing Corp. can sell common stock for $27 per share and its investors require a 17% return. However, the administrative or flotation costs associated with selling the stock amount to $2.70 per share. What is the cost of capital for Jones Distributing if the corporation raises money by selling common stock? (Points : 1)
27.00%
18.89%
18.33%
17.00%