FIN310 Module 3 Excel Assignment
FIN310 Module 3 Excel Assignment
FIN310 Module 3 Excel Assignment
Problems 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, & 10
Fowler, Inc., just paid a dividend of $1.95 per share on its stock. The dividends are expected
4 percent per year, indefinitely. If investors require a return of 10.5 percent on this stock, wha
will the price be in three years? In 15 years?
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Dividend in 4 years
Price at Year 3
Dividend in 16 years
Price at Year 15
he dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of
percent on this stock, what is the current price? What
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Chapter 7
Question 3
Stock Values The next dividend payment by Halestorm, Inc., will be $2.04 per share. The d
anticipated to maintain a growth rate of 4.5 percent forever. The stock currently sells for $37
What is the dividend yield? What is the expected capital gains yield?
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Dividend yield
Stock Valuation Tell Me Why Co. is expected to maintain a constant 3.9 percent growth ra
indefinitely. If the company has a dividend yield of 5.9 percent, what is the required return on
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Required return
stant 3.9 percent growth rate in its dividends,
at is the required return on the company’s stock?
Chapter 7
Question 7
Stock Valuation Estes Park Corp. pays a constant $7.80 dividend on its stock. The compan
for the next 13 years and will then cease paying dividends forever. If the required return on th
is the current share price?
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Share price
d on its stock. The company will maintain this dividend
If the required return on this stock is 11.2 percent, what
Chapter 7
Question 8
Valuing Preferred Stock Moraine, Inc., has an issue of preferred stock outstanding that pa
dividend every year, in perpetuity. If this issue currently sells for $85 per share, what is the re
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ock outstanding that pays a $3.50
er share, what is the required return?
Chapter 7
Question 10
Growth Rates The stock price of Alps Co. is $53.80. Investors require a return of 12 percen
on similar stocks. If the company plans to pay a dividend of $3.55 next year, what growth rate
is expected for the company’s stock price?
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equire a return of 12 percent
next year, what growth rate
Investment Analysis Measures
Bullock Gold Mining
Ross, S. A., Westerfield, R. W., & Jordan, B. D. (2020). Essentials of Corporate Finance (10th ed.), pg. 274. McGraw Hill LLC.
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Payback period <--Complete Payback Input Chart and enter answer here
Profitability index
NPV of Project
Based upon your calculations from the previous question, explain in detail (complete
sentences) whether or not Bullock Gold Mining company should open the mine, and
why.
Reference:
Ross, S. A., Westerfield, R. W., & Jordan, B. D. (2020). Essentials of Corporate Finance (10th ed.), pg. 274. McGraw Hill LLC.
PI = PV of future cash flows (CF1-infinite)/Initial Investment Cost
Hint: Remember to only use Cash Flows 1-9 in NPV fx
NPV of project = PV of future cash flows (CF1-infinite) - Initial Investment Costs
Project Evaluation
Problems 14 & 16
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Chapter 9
Question 14
Project Evaluation Kolby’s Korndogs is looking at a new sausage system with an installed co
$740,000. This cost will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the project’s seven-year life,
of which the sausage system can be scrapped for $102,000. The sausage system will save th
$217,000 per year in pretax operating costs, and the system requires an initial investment in n
capital of $69,000. What is the aftertax salvage value of the equipment? What is the annual o
cash flow? If the tax rate is 22 percent and the discount rate is 9 percent, what is the NPV of t
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Chapter 9
Question 16
Project Evaluation Your firm is contemplating the purchase of a new $440,000 computer-b
system. The system will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its 6-year life. It will be worth
end of that time. You will save $161,000 before taxes per year in order processing costs, and
to reduce working capital by $44,000 at the beginning of the project. Working capital will reve
at the end of the project. The tax rate is 24 percent. What is the aftertax salvage value of the
What is the annual operating cash flow? What is the IRR for this project?
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