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Consider the excel document where the source of the results is plotted.
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Answer:
The WACC is 8.66%
Explanation:
The WACC or weighted average cost of capital is the cost to firm of its capital structure which can have 3 components namely debt, preferred stock and common stock. We take the weighted average of these components and their respective costs to calculate WACC. Furthermore, we take the after tax cost of debt for WACC calculation and that is why we multiply the cost of debt by (1-tax rate).
WACC = wD * rD * (1-tax rate) + wP * rP + wE * rE
WACC = 0.33 * 0.065 * (1-0.28) + 0.08 * 0.06 + 0.59 * 0.1125
WACC = 0.086619 or 8.86619% rounded off to 8.66%
Answer: B. $892.1 million
Explanation:
The Revenue was $939,393 million
When calculating how much cash was generated any increase to the Accounts Receivables is removed from the revenue because it signifies that more sales were made on credit and so have not given the business cash yet.
Any increase in Deferred Revenue must be added because this is Cash that has been given to the business but for accrual purposes cannot be recognized yet. Bottomline however, the Cash has been received.
Increase in Receivables = 309,196 - 221,504
= $87,692 million
Increase in Deferred Revenue= 374,730 - 334,358
= $40,372 million
The Cash generated is therefore;
= 939,393 - 87,692 + 40,372
= $892,073
= $892.1 million
I have attached the Financial Statements of Acme Corporation.
Answer: c) if the firm's core competence is based on proprietary technology, entering a joint venture might risk losing control of that technology.
Explanation:
When firms expand into international markets, it is a standard practice to partner with a local company that already has expertise in the market to enable an easier transition.
This creates a problem however because in partnering with the company, the competitive advantage that the company holds could be at risk. This is even more so if the competitive advantage is based on proprietary technology and by entering into a partnership and giving another company access to that technology, there is a risk that control could be lost.
Answer: $16,925.90 increase
Explanation:
Company already has the excess capacity to handle this order so the fixed costs will not be included as they would have already been incurred.
Cost of manufacturing the trees would be:
= Variable cost + Fixed cost
= ((51.61 + 3.80 + 1.00 + 8.26 for white tree) * 230 trees) + 5,000 for molds
= (64.67 * 230) + 5,000
= $19,874.10
Incremental revenue = 230 trees * 160
= $36,800
Incremental operating income = 36,800 - 19,874.1
= $16,925.90 increase
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