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1. Not-for-Profit Firm Goals
Suppose you were the financial manager of a not-for-profit business such as the Mountain Equipment Co-op. What kinds of goals do you think would be appropriate?
2. Firm Goals and Ethics
Can our goal of maximizing the value of the stock conflict with other goals, such as avoiding unethical or illegal behavior? In particular, do you think subjects like customer and employee safety, the environment, and the general good of society fit in this framework, or are they essentially ignored? Try to think of some specific scenarios to illustrate your answer.
3. Market Values and Book Values
Kimbo Widgets Inc. purchased new cloaking machinery three years ago for $7 million. The machinery can be sold to the Rimalons today for $4.9 million. Kimbo's current statement of financial position shows net fixed assets of $3.7 million, current liabilities of $1.1 million, and net working capital of $380,000. If all the current assets were liquidated today, the company would receive $1.6 million cash. What is the book value of Kimbo's assets today?
What is the market value?
4. Calculating OCF
Fergus Inc. has sales of $39,500, costs of $18,400, depreciation expense of $1,900, and interest expense of $1,400. If the tax rate is 35%, what is the operating cash flow, or OCF?
5. Cash Flow to Shareholders
The 2019 statement of financial position of Roger's Tennis Shop Inc. showed $740,000 in the common stock account and $5.2 million in the additional retained earnings account. The 2020 statement of financial position showed $815,000 and $5.5 million in the same two accounts, respectively. If the company paid out $490,000 in cash dividends during 2020, what was the cash flow to shareholders for the year?
6. Calculating the Number of Periods
At 6.5% interest, how long does it take to double your money? To quadruple it?
7. Calculating Present Values
The first comic book featuring Superman was sold in 1938. In 2014, this comic book was sold for $3.2 million on eBay. This represented a return of 25.53% per year. For this to be true, what must the comic book have sold for when new?
8. Calculating Rates of Return
The "Brasher doubloon," which was featured in the plot of the Raymond Chandler novel The High Window, was sold at auction in 2014 for $4,582,500. The coin had a face value of $15 when it was first issued in 1787 and had been previously sold for $430,000 in 1979. At what annual rate did the coin appreciate from its minting to the 1979 sale? What annual rate did the 1979 buyer earn on his purchase? At what annual rate did the coin appreciate from its minting to the 2014 sale?
9. Calculating Annuity Values
A six-year lease requires payment of $1,059.00 at the beginning of every three months. If money is worth 5% compounded monthly, what is the cash value of the lease?