Reference no: EM131478515
Assignment: Mastery Finance Calculations
Problem 1
Hologram Corporation is a holding company with four main subsidiaries. The percentage of its business coming from each of the subsidiaries, and their respective betas, are as follows:
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Subsidiary
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Percentage of Business
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Beta
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Water Company
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60%
|
.70
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Cable Company
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25%
|
.90
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Real estate
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10%
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1.30
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Technology companies
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5%
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1.50
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1. What is the company's beta?
2. Assume that the risk-free rate is 6% and that the market risk premium is 5%. What is the holding company's required rate of return?
Problem 2
Surf Bicycles Inc. Will manufacture and sell 200,000 units next year. Fixed costs will total $500,000, and variable costs will be 60% of sales. The bicycles will sell for $200 each.
The firm wants to achieve a level of earnings before interest and taxes of $250,000. How many units must they sell to achieve that result?
Problem 3
Alpha Electronics has the following income statement:
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Sales
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400,000
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Total variable costs
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240,000
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Contribution margin
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160,000
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Fixed costs
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140,000
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EBIT
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20,000
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Calculate the new EBIT and percent change, assuming:
1. Sales increase by 20%
2. Sales decrease by 20%
Problem 4
Given the following information:
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Total asset turnover
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2.0 times
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Accounts receivable turnover
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25 times
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Fixed asset turnover
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5 times
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Inventory turnover (based on cost of goods sold)
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5 times
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Current ratio
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2
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Sales (all on credit)
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$5,000,000
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Cost of goods sold
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70% of sales
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Debt ratio
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60%
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Calculate:
Cash
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Net fixed assets
Total assets
Current liabilities
Long-term debt
Total liabilities
Common equity
Total liabilities and common equity
Problem 5
Given the following information:
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Total asset turnover
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2.0 times
|
|
Accounts receivable turnover
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25 times
|
|
Fixed asset turnover
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5 times
|
|
Inventory turnover (based on cost of goods sold)
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5 times
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Current ratio
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2
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Sales (all on credit)
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$5,000,000
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Cost of goods sold
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70% of sales
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Debt ratio
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60%
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Calculate the following information for 20X1:
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Income Statement (000)
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20X0
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20X1
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Sales
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1500
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|
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Cost of goods sold
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975
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|
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Gross profit
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525
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|
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Operating costs
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300
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|
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Depreciation expense
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40
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Net Operating Profit
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185
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Interest Expense
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10
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|
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Earnings Before Taxes
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175
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Taxes
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70
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Net Income
|
105
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Dividends
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$20
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Addition to Retained Earnings
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$85
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